Brazilian destroyer Beberibe

USS Beberibe was a destroyer of the Cannon-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy. The ship was named after William Ralph Herzog. Her keel was laid at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey on 17 May 1943. Launched on 5 September 1943, she entered service on 6 October 1943.

She was one of 79 ships of her class. The class followed the Buckley-class destroyer escort and was succeeded by the Edsall-class destroyer escort.

She displaced 1,240 long tons. She measured 93.3 m (306 ft) long with a beam of 11.0 m (36 ft). Her designed speed was 21 knots, and she carried a complement of 216. Her main battery was of 76 mm (3.0 in) calibre.

She served with the United States Navy as USS Herzog until 1 August 1944. She then passed to the Brazilian Navy, serving as Beberibe (D-19) from 1 August 1944. She was in commission for 697 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 1 August 1944. She was struck from the register on 20 July 1953.

She was broken up for scrap in February 1966.

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