USS Bangust

USS Bangust was a Cannon-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy. The ship was named after Joseph Bangust. Her keel was laid at Western Pipe and Steel Company, Los Angeles, California on 11 February 1943. Launched on 6 June 1943, she entered service on 30 October 1943.

79 ships of the class were built. The class followed the Buckley-class destroyer escort and was succeeded by the Edsall-class destroyer escort.

Displacement was 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 two 40 mm (1.6 in) guns in one twin mountings.

She served with the United States Navy as USS Bangust (DE-739) until 17 November 1946. She then passed to the Peruvian Navy, serving as BAP Castilla (F-61) from 21 February 1952. She was in commission for 675 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 17 November 1946. She was struck from the register on 18 April 1952.

She was broken up for scrap in 1979.

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