USS Bright

USS Bright was a Cannon-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy. She was named for Lt. Her keel was laid at Western Pipe and Steel Company, Los Angeles, California on 9 June 1943. Launched on 26 September 1943, she entered service on 30 June 1944.

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 of 76 mm (3.0 in) calibre.

She served with the United States Navy as USS Bright (DE-747) until 19 April 1946. She then passed to the Marine Nationale, serving as Touareg (F721) from 11 November 1950. She was in commission for 431 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 19 April 1946. She was struck from the register on 20 December 1950.

She was broken up for scrap in May 1965.

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