USS Cates

USS Cates was a Cannon-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy. The ship was named after William Finnic Cates. Tampa Shipbuilding Company, Tampa, Florida laid her keel on 1 March 1943. Launched on 19 October 1943, she entered service on 15 December 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 of 76 mm (3.0 in) calibre.

She served with the United States Navy as USS Cates (DE-763) until 28 March 1947. She then passed to the Marine Nationale, serving as Soudanais (F722) from 11 November 1950. She was in commission for 627 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 28 March 1947. She was struck from the register on 20 December 1950.

She was broken up for scrap in 1959.

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