USS Baron
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Baron |
| Namesake | Richard S. Baron |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey |
| Laid down | 30 November 1942 |
| Launched | 9 May 1943 |
| Commissioned | 5 July 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 26 April 1946 |
| Stricken | 14 May 1952 |
| Honors & awards | 3 battle stars (World War II) |
| Fate | Transferred to Uruguay, 3 May 1952 |
| Uruguay | |
| Name | ROU Uruguay |
| Acquired | 3 May 1952 |
| Stricken | 1990 |
| Identification | DE-1 |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Cannon-class destroyer escort |
| Displacement |
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| Length | |
| Beam | 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft 8 in (3.56 m) |
| Propulsion | 4 × GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW), 2 screws |
| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Range | 10,800 nmi (20,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 15 officers and 201 enlisted |
| Armament |
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USS Baron (DE-166) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. In 1952, she was transferred to Uruguay where she served as ROU Uruguay (DE-1) until 1990.