Length: “Long hull” 306' 0" x 300' 0" Molded Beam: 36' 7" Displacement: 1,240 long tons standard; 1,600 full load. Draft: Light: 8' 3"; Deep: 11' 8" Designed Complement: Officers, 15; Enlisted, 201. Shaft Horsepower: 6,000. Speed: Trial: 20.9 knots; Service: 21 knots. Screws: Two Rudders: Two Bridge: High, open. Stacks: One Initial Armament: 3 x 3-inch/50 dual purpose guns. 2 x single 40mm guns; later 3 x twin 40mm gun. 8 x single 20mm guns. 3 x depth charge racks. 8 x depth charge projectors. 1 x Hedgehog.

In the Cannon class, the Evarts class’ four General Motors diesels and electric drive were fitted to a Buckley-class hull—the Diesel Electric Tandem motor (DET) type. Larger but not more powerful than the Evarts, the DETs proved the slowest of the long-hulled types.

BUILDERS
DETs were built at Federal-Port Newark, Dravo-Wilmington, Tampa and Western Pipe.

TRANSFERS
Pennewill, Reybold, Herzog, McAnn, Cannon and Christopher were transferred to Brazil in 1944. Alger and Marts were transferred in 1945.

LOSSES
DETs in the US Navy sustained no losses during World War II.

DECORATIONS
Bronstein received a Presidential Unit Citation for anti-submarine action February–March 1944.