| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Cannon |
| Pennant | DE 99 |
| Built by | Dravo Corp. (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 10 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | 14 Nov 1942 |
| Launched | 25 May 1943 |
| Commissioned | 26 Sep 1943 |
| End service | 19 Dec 1944 |
| History | Decommissioned and transferred to Brasil 19 December 1944 being renamed Baependi. |
| Career notes | To Brasil as Baependi |
Commands listed for USS Cannon (DE 99)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Grinnell Morris, USNR | 26 Sep 1943 | 11 Apr 1944 |
| 2 | Lt. Arthur Freeburn Chace, Jr., USNR | 11 Apr 1944 | 19 Dec 1944 |
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