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USS Atherton

1943 shipsCannon-class destroyer escorts of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense ForceCannon-class destroyer escorts of the United States NavyDatu Kalantiaw-class frigatesShips built in Kearny, New Jersey
World War II frigates and destroyer escorts of the United States
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USS Atherton (DE-169), a Cannon-class destroyer escort, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lt. (jg) John McDougal Atherton, who died when USS Meredith sank near Guadalcanal during World War II.Atherton (DE-169) was laid down on 14 January 1943 at Newark, New Jersey, by the Federal Drydock & Shipbuilding Co. The ship was launched on 27 May 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Cornelia A. Atherton, the mother of Lt. (jg.) Atherton, and widow of Peter Lee Atherton of Louisville, Kentucky.The vessel was completed at the Norfolk Navy Yard and commissioned there on 29 August 1943.

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