USS Cabana

History
United States
Name	USS Cabana
Builder	Boston Navy Yard
Laid down	27 January 1943
Launched	10 March 1943
Commissioned	9 July 1943
Decommissioned	6 January 1946
Stricken	21 January 1946
Honors and; awards	7 battle stars (World War II)
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 13 May 1947
General characteristics
Type	Evarts-class destroyer escort
Displacement	1,140 long tons (1,158 t) standard; 1,430 long tons (1,453 t) full;
Length	289 ft 5 in (88.21 m) o/a; 283 ft 6 in (86.41 m) w/l;
Beam	35 ft 2 in (10.72 m)
Draft	11 ft (3.4 m) (max)
Propulsion	4 × General Motors Model 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW); 2 screws;
Speed	19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Range	4,150 nmi (7,690 km)
Complement	15 officers and 183 enlisted
Armament	3 × single 3"/50 Mk.22 dual-purpose guns; 1 × quad 1.1"/75 Mk.2 AA gun; 9 × 20 mm Mk.4 AA guns; 1 × Hedgehog Projector Mk.10 (144 rounds); 8 × Mk.6 depth charge projectors; 2 × Mk.9 depth charge tracks;

USS Cabana (DE-260) was an

Cavite Navy Yard

, Philippines, he was killed in action during Japanese attacks on that base on 12 December 1941.

Cabana was launched on 10 March 1943 by Boston Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. E. Cabana; and commissioned on 9 July 1943.

USS Cabana was sent off into the

battle stars

, a very high number for a ship of her type.

World War II Pacific Theatre operations

Clearing

Kwajalein. Cabana returned to Pearl Harbor on 15 February to join the screen of tankers destined for the essential task of refueling ships engaged in the continuing operations in the Marshall Islands

.

Displaying her

Palau Islands, then continued convoy voyages to Ulithi and Peleliu as the Palaus operation came to its close. Cabana returned to Pearl Harbor 21 November for training, and on 11 February 1945 sailed guarding transports to provide reinforcements for the invasion of Iwo Jima. She patrolled off that island from 7 to 20 March, then returned to the United States

for a brief overhaul.

Cabana rejoined United States Third Fleet units operating from Ulithi and Guam on 17 July 1945, and until the close of the war screened the logistics support group.