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30 November 1942: Keel laid by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry dock Co., Port Newark, N.J. as USS BARON (DE-166)
09 May 1943: Launched and christened, sponsored by Mrs. Anne Pl. Baron, widow of Lieutenant Commander Baron 05 July 1943: Commissioned, Lcdr D. McVicker, USNR, in command.
Class: Cannon, type: DET (diesel-electric tandem motor drive, long hull, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1240 tons (light), 1620 tons (full)
Loa:93,27m.(306’) Lwl:91,44m. (300’) Beam: 11,22m. (36' 10") Draft: 3,20m. (10' 6")
Propulsion: 4 GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6000 shp. 2 screws
Speed: 21 kn. Range: 10,800 nm @ 12 kn.
Armament: 3 x 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1 twin 40mm. Mk1 AA, 8 x 20mm. Mk 4 AA, 3 x 21" Mk15 TT (3x1), 1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 (144 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks. Complement: 15 / 201.
26 April 1946: Decommissioned at Green Cove Springs, Fla. after 2¾ years of service.
14 May 1952: Struck from the NVR.
03 May 1952: Transferred to Uruguay under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program, renamed ROU URUGUAY (DE-1), struck and scrapped in 1990.

(Uruguay 1994, 1,50 P. StG.MS2182)
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USS BARON (DE-166) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort in service with the World War II Pacific Theatre operations.

BARON departed New York on 8 September 1943 for the Pacific. Between October 1943 and August 1944, she escorted convoys among the island groups of the South Central Pacific Ocean. She also acted as a screen and fire-support ship during the following operations: Hollandia landings (21–24 April 1944); Truk-Satawan-Ponape raid (29 April – 1 May); Saipan invasion (20 June – 11 July); and capture of Guam (22–29 July). On 7 September 1944, she arrived at Mare Island Navy Yard for an overhaul.

Returning to the Pacific early in November 1944, BARON reported to Commander, Submarine Training Pacific. Until the end of May 1945, she conducted training exercises with friendly submarines off Pearl Harbor and Guam. For the remainder of the war she operated in the vicinity of the Marshall Islands engaged in hunter-killer, air-sea rescue, patrol, and escort duties.

On 27 August 1945 BARON was ordered to Maloelap, Wotje, and Jaluit Atolls for the surrender of their Japanese garrisons. The surrender was completed by 6 September and BARON remained at Wotje Atoll until 18 September supervising the disarmament of the Japanese fortifications. She then steamed to San Diego, California, arriving on 29 September. Departing the next day, she proceeded to New York, where she arrived on 14 October. BARON went out of commission in reserve on 26 April 1946 at Green Cove Springs, Florida.

Uruguayan Navy

BARON was the first of two Cannon-class destroyers transferred to Uruguay under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program on 3 May 1952 and commissioned as ROU URUGUAY (DE-1).
The 20 mm Mk.4 AA guns and torpedo tubes were removed. In 1969, both destroyers participated in UNITAS X joint exercises with the U.S. and other South American navies.
She was decommissioned in 1980 and scrapped in 1990.

Awards: BARON received three battle stars for her World War II service in the Pacific.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Baron
Uruguay 1994 1.50P sgMS 2182, Scott