Keywords: blackandwhite monochrome black and white 80-G-297327: Turning over of USS Christopher (DE 100) and USS Cannon (DE 99) to the Brazilian government at the Natal, Brazilian Naval Base, December 19, 1944. For service in Brazil, Christopher was renamed Benevente (D-20). She was scrapped in 1964. Cannon was renamed Baependi and served until 1975. Shown: Rear Admiral Munroe’s ship’s decommissioning speech. To Monroe’s left is Admiral Perierras and Admiral Dutra. U.S. Navy Photograph now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/01/19). 80-G-297327: Turning over of USS Christopher (DE 100) and USS Cannon (DE 99) to the Brazilian government at the Natal, Brazilian Naval Base, December 19, 1944. For service in Brazil, Christopher was renamed Benevente (D-20). She was scrapped in 1964. Cannon was renamed Baependi and served until 1975. Shown: Rear Admiral Munroe’s ship’s decommissioning speech. To Monroe’s left is Admiral Perierras and Admiral Dutra. U.S. Navy Photograph now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/01/19). |