Rivet, Eric; Stenzel, Michael (22 de abril de 2011). «History of Destroyer Escorts». Destroyer Escort Historical Museum. Archivado desde el original el 4 de mayo de 2018. Consultado el 8 de julio de 2012. «The CANNON class was very similar in design to the BUCKLEY class, the primary difference being a diesel-electric power plant instead of the BUCKLEY class's turbo-electric design. The fuel-efficient diesel-electric plant greatly improved the range of the CANNON class, but at the cost of speed.»
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Rivet, Eric; Stenzel, Michael (22 de abril de 2011). «History of Destroyer Escorts». Destroyer Escort Historical Museum. Archivado desde el original el 4 de mayo de 2018. Consultado el 8 de julio de 2012. «The CANNON class was very similar in design to the BUCKLEY class, the primary difference being a diesel-electric power plant instead of the BUCKLEY class's turbo-electric design. The fuel-efficient diesel-electric plant greatly improved the range of the CANNON class, but at the cost of speed.»