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U.S.S. GANTNER
(APD-42)Click to view crew list
APD-42 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| DEC | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 31 DEC 1942 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Quincy MA | ||
| APR | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 17 APR 1943 | ||
| JUL | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 23 JUL 1943 | ||
| NOV | 1944 | - | JAN | 1945 | West Pac |
| NOV | 1947 | - | FEB | 1948 | Alaska |
| AUG | 1949 | - | Decommissioned: 2 AUG 1949 | ||
APD-42 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Named for: Samuel Merritt Gantner
Complement: 15 Officers and 198 Enlisted
Displacement: 1400 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 37 feet
Flank Speed: 23 knots
Range: 3 700 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Transferred to the Republic of China 22 February 1966