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U.S.S. GILLIGAN

(DE-508)


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DE-508 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
NOV1943-Keel Date: 18 NOV 1943
FEB1944-Launch Date: 22 FEB 1944
MAY1944-Commissioned: 12 MAY 1944
JUL1946-Decommissioned: 2 JUL 1946

DE-508 General Specifications

Complement: 14 Officers and 201 Enlisted

Displacement: 1350 tons

Length: 306 feet

Beam: 36 feet 10 inches

Draft: 13 feet 4 in

Flank Speed: 24 knots

Final Disposition: Sold for scrapping 20 November 1973