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U.S.S. GANDY
(DE-764)Click to view crew list
DE-764 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-764 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-764 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAR | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 1 MAR 1943 at Tampa Shipbuilding Company Tampa FL | ||
| DEC | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 12 DEC 1943 | ||
| FEB | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 7 FEB 1944 | ||
| FEB | 1944 | - | Shellback Initiation - 7 FEB 1944 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| JUN | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 17 JUN 1946 | ||
DE-764 General Specifications
Class: Cannon-class destroyer escort
Named for: Andrew Jackson Gandy
Complement: 15 Officers and 201 Enlisted
Displacement: 1240 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 36 feet 10 inches
Flank Speed: 21 knots
Range: 10 800 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Transferred to Italy 10 January 1951