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USS GILLIS (DD-260 / AVD-12)

CLASS - CLEMSON As Built.
Displacement 1,215 Tons, Dimensions, 314' 5" (oa) x 31' 8" x 9' 10" (Max)
Armament 4 x 4"/50, 1 x 3"/23AA, 12 x 21" tt..
Machinery, 26,500 SHP; Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 35 Knots, Crew 114
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Steel, Quincy on December 27 1918.
Launched May 29 1919 and commissioned September 3 1919.
Decommissioned May 26 1922, Recommissioned June 28 1940.
Converted to Seaplane Tender AVD-12 August 2 1940.
Decommissioned October 15 1945.
Stricken November 1 1945.
Fate Sold January 29 1946 and broken up for scrap.

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Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	132k	USS Gillis (DD-260) 1929 in San Diego. Photo by Lieutenant Commander Don P. Moon. Copied from John D. Alden’s book Flush Decks And Four Pipes.		Paul Rebold
	42k	Undated, appears to be a painting or post card image of the Gillis.		Paul Rebold
As AVD-12
	103k	Undated, location unknown.		Paul Rebold

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USS GILLIS DD-260 / AVD-12 History
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