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USS GUEST (DD-472)

CLASS - FLETCHER As Built.
Displacement 2924 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 376' 5"(oa) x 39' 7" x 13' 9" (Max)
Armament 5 x 5"/38AA, 4 x 1.1" AA, 4 x 20mm AA, 10 x 21" tt.(2x5).
Machinery, 60,000 SHP; General Electric Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 38 Knots, Range 6500 NM@ 15 Knots, Crew 273.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Boston Navy Yard September 27 1941.
Launched February 20 1942 and commissioned December 15 1942.
Decommissioned June 4 1946.
Stricken August 1 1973.
To Brazil June 5 1959, renamed Para.
Fate Stricken and scrapped in 1978.

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Guest 82kArtist's conception of the Guest as she appeared after original construction by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource.Navy Yard Associates
Guest 64kThe USS Guest (DD-472) 21 June 1943 after being upgraded to the three twin 40mm gun mounts and 11-20mm gun standard.Rick E. Davis
Guest 117kGuest shown alongside USS Santee (CVE-29) in April, 1945. Both ships are off Okinawa and about to exchange mail. NARA 80-G 335565Rob Rielly
On Brazilian Service
Guest 78kUndated, location unknown.Robert Hurst
Guest 67kUndated, location unknown. Brazilian Navy Photo.Luiz BRAZIL Cotta, FT3 Ret. Brazilian Navy
Guest 64kUndated, location unknown. Brazilian Navy Photo.Luiz BRAZIL Cotta, FT3 Ret. Brazilian Navy
Guest 148kAs the CT PARÁ (D 27) in the Atlantic 1959.Marc Piché

USS GUEST DD-472 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Contact Name: Anton (Tony) Krecek
Address:
Phone: (386)428-9332
E-mail: duffy@ucnsb.net


Note About Contacts.

The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.


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Tin Can Sailors Website
Destroyer History Foundation
Destroyers Online Website
Official U.S.Navy Destroyer Website

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