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USS Griswold (DE-7)

Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign:
N - W - M - G

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row: Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive)
Second Row: American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/3 stars - WWII Victory Medal

Class: Evarts      Type: GMT (diesel-electric tandem motor drive, short hull, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1,140 (std), 1,430 tons (full)    Dimensions: 289' 5" (oa), 283' 6" (wl) x 35' 0" x 11' 0" (max)
Armament: 3-3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1-1.1"/75 Mk2 quad AA (4x1), 9 x 20mm Mk 4 AA, 1 Hedgehog Projector
Mk10 (144 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
Machinery: 4 GM Model 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 19 knots    Range: 4,150 nm @ 12 knots    Crew: 15 / 183

Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Boston NSY on 27 November 1942
Launched 9 January 1943, Commissioned 28 April 1943
Decommissioned 19 November 1945, Stricken 5 December 1945

Fate: Sold for scrapping 27 November 1946 to Dulien Steel Products, Seattle WA

Size	Image Description	Contributed By And/Or Copyright
24k	(poor image) bow on view, undated	EM2 Smith
99k	23 May 1944: bow on view of USS *Griswold* in the Mare Island channel. She was in overhaul at Mare Island from 26 April until 26 May 1944. (US Navy photo #DE-7 3112-44)	Darryl Baker
97k	23 May 1944: broadside view of *Griswold* in the Mare Island channel. (US Navy photo #DE-7 3110-44)
105k	23 May 1944: stern view of *Griswold* in the Mare Island channel. (US Navy photo #DE-7 3107-44)
135k	undated wartime image	David Buell

View the USS Griswold (DE-7), DANFS history entry
located on the US Naval Historical Center web site.

View a short article on the design and development of the Evarts Class DE submitted by Bob Sables.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Reunion Information Contact: Bruno Mancinelli
Address: 24 Walnut St. / Monongahela PA 15063
Phone: (724) 528-5379

Crew Contact Name: William F. Owens
Address: 329 Kay Lane / Parsons KS 67357
Phone: (316) 421-4808
E-mail:owens-moon@worldnet.att.net

Note About Contacts

Contact information is compiled from various sources over a period of time and may, or may not, be correct. Every effort has been
made to list the newest contact. However, our entry is only as good as the latest information that's been sent to us. We list only
a contact for the ship if one has been sent to us. We do NOT have crew lists or rosters available. Please see the Frequently Asked
Questions section on Navsource's Main Page for that information.

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