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USS Gilmore (DE-18)

Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign:
N - X - B - Y

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 - Asia-Pacific Campaign Medal w/1 star - 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 Mare Island NSY 1 April 1942
Launched 22 October 1942 as HMS Halder (BDE-18)
Retained by USN, Renamed USS Gilmore 19 February 1943
Commissioned 17 April 1943, Decommissioned 29 December 1945
Stricken 21 January 1946

Fate: Sold for scrapping 1 February 1947

Size	Image Description	Contributed By And/Or Copyright
110k	22 October 1942: Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo CA - Mrs. Otis J. Boyer (Sponsor) is seen christening the HMS *Halder. Capt F. G. Crisp to left of Mrs. Boyer is assisting in the christening. (Navy Photo #DE-18-6535-42*)	Darryl Baker
127k	22 October 1942: The HMS *Halder* (BDE-18) is half way down the building ways at Mare Island on 22 Oct 1942. (Navy Photo #DE-18-6534-42)
74k	27 February 1945: Bow on view of *Gilmore* off Mare Island. (Navy Photo #DE-18-1505-45)
98k	27 February 1945: Broadside view, she was in overhaul at the yard from 19 January until 3 March 1945. (Navy Photo #DE-18-1503-45)
111k	27 February 1945: Stern view. (Navy Photo #DE-18-1501-45)
212k	3 March 1945: Forward plan view of *Gilmore. USS Engstrom* (DE-50) is aft of *Gilmore* and the stern of *Montgomery* (DM-17) is seen of the next pier to the right. (Navy Photo #DE-18-1625-45)
256k	3 March 1945: Aft plan view, note new quad 40mm gun mount aft which replaced the 1.1" guns. (Navy Photo #DE-18-1624-45)
187k	3 March 1945: Mare Island Naval Shipyard	Pieter Bakels Wehl, The Netherlands
158k	3 March 1945: Mare Island Naval Shipyard	Pieter Bakels Wehl, The Netherlands
67k	Alaska, undated	Roy Byrum

View the USS Gilmore (DE-18), 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

Contact Name: Roland Major
Address: 6239 Monita Street. Long Beach, CA. 90803-2125
Phone:(562) 430-9391
E-mail:rmajor696@charter.net

Contact Name: Bill Glover
Address: 1929 SW 16th Pl. Deerfield Beach. FL 33442-8026
Phone: (954) 571-5157

Note About Contacts

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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
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