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DE- 326 USS THOMAS J. GARY

CLASS: Edsall TYPE: FMR (geared diesel, Fairbanks-Morse reverse gear drive, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1,200 tons (std) 1,590 tons (full) Dimensions: 306' (oa), 300' (wl) x 36' 10" x 12' 3" (max)
Armament: 3 x 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1 twin 40mm Mk1 AA, 8 x 20mm Mk 4 AA, 3 x 21" Mk15 TT (3x1),
1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 (144 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
Machinery: 4 Fairbanks-Morse Mod. 38d81/8 geared diesel engines, 4 diesel-generators, 6000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 21 knots Range: 9,100 nm @ 12 knots Crew: 8 / 201

Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Consolidated Steel, Orange TX on 15 June 1943, Launched 21 August 1943
Commissioned 27 November 1943, Decommissioned 7 March 1947
Reclassified and converted DER-326, 1 November 1956
Recommissioned 2 August 1957, Decommissioned 22 September 1973
Stricken 30 September 1973
Fate: To Tunisia 22 October 22 1973, Renamed President Bourguiba
Renamed Indakh
Suffered a major enginroom fire on April 16 1992 and is no longer operational
Now serves as Fleet headquarters and accommodation ship, berthed at Bizerte

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Thomas J. Gary 186k undated USN / Gene Spinelli, ETR-2, USNR
Thomas J. Gary 152k underway during the Cuban Blockade T. Mark Graham, in honor of his Dad, Ltjg Thomas Kent Graham
Thomas J. Gary 39k Sept - Dec 1966, Perseverance Harbor, Campbell Island, south of New Zealand. © Gene Spinelli, ETR-2, USNR
Thomas J. Gary 182k Underway. Otago Harbor, Dunedin, New Zealand. Sometime between Oct. 1965 and Feb. 1966 Gene Spinelli ETR2/USNR. From collection of Archie Cunningham RD2/USN.

USS THOMAS J. GARY DE- 326 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Contact Name: Ron Day
Address: 5608 County Rt. 10 / Heuvelton NY 13654
Phone: Use e-mail
E-mail: Ron Day


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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