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DD-637 / DMS-30 Gherardi


Gleaves Class Destroyer: Laid down at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia PA; Launched 12 February 1942; Commissioned USS Gherardi (DD-637), 15 September 1942; Reclassified and converted to High Speed Minesweeper (DMS-30) 15 November 1944; Reclassified Destroyer (DD-637), 15 July 1955; Decommissioned 17 December 1955 at Charleston SC; Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Philadelphia Group: Struck from the Naval Register 1 June 1971; Final Disposition, disposed of as a target 1 June 1973.

Specifications: Displacement 1,630 t.(lt), 2,200 t.(fl); Length 347' 10"; Beam 36' 1" ; Draft 15' 8"; Speed 37 kts; Complement 272; Armament 4 single 5"/38 gun mounts, four 40mm, five 20mm, six dcp, two dct; Propulsion, 4 boilers, 2 steam turbines, 2 two shafts, two propellers.
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Gherardi 27k - Don Strout, SO3
during Korean War

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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association
Reunions Magazine
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
NavSource DD Pages, USS Gherardi (DD-637)
Naval Minewarfare Association
Association of Minemen
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