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U.S.S. GHERARDI
(DD-637)Click to view crew list
DD-637 Deployments - Major Events
Add a DD-637 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-637 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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SEP | 1941 | - | Keel Date: 16 SEP 1941 at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard | ||
FEB | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 12 FEB 1942 | ||
SEP | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 15 SEP 1942 | ||
FEB | 1943 | - | APR | 1943 | North Atlantic |
JUN | 1943 | - | AUG | 1943 | Mediterranean |
AUG | 1943 | - | FEB | 1944 | North Atlantic |
APR | 1944 | - | JUN | 1944 | D-Day Rehearsals and Landing |
JUL | 1944 | - | AUG | 1944 | Invasion of Southern France |
APR | 1945 | - | APR | 1945 | Battle of Okinawa |
SEP | 1945 | - | SEP | 1945 | Surrender Ceremonies - Tokyo Bay |
JAN | 1952 | - | JUN | 1952 | Mediterranean |
SEP | 1952 | - | OCT | 1952 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
DEC | 1955 | - | Decommissioned: 17 DEC 1955 |
DD-637 General Specifications
Class: Gleaves-class destroyer
Complement: 16 Officers and 260 Enlisted
Displacement: 1630 tons
Length: 348 feet 3 inches
Beam: 36 feet 1 inches
Draft: 11 feet 10 in
Range: 6 500 nautical miles
Final Disposition: Sunk as target off Puerto Rico 3 June 1973