Allied Warships

USS Gentry (DE 349)

Destroyer Escort of the John C. Butler class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer Escort
ClassJohn C. Butler 
PennantDE 349 
Built byConsolidated Steel Corp., Ltd. (Orange, Texas, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down13 Dec 1943 
Launched15 Feb 1944 
Commissioned14 Jun 1944 
End service2 Jul 1946 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned 2 July 1946.
Stricken 15 January 1972.
Sold 15 January 1973 and broken up.

 

Commands listed for USS Gentry (DE 349)

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1Lt.Cdr. D. A. Smith, USN14 Jun 1944???

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Destroyers of World War Two

Whitley, M. J.

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