Allied Warships

USS Gherardi (DD 637)

Destroyer of the Bristol class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer
ClassBristol 
PennantDD 637 
Built byPhiladelphia Navy Yard (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down16 Sep 1941 
Launched12 Feb 1942 
Commissioned15 Sep 1942 
End service17 Dec 1955 
Loss position
 
History

Converted to High Speed Minesweeper DMS-30 on 15 November 1944.
Reverted back to DD-637 on 15 July 1955.
Decommissioned 17 December 1955.
Stricken 1 June 1971.
Sunk as a target off the coast of Puerto Rico 3 June 1973.

 

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1Lt.Cdr. John William Schmidt, USN15 Sep 1942???

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