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USS Gwin (i) (DD 433)

Destroyer of the Benson / Gleaves class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer
ClassBenson / Gleaves 
PennantDD 433 
Built byBoston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down1 Jun, 1939 
Launched25 May, 1940 
Commissioned15 Jan, 1941 
Lost13 Jul, 1943 
Loss position07.41S, 157.27E (See a map)
 
HistoryUSS Gwin (Lt.Cdr. J.B. Fellows) was damaged beyond repair by Japanese warships off Kolombangara July 13 1943.
Scuttled by torpedoes from USS Ralph Talbot (DD 390) in position 07º41'S, 157º27'E.
71 of her crew were lost. 

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