| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Allen M. Sumner |
| Pennant | DD 706 |
| Built by | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 29 Mar 1944 |
| Launched | 17 Sep 1944 |
| Commissioned | 23 Nov 1944 |
| End service | 26 Feb 1971 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned and stricken 26 February 1971. |
Commands listed for USS Gainard (DD 706)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Francis Joseph Foley, USN | 23 Nov 1944 | May 1946 |
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Noteable events involving Gainard include:
1 Feb 1945
USS Gainard departs New York bound for the Pacific.
12 Mar 1945
USS Gainard departs Pearl Harbor bound for Saipan.
21 Jul 1945
USS Gainard departs the Okinawa area for the Philippines.
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