USN · DE
AfloatBuckley-class destroyer escort, DE-795. The name honors Lieutenant Robert W. Gunason. Consolidated Steel Corporation, at Orange, Texas, laid her down on 9 August 1943 and launched her on 16 October 1943. Commissioned on 1 February 1944. Commander Harrison G. White was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Manus, Leyte, the Philippines, and Hollandia.
| Class | Buckley class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-795 |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas |
| Launched | 1943-10-16 |
| Commissioned | 1944-02-01 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 13 March 1948. The Navy later expended her as a target. |
| Armament (class) | Turbo-electric destroyer escort. Three 3-inch guns, one funnel, and one torpedo mount. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
U.S. Navy. USS Gunason (DE-795) at sea c1944.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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