Photos and the story

Thomas J. Gary

Class	Edsall class
Type	Destroyer escort (DE)
Hull	DE-326
Builder	Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, Texas
Launched	1943-08-21
Commissioned	1943-11-27
Fate	Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 7 March 1947. Another navy received her later.
Armament (class)	Diesel destroyer escort with reduction gears. Three 3-inch guns, one funnel, and one torpedo mount.
Command	Harrison, William Henry Commanding officer from 27 November 1943

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.

Thomas J. Gary, hull DE-326, belonged to the Edsall class of destroyer escorts. Brown Shipbuilding, at Houston, Texas, laid her down on 15 June 1943 and launched her on 21 August 1943. The Navy commissioned her on 27 November 1943. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander William Henry Harrison.

Her Pacific duty took her to Eniwetok and Guam.

Her commissioned service ended on 7 March 1947. Another navy received her later.

The pictures on this page are the originals.