Gillis as a seaplane tender in 1941
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History | |
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United States | |
Namesake | John P. Gillis |
Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Fore River Shipyard, Quincy |
Laid down | 19 December 1918 |
Launched | 17 May 1919 |
Commissioned | 24 September 1919 |
Decommissioned | 15 October 1945 |
Stricken | 1 November 1945 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 29 January 1946 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Clemson-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,190 tons |
Length | 314 feet 5 inches (95.83 m) |
Beam | 31 feet 8 inches (9.65 m) |
Draft | 9 feet 3 inches (2.82 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
Range |
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Complement | 120 officers and enlisted |
Armament | 4 x 4 in (100 mm) guns, 2 x 3 in (76 mm) guns, 4 x 21 inch (533 mm) tt. |
USS Gillis (DD-260/AVD-12) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Commodore John P. Gillis and Rear Admiral James Henry Gillis.