_on_14_February_1941_(80-G-13141).jpg) 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) |
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| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
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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.