USS Gilmore

USS Gilmore (DE-18) on 27 February 1945
History
United States
NameUSS Gilmore
NamesakeWalter William Gilmore
BuilderMare Island Navy Yard
Laid down1 April 1942
Launched22 October 1942
Commissioned17 April 1943
Decommissioned29 December 1945
Stricken21 January 1946
Honors and
awards
1 battle star (World War II)
FateSold for scrapping, 1 February 1947
General characteristics
TypeEvarts-class destroyer escort
Displacement
  • 1,140 long tons (1,158 t) standard
  • 1,430 long tons (1,453 t) full
Length289 ft 6 in (88.24 m)
Beam35 ft (11 m)
Draft11 ft (3.4 m)
Propulsion
Speed19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Range4,150 nmi (7,690 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement15 officers and 183 enlisted
Armament

USS Gilmore (DE-18) was an Evarts-class short-hull destroyer escort in the service of the United States Navy.