USS Gwin (DM-33)

History
United States
Name	Gwin
Namesake	William Gwin
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Pedro, Los Angeles
Laid down	31 October 1943
Launched	9 April 1944
Commissioned	30 September 1944
Decommissioned	3 September 1946
Recommissioned	8 July 1952
Decommissioned	3 April 1958
Stricken	22 October 1971
Fate	Transferred to Turkey 15 August 1971 (TCG Muavenet (DM-357))
General characteristics
Class and type	Robert H. Smith-class destroyer
Displacement	2,200 tons
Length	376 ft 5 in (114.73 m)
Beam	40 ft (12 m)
Draft	15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
Speed	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Complement	336 officers and enlisted
Armament	6 x 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal. guns 12 x 40 mm guns 8 x 20 mm cannons 2 x depth charge tracks 4 x depth charge projectors

USS Gwin (DD-772/DM-33/MMD-33) was a Robert H. Smith-class destroyer minelayer in the United States Navy. She was named for William Gwin.

Gwin was launched by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Pedro, Los Angeles on 9 April 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Jesse W. Tarbill, second cousin and sponsor of the previous Gwin (DD-433). The ship was commissioned on 30 September 1944 at Los Angeles.