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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Laid down | 18 November 1943 |
| Launched | 22 February 1944 |
| Commissioned | 12 May 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 2 July 1946 |
| In service | NRT, 13th Naval District, August 1950 |
| Out of service | 31 March 1959 |
| Stricken | 1 March 1972 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping 20 November 1973 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,350 long tons (1,372 t) |
| Length | 306 ft (93 m) overall |
| Beam | 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m) |
| Draught | 13 ft 4 in (4.06 m) maximum |
| Propulsion | 2 boilers, 2 geared steam turbines, 12,000 shp, 2 screws |
| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h) |
| Range | 6,000 nm @ 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Complement | 14 officers, 201 enlisted |
| Armament | 2-5 in (130 mm), 4 (2 × 2) 40 mm AA, 10-20 mm guns AA, 3-21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 1 Hedgehog, 8 depth charge projectors, 2 depth charge tracks |
USS Gilligan (DE-508) was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy, in addition to other tasks as assigned, such as patrol or radar picket. After the war, she returned home with one battle star to her credit.
Gilligan (DE-508) was named in honor of John Joseph Gilligan Jr., who was awarded the Silver Star for his bravery on Tulagi, in the Solomon Islands.