USS Gilmer (DD-233)

USS Gilmer in 1922
History
United States
NamesakeThomas Walker Gilmer
BuilderNew York Shipbuilding
Laid down25 June 1918
Launched24 May 1919
Commissioned30 April 1920
Decommissioned31 August 1938
Recommissioned25 September 1939
ReclassifiedHigh-speed transport, APD-11, 22 January 1943
Decommissioned5 February 1946
Stricken25 February 1946
Honors and
awards
Seven battle stars for World War II
FateSold for scrapping 3 December 1946
General characteristics
Class and typeVariant of Clemson-class destroyer
Displacement1,215 tons
Length314 feet 4 inches (95.81 m)
Beam31 feet 8 inches (9.65 m)
Draft9 feet 10 inches (3.00 m)
Propulsion
  • 26,500 shp (20 MW);
  • geared turbines,
  • 2 screws
Speed33.2 knots (61 km/h)
Range4,900 nm @ 15 kn (9,100 km at 28 km/h)
Complement130 officers and enlisted
Armament4 x 5 in (130 mm), 1 x 3 in (76 mm), 12 x 21 inch (533 mm) tt.

USS Gilmer (DD-233/APD-11) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named for Secretary of the Navy Thomas Walker Gilmer.