History | |
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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 |
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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.