Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Destroyer |
Class | Bristol |
Pennant | DD 637 |
Built by | Philadelphia Navy Yard (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 16 Dec 1940 |
Laid down | 16 Sep 1941 |
Launched | 12 Feb 1942 |
Commissioned | 15 Sep 1942 |
End service | 17 Dec 1955 |
History | Converted to High Speed Minesweeper DMS-30 on 15 November 1944. |
Commands listed for USS Gherardi (DD 637)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt.Cdr. John William Schmidt, USN | 15 Sep 1942 | 4 Dec 1943 (1) |
2 | Cdr. Neale Roland Curtin, USN | 4 Dec 1943 | 9 Dec 1944 (1) |
3 | LCdr William Wade Gentry, USN | 9 Dec 1944 | (1) |
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Notable events involving Gherardi include:
16 Dec 1943
HMS Spirit (Lt. A.W. Langridge, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with USS Butler (T/Cdr. M.D. Matthews, USN), USS Doran (T/Cdr. N.E. Smith, USN) and USS Gherardi (T/Cdr. N.R. Curtin, USN). (2)
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Sources
- http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/637.htm
- ADM 173/18094
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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