Difference between revisions of "U.S.S. Gwin (1917)"
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|laid=21 Jun, 1917{{FriedmanUSDestroyers|p. 430}} | |laid=21 Jun, 1917{{FriedmanUSDestroyers|p. 430}} | ||
|decomm=28 Jun, 1922{{FriedmanUSDestroyers|p. 430}} | |decomm=28 Jun, 1922{{FriedmanUSDestroyers|p. 430}} | ||
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− | |fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''U.S.S. ''Gwin''''' was | + | |fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''U.S.S. ''Gwin''''' was the last of six [[Caldwell Class Destroyer (1917)|''Caldwell'' class destroyers]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]], joining the fleet too late to participate in the war. |
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
+ | ''Gwin'' was commissioned at Puget Sound on 18 March, 1920 under the command of Lieutenant Commander [[Herbert Horatio Bouson|Herbert H. Bouson]]. Her career was not much to speak of – she traversed the Panama Canal to arrive on the east coast in June. Two years later, she was to be decommissioned, never to serve again. | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:13, 10 July 2017
U.S.S. Gwin (1917) | |
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Hull Number: | DD-71 |
Builder: | Seattle-Tacoma[1] |
Laid down: | 21 Jun, 1917[2] |
Launched: | 22 Dec, 1917[3] |
Commissioned: | 18 Mar, 1920[4] |
Decommissioned: | 28 Jun, 1922[5] |
Stricken: | 25 Jan, 1937[6] |
Sold: |
Service
Gwin was commissioned at Puget Sound on 18 March, 1920 under the command of Lieutenant Commander Herbert H. Bouson. Her career was not much to speak of – she traversed the Panama Canal to arrive on the east coast in June. Two years later, she was to be decommissioned, never to serve again.
Captains
- Lieutenant Commander Herbert H. Bouson, 18 March, 1920
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 430.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 430.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 430.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 430.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 430.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 430.
Bibliography
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