USS Gandy (DE-764)
USS Gandy (DE-764) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. She was named in honor of Seaman Second Class Andrew Jackson Gandy who gallantly gave his life on board heavy cruiser San Francisco (CA-38) in a heroic gunnery action against Japanese torpedo planes during the Battle of Guadalcanal, 12–13 November 1942. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.
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USS Gandy (DE-764)
USS Gandy (DE-764) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. She was named in honor of Seaman Second Class Andrew Jackson Gandy who gallantly gave his life on board heavy cruiser San Francisco (CA-38) in a heroic gunnery action against Japanese torpedo planes during the Battle of Guadalcanal, 12–13 November 1942. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.
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Die USS Gandy (DE 764) war ei ...... Guadalcanal sein Leben verlor.
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La Nave Altair ex USS Gandy ne ...... ttraverso il canale navigabile
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USS Gandy (DE-764) was a Canno ...... mdr W. A. Sessions in command.
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date of acquirement
1951-01-10
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1944-02-07
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1946-06-17
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1943-03-01
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9.32688e+1
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1.09728e+1
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1943-12-12
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Sunk astarget ship, 1971
Transferred toItaly, 10 January 1951
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702,393,868
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*3 × single Mk.22 3"/50 calibe ......
*2 × Mk.9 depth charge tracks
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Die USS Gandy (DE 764) war ei ...... Guadalcanal sein Leben verlor.
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La Nave Altair ex USS Gandy ne ...... Vista laterale dell'Altair
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USS Gandy (DE-764) was a Canno ...... mously awarded the Navy Cross.
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Altair (F 591)
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USS Gandy (DE-764)
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USS Gandy (DE-764)
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Altair (F-591)
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USS Gandy
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