Allied Warships

USS Gillespie (DD 609)

Destroyer of the Bristol class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer
ClassBristol 
PennantDD 609 
Built byBethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., (San Francisco, California, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down16 Jun 1941 
Launched8 May 1942 
Commissioned18 Sep 1942 
End service17 Apr 1946 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned 17 April 1946.
Stricken 1 July 1971.
Sunk as a target off the coast of Puerto Rico 16 July 1973.

 

Commands listed for USS Gillespie (DD 609)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Chester Lee Clement, USN18 Sep 1942Feb 1943

2Lt.Cdr. John Southworth Fahy, USNJun 1943Nov 1944
3Lt.Cdr. Elvin Clinton Ogle, USNNov 194417 Apr 1946

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