Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Destroyer Escort |
Class | John C. Butler |
Pennant | DE 508 |
Built by | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 3 Feb 1943 |
Laid down | 18 Nov 1943 |
Launched | 22 Feb 1944 |
Commissioned | 12 May 1944 |
End service | 31 Mar 1959 |
History | Decommissioned 2 July 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Gilligan (DE 508)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt.Cdr. Carl Edward Bull, USNR | 12 May 1944 | 14 Jul 1945 |
2 | Gustave A. Wolf, USN | 14 Jul 1945 |
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