| 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. Carl Edward Bull, USNR | 12 May 1944 | 14 Jul 1945 |
| 2 | Gustave A. Wolf, USN | 14 Jul 1945 |
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