USS Gandy
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USS Gandy (DE-764) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. In 1951, she was transferred to Italy, where she served as Altair (F 591) until she was stricken and sunk as a target in 1971.
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United States | |
Name | USS Gandy |
Namesake | Andrew Jackson Gandy |
Builder | Tampa Shipbuilding Company, Tampa, Florida |
Laid down | 1 March 1943 |
Launched | 12 December 1943 |
Commissioned | 7 February 1944 |
Decommissioned | 17 June 1946 |
Stricken | 26 March 1951 |
Honors and awards | 1 battle star (World War II) |
Fate | Transferred to Italy, 10 January 1951 |
History | |
Italy | |
Name | Altair (F 591) |
Acquired | 10 January 1951 |
Stricken | 1971 |
Fate | Sunk as target ship, 1971 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Cannon-class destroyer escort |
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Length | |
Beam | 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m) |
Draft | 11 ft 8 in (3.56 m) |
Propulsion | 4 × GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW), 2 screws |
Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
Range | 10,800 nmi (20,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 15 officers and 201 enlisted |
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