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DE-795 Gunason
United States Navy destroyer escort
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Buckley -
Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd., Orange, Tex.
1944/02/01 1974/07/28
target
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:Ms 13, from 44/04 Ms 22
Camouflage: 43: Ms 13, 45: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
45/01       joinPac   78 
45/03/04       Manus   66 
45/03/1?       round trip to Leyte   66 
45/03/1? 45/06     escort duty in Philippines   78  66 
45/06       escort troopships from Hollandia to Manila   66 
45/06/2? 45/07/0?     sail Manila > Ulithi > Manila   66 
45/07/26 45/08/04     escort LST convoy from Manila Bay to Okinawa   66 
45/08/04 45/08/08     sail from Okinawa to Leyte   66 
45/08/1? 45/08/2?     round trip Leyte > Ulithi > Leyte   66 
45/08/30 45/09/07     escort LCI's convoy from Leyte to Tokio Bay   66 
48/03/13       decomm   78 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1973/09/01 struck from Navy List
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