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Gilmore

CountryUnited States
Ship ClassEvarts-class Destroyer Escort
BuilderMare Island Navy Yard
Laid Down1 Apr 1942
Launched22 Oct 1942
Commissioned17 Apr 1943
Decommissioned29 Dec 1945
Displacement1,140 tons standard; 1,430 tons full
Length289 feet
Beam35 feet
Draft12 feet
Machinery4 GM Model 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive with two screws
Power Output6,000 shaft horsepower
Speed21 knots
Range4,150nm at 12 knots
Crew198
Armament3x3
Also Known AsHMS Halder between 22 Oct 1942 and 18 Feb 1943

Contributor:

ww2dbaseThe destroyer escort Gilmore was originally intended for Britain as a part of the Lend-Lease Program, therefore launched as HMS Halder. However, in Feb 1943, she was commissioned an American ship and sent to San Diego for her shakedown cruise. She performed troop transport and escort duties near the Aleutian Islands through most of the war.

ww2dbaseOn 25 Apr 1944, Gilmore made contact with Japanese submarine I-180. She sank I-180 in the early hours of the next day. She later was rewarded a battle star for this engagement.

ww2dbaseLater in the war on 13 Jan 1945, Gilmore became the flagship of Escort Division 14. In this role she escorted troopship convoys during the island hopping campaign. She was relieved of the role on 20 Jul. She performed several more voyages, which included anti-submarine duties, before the war ended.

ww2dbaseGilmore returned to the United States 27 Oct 1945 via the port at San Pedro, California. She was decommissioned at the end of that year, and was sold for scrap on 1 Feb 1947.

ww2dbaseSource: Naval Historical Center.

Last Major Revision: Feb 2006

Destroyer Escort Gilmore Interactive Map

Photographs

Gilmore off Aleutian Islands, date unknownGilmoreUSS Gilmore at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 1940s

Gilmore Operational Timeline

17 Apr 1943 Gilmore was commissioned into service.
29 Dec 1945 Gilmore was decommissioned from service.




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