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Hull Number: DD-712

Launch Date: 04/15/1945

Commissioned Date: 07/02/1945

Decommissioned Date: 10/22/1969

Call Sign: NHTZ (51-54)

Voice Call Sign: IRON PIVOT (65-67), RED TAPE (51-54)

Other Designations: DDG-712 DDG-1


Class: GEARING

GEARING Class

Data for USS Gearing (DD-710) as of 1945


Length Overall: 390’ 6"

Beam: 40’ 10"

Draft: 14’ 4"

Standard Displacement: 2,425 tons

Full Load Displacement: 3,479 tons

Fuel capacity: 4,647 barrels

Armament:

Six 5″/38 caliber guns
Two 40mm twin anti-aircraft mounts
Two 40mm quadruple anti-aircraft mounts
Two 21″ quintuple torpedo tubes

Complement:

20 Officers
325 Enlisted

Propulsion:

4 Boilers
2 General Electric Turbines: 60,000 horsepower

Highest speed on trials: 34.6 knots

Namesake: EDWARD EARL GYATT

EDWARD EARL GYATT


Disposition:

Non-Fram. Ex DDG-1, DD-712. Sunk as target 06/11/1970 Lat 37-20 N., Long 73-52 W.