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.