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USS GansevoortUnited States
NameUSS Gansevoort (DD-608)
NamesakeGuert Gansevoort
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California
Laid down16 June 1941
Launched11 April 1942
Commissioned25 August 1942
Decommissioned1 February 1946
Stricken1 July 1971
FateSunk as target, 23 March 1972
General characteristics
Class and typeBenson-class destroyer
Displacement1,620 tons
Length348 ft 4 in (106.17 m)
Beam36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
Draught17 ft 4 in (5.28 m)
Speed37.5 kts (69.5 km/h)
Complement276
Armament4 x 5 in (130 mm)/38 guns, 6 x 20 mm, 5 x 21-inch (533 mm) tt., 6 dcp.

USS Gansevoort (DD-608) was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Commodore Guert Gansevoort.

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