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History
United States
Name
USS Gyatt
Namesake
Edward Earl Gyatt
Builder
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey
Laid down
7 September 1944
Launched
15 April 1945
Commissioned
2 July 1945
Decommissioned
22 October 1969
Reclassified
DDG-712, 1 December 1956
DDG-1, 23 May 1957
DD-712, 1 October 1962
Stricken
22 October 1969
Nickname(s)
Semper Primus
("Always First")
Fate
Sunk as a target, 11 June 1970
General characteristics
Class and type
Gearing-class destroyer
Displacement
2,425 long tons (2,464 t)
Length
390 ft 6 in (119.02 m)
Beam
41 ft 4 in (12.60 m)
Draft
14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
Speed
35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Complement
336
Armament
As DD-712 :
3 × twin 5"/38 (127 mm) dual purpose guns
3 × quad, 2 × twin 40 mm Bofors AA guns
10 × twin 20 mm Oerlikon AA guns
1 × quintuple 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
6 × depth charge projectors
2 × depth charge tracks
As DDG-1 :
2 × twin 5"/38 (127 mm) dual purpose guns
2 × twin 3"/50 (76 mm) AA guns
1 × twin arm Terrier AA missile launcher
2 × triple 12.75 in (324 mm) anti-submarine torpedo tubes
USS Gyatt (DD-712/DDG-1/DDG-712) was a Gearing-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy. The ship was named for Edward Earl Gyatt, a United States Marine Corps private and Marine Raider who was killed during the Battle of Guadalcanal.[1] Laid down in 1944,[2] the destroyer was commissioned in 1945 and missed combat during the Second World War. In 1955, she was converted into a guided missile destroyer (DDG) and served as the first United States Navy destroyer to test onboard missile systems before she was decommissioned and sunk as a target in 11 June 1970.
^"Gyatt (DD-712)". Naval History and Heritage Command. United States Navy. 27 April 2016. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
^"USS Gyatt (DD-712/DDG-1)". Naval History and Heritage Command. United States Navy. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
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