The destroyer "Gerardi" ( Eng. USS Gherardi (DD-637) ) is an American destroyer of the Gleaves type .
| Destroyer "Gerardi" | |
|---|---|
| USS Gherardi (DD-637) | |
 USS Gherardi destroyer (DD-637) of the Glives type | |
| Service | |
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| Class and type of vessel | Cleves |
| Organization | US Navy |
| Manufacturer | Philadelphia navy yard |
| Construction started | September 16, 1941 |
| Launched | February 12, 1942 |
| Commissioned | September 15, 1942 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | June 1, 1971 |
| Status | sunk like a target |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1630 tons (standard design) 1838 tons (standard) 2572 tons (full) |
| Length | 106.15 m |
| Width | 11.00 m |
| Draft | 4.01 m |
| Engines | 2 screws, 2 steam turbines , 4 boilers |
| Power | 50 000 liters with. |
| Speed | 37.4 knots (full) |
| Sailing range | Fuel reserve 453 tons of oil 6,500 miles (12 knots) |
| Crew | 16 officers, 260 sailors |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 4 × 1 - 127 mm / 38 AU |
| Flak | 4 × 1 20 mm , 2 × 2 40 mm |
| Anti-submarine weapons | 2 bomb spreaders (32 GB ) and 6 bombers (30 GB) |
| Mine torpedo armament | five-tube 533 mm TA |
Laid down at Philadelphia Navy Yard Shipyard, Philadelphia on September 16, 1941 . Launched on February 12, 1942 , entered service on September 15, 1942 .
Since November 15, 1944, the high-speed minesweeper DMS-30 .
From July 15, 1955, the destroyer DD 637 was again.
Put in reserve on December 17, 1955 . Expelled from the U.S. Navy on June 1, 1971 .
Sunk on June 3, 1973 as a target off the coast of Puerto Rico.