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U.S.S. GOSSELIN
(APD-126)THE GREY GOOSE
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APD-126 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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FEB | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 17 FEB 1944 | ||
DEC | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 31 DEC 1944 | ||
AUG | 1946 | - | JAN | 1947 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
JUL | 1949 | - | Decommissioned: 11 JUL 1949 |
APD-126 General Specifications
Class: Rudderow class destroyer escort
Named for: Edward W. Gosselin
Complement: 12 Officers and 192 Enlisted
Displacement: 1450 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 36 feet 10 inches
Flank Speed: 23 knots
Range: 3 700 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sold for scrap 23 March 1965