Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Destroyer Escort |
Class | Cannon |
Pennant | DE 182 |
Built by | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 18 Jan 1942 |
Laid down | 5 Jul 1943 |
Launched | 3 Oct 1943 |
Commissioned | 1 Nov 1943 |
End service | 26 Jun 1946 |
History | Decommissioned 26 June 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Gustafson (DE 182)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Herman Rich, USN | 1 Nov 1943 | 2 Mar 1944 |
2 | Lt.Cdr. Ambrose Ely Chambers, USNR | 2 Mar 1944 | 22 Sep 1945 |
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Notable events involving Gustafson include:
16 Apr 1945
USS R-1 (Lt. W.A. Schoenfeld, USN) conducted A/S exercises off Casco Bay, Maine together with USS Straub (Lt.Cdr. J.E. Coie, Jr., USNR), USS Micka (Lt.Cdr. R.T. Reid, USNR), USS Gustafson (Lt.Cdr. A.E. Chambers, USNR) and USS Trumpeter (Lt.Cdr. G.B. Buck, Jr., USNR).
18 Apr 1945
USS R-1 (Lt. W.A. Schoenfeld, USN) conducted A/S exercises off Casco Bay, Maine together with USS Straub (Lt.Cdr. J.E. Coie, Jr., USNR), USS Micka (Lt.Cdr. R.T. Reid, USNR), USS Gustafson (Lt.Cdr. A.E. Chambers, USNR) and USS Trumpeter (Lt.Cdr. G.B. Buck, Jr., USNR).
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