USS Gwin
DD-772 (DM-33) (Sumner Class) 

Builder:        Bethlehem Steel, San Pedro. 
Laid Down:      October 31, 1943
Launched:       April 9, 1944
Commissioned:   September 30, 1944
Decommissioned: Completed as Minelayer DM-33, Reclassified MMD-33 
                January 1, 1969. Decommissioned April 3, 1958
Fate:           To Turkey August 15, 1971. Renamed Muavenet,  
                Heavily damaged by Sea Sparrow Missile fired by 
                accident by USS Saratoga CV-60 during NATO exercise 
                on October 2, 1992. Stricken and broken up for scrap.

 


USS Gwinn DM-33
Picture taken in 1954 from.USS New Jersey. Hull #33 very clear in original.
Submitted by Bob Johnson

We are seeking information on the USS Gwin and her crews. Files and photos may be emailed to us and we will incorporate them into this page. When enough information has been assembled we will then build the ship her own section.


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