. . . . . "1943-08-09"^^ . . . . . . . "USS Gunason"@en . . . "oa"@en . . "USS Gunason (DE-795) a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Lieutenant Robert W. Gunason who was killed in action while serving on USS Astoria during the Battle of Savo Island. Gunason was launched 16 October 1943 by the Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas; sponsored by Mrs. Mabel Meneley, the namesake's mother; and commissioned 1 February 1944."@en . . . "USS Gunason"@en . . "1944-02-01"^^ . . "1973-09-01"^^ . . "2.92608"^^ . . . . . "4940.0"^^ . "1943-10-16"^^ . . . . "1948-11-13"^^ . . . . . . "*2 \u00D7 \"D\" Express boilers\n*2 \u00D7 Electric turbines\n*2 \u00D7 Screws\n*"@en . . . . . "Sunk as target 28 July 1973" . . . . "93268.8"^^ . . . . . . . . "8702687"^^ . "United States"@en . "1092741117"^^ . "1400"^^ . "1943-08-09"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "10.9728"^^ . . . "USS Gunason"@en . "USS Gunason (DE-795) a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Lieutenant Robert W. Gunason who was killed in action while serving on USS Astoria during the Battle of Savo Island. Gunason was launched 16 October 1943 by the Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas; sponsored by Mrs. Mabel Meneley, the namesake's mother; and commissioned 1 February 1944."@en . . . . . "1948-11-13"^^ . "1943-10-16"^^ . . . . . . "--07-28"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "24"^^ . "*Officers: 15\n*Enlisted: 198"@en . "1944-02-01"^^ . . . . . "93.2688"^^ . . "*1 \u00D7 1.1\"/75 caliber gun Mk2 quad AA\n*3 \u00D7 Mk22\n*8 \u00D7 20 mm Mk 4 AA\n*3 \u00D7 21-inch (533 mm) Mk15 TT\n*1 \u00D7 Hedgehog Projector Mk10\n*8 \u00D7 Mk6 depth charge projectors\n*2 \u00D7 Mk9 depth charge tracks"@en . . . "7194"^^ . . . . . .