USS Gleaves
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USS Gleaves (DD-423) was the lead ship of the Gleaves class of destroyers. She is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Admiral Albert Gleaves, who is credited with improving the accuracy and precision of torpedoes and other naval arms.
1946-05-08T00:00:00Z
1946-05-08T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
1939-12-09T00:00:00Z
1939-12-09T00:00:00Z
ship launching
1938-05-16T00:00:00Z
1938-05-16T00:00:00Z
keel laying
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| commons | image | Gleaves (DD423). Starboard side, underway, 06-08-1941 - NARA - 513043 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Gleaves (DD-423)- Booklet of General Plans - Inboard & Outboard Profile - DPLA - 3140e568680ba5cf1bb362b8df900975 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Gleaves (DD-423) afloat immediately after launching in 1939 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Gleaves (DD-423) leaves the building ways | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Gleaves (DD-423) underway on 18 June 1941 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Gleaves (DD-423) laying smoke during the invasion of Southern France on 18 August 1944 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Gleaves Painting | Commons | ||






