Книга: USS Gherardi (DD-637): USS Gherardi (DD-637), Gleaves Class Destroyer, Clemson Class Destroyer, John C. Butler Class Destroyer Escort, Troopship, Lead Ship, P2 Transport

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Gherardi (DD-637) (later DMS-30), a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi. Gherardi was launched 12 February 1942 by the Philadelphia Navy Yard, sponsored by Mrs. Christopher Robinson, granddaughter of Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi and commissioned 15 September 1942, Lieutenant Commander J. W. Schmidt, USN, in command.