USS Gandy

USS Gandy was a Cannon-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy. She was named for Andrew Jackson Gandy. Her keel was laid at Tampa Shipbuilding Company, Tampa, Florida on 1 March 1943. She entered service on 7 February 1944, having been launched on 12 December 1943.

Her class ran to 79 ships. The class followed the Buckley-class destroyer escort and was succeeded by the Edsall-class destroyer escort.

She displaced 1,240 long tons. She measured 93.3 m (306 ft) long with a beam of 11.0 m (36 ft). Her designed speed was 21 knots, and she carried a complement of 216. Her main battery was of 76 mm (3.0 in) calibre.

She served with the United States Navy as USS Gandy until 17 June 1946. She then passed to the Regia Marina, serving as Altair (F 591) from 10 January 1951. She was in commission for 573 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 17 June 1946. She was struck from the register on 26 March 1951.

She was expended as a target in 1971. The wreck survives.

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