USS Gustafson

USS Gustafson was a Cannon-class destroyer escort, operated by the United States Navy. The ship was named after Arthur Leonard Gustafson. Her keel was laid at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey on 5 July 1943. She entered service on 1 November 1943, having been launched on 3 October 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 Gustafson until 26 June 1946. She then passed to the Royal Netherlands Navy, serving as HNLMS Van Ewijk (F808) from 23 October 1950. She was in commission for 671 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 26 June 1946. She was struck from the register on 20 December 1950.

She was broken up for scrap on 15 December 1967.

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