USS Thomas J. Gary
37°14′58″N 9°50′30″E / 37.2495407°N 9.8417601°E
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Thomas J. Gary |
| Namesake | Thomas J. Gary |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation |
| Laid down | As Gary (DE-326) 15 June 1943 |
| Launched | 21 August 1943 |
| Commissioned | 27 November 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 22 October 1973 |
| Stricken | 22 October 1973 |
| Fate | Transferred to Tunisia 22 October 1973 |
| Tunisia | |
| Name | President Bourgiba |
| Commissioned | 22 October 1973 |
| Fate | Fire on 16 April 1992, scrapped 1992-93 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Edsall-class destroyer escort |
| Displacement | 1,200 tons |
| Length | 306 ft (93 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft 7 in (11.15 m) |
| Draft | 12 ft 3 in (3.73 m) |
| Speed | 21.2 kn (39.3 km/h; 24.4 mph) |
| Complement | 216 |
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USS Thomas J. Gary (DE-326) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort. The ship was renamed Thomas J. Gary on 1 January 1945 to free the name for planned light cruiser USS Gary (CL-147).