USS Gaynier (DE-751)

History
Name	USS Gaynier
Namesake	Ensign Oswald J. Gaynier, (1915-1942), U.S. Navy officer and Navy Cross recipient
Builder	Western Pipe and Steel Company, San Pedro, California
Laid down	4 August 1943
Launched	30 January 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Ireta Gaynier
Completed	Never
Fate	Construction suspended 6 June 1944 and cancelled 1 September 1944; scrapped incomplete
General characteristics
Class and type	Cannon-class destroyer escort
Displacement	1,240 tons
Length	306 ft (93 m)
Beam	36 ft 8 in (11.18 m)
Draft	8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)
Speed	21 knots
Complement	186
Armament	3 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 guns (3×1) 2 × 40 mm Bofors AA guns (1x2) 8 × 20 mm Oerlikon AA guns (8×1) 3 × Torpedo tubes for 21-inch Mark 15 torpedo (1×3) 8 × depth charge projectors 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar 2 x depth charge tracks

USS Gaynier (DE-751) was a United States Navy Cannon-class destroyer escort proposed during World War II but never completed.

DE-751 was laid down by the Western Pipe and Steel Company at San Pedro, California, on 4 August 1943 and named USS Gaynier (DE-751) on 3 September 1943. She was launched on 30 January 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Ireta Gaynier, the widow of the ship's namesake, Ensign Oswald J. Gaynier.

Before Gaynier could be completed, her construction was suspended on 6 June 1944 and cancelled on 1 September 1944. The incomplete ship was scrapped.

References

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• Navsource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive USS Gaynier (DE751)