USS Gainard (DD-706)

USS Gainard (DD-706) Background

USS Gainard (DD-706) was an Allen M. Sumner class destroyer Final Disposition:Sold 26 March 1974 to be scrapped Gainard was laid down 29 March 1994 by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. Kearny N.J.; launched 17 September 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Joseph A. Gainard widow of Captain Gainard; and commissioned at New York 23 November 1944.

USS Gainard (DD-706) Collection

If you served aboard USS Gainard, had family who did, or want gear tied to the ship's actual record, shop our USS Gainard (DD-706) shirts, hoodies, decals, patches, and gifts built to honor the crew and the ship's legacy.