USS Gosselin

History
United States
Name	USS Gosselin
Namesake	Edward W. Gosselin
Ordered	1942
Builder	Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan
Laid down	1944
Launched	17 February 1944
Commissioned	31 December 1944
Decommissioned	11 July 1949
Stricken	1 April 1964
Honors &; awards	1 battle star (World War II)
Fate	Sold for scrap 23 March 1965
General characteristics
Class & type	Rudderow-class destroyer escort / Crosley-class high speed transport
Displacement	1,450 long tons (1,473 t)
Length	306 ft (93 m)
Beam	36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Draft	13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Propulsion	2 × Combustion Engineering DR boilers; Turbo-electric drive with 2 × General Electric steam turbines; 2 × solid manganese-bronze 3600 lb. 3-bladed propellers, 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m), 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) pitch; 12,000 hp (8.9 MW); 2 rudders; 359 tons fuel oil;
Speed	23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Range	3,700 nmi (6,900 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph); 6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph);
Boats & landing; craft carried	4 × LCVPs
Troops	162 troops
Complement	204 (12 officers, 192 enlisted)
Armament	1 × 5 in (130 mm) gun; 6 × 40 mm guns; 6 × 20 mm guns; 2 × depth charge tracks;

USS Gosselin (APD-126) was a Crosley-class high speed transport of the United States Navy, in service from 1944 to 1949. She was sold for scrap in 1965.

History

United States
Name	USS Gosselin
Namesake	Edward W. Gosselin
Ordered	1942
Builder	Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan
Laid down	1944
Launched	17 February 1944
Commissioned	31 December 1944
Decommissioned	11 July 1949
Stricken	1 April 1964
Honors & awards	1 battle star (World War II)
Fate	Sold for scrap 23 March 1965
General characteristics
Class & type	Rudderow-class destroyer escort / Crosley-class high speed transport
Displacement	1,450 long tons (1,473 t)
Length	306 ft (93 m)
Beam	36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Draft	13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Propulsion	2 × Combustion Engineering DR boilers Turbo-electric drive with 2 × General Electric steam turbines 2 × solid manganese-bronze 3600 lb. 3-bladed propellers, 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m), 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) pitch 12,000 hp (8.9 MW) 2 rudders 359 tons fuel oil
Speed	23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Range	3,700 nmi (6,900 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) 6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	4 × LCVPs
Troops	162 troops
Complement	204 (12 officers, 192 enlisted)
Armament	1 × 5 in (130 mm) gun 6 × 40 mm guns 6 × 20 mm guns 2 × depth charge tracks