The USS Gendreau was an American Buckley Class escort destroyer of 1400 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Gendreau had a top speed of 26 knots and carried a complement of 220. She was armed with three 3 inch guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; six 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; depth charge throwers and three 21 inch torpedo tubes in a triple ...