USS Gatling (DD-671) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Dr. Richard Jordan Gatling, the inventor of the Gatling gun. Gatling was laid down 3 March 1943 by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, N.J.; launched 20 June 1943; sponsored by Mrs. John W. Gatling, wife of the inventor's grandson; and commissioned 19 August 1943 at New York Navy Yard, Lieutenant Commander Alvin H. Richardson in command.
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