Navy	US Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	Benson / Gleaves
Pennant	DD 433
Built by	Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.)
Laid down	1 Jun 1939
Launched	25 May 1940
Commissioned	15 Jan 1941
Lost	13 Jul 1943
Loss position	07.41S, 157.27E Kula Gulf, Solomon Islands, 13 July 1943
History	USS Gwin (Lt. Cdr. John Benjamin Fellows, Jr. with Cdr John Martin Higgins ComDesDiv 23 embarked) was damaged beyond repair by Japanese warships during the Battle of Kolombangara July 13 1943. Scuttled by torpedoes from USS Ralph Talbot (DD 390) in position 07º41'S, 157º27'E. 61 of her crew were killed and 15 wounded. Amongst the 214 survivors were the Commanding officer and Commander Higgins who were rescued by the Ralph Talbot.
Commanders of Gwin	From	To
Lt.Cdr. John Martin Higgins,	15 Jan 1941	1942
Lt.Cdr. James S. Roberts,	1 Jan 1942
Lt.Cdr. John Benjamin Fellows,	Nov 42	13 Jul 1943