over to the Turkish Navy on 28 April 1949. The destroyer served in the Turkish Navy as TCG Gelibolu (D-346) until retired in 1976. References External links USS Buchanan website at Destroyer History Foundation navsource.org: USS Buchanan hazegray.org: USS Buchanan Gleaves-class destroyers of the United States Navy Ships built in Kearny, New Jersey 1941 ships World War II destroyers of the United States Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Turkish Navy Gleaves-class destroyers of the Turkish Navy