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U.S.S. CAPE COD
(AD-43)THE FAST ATTACK TENDER
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The USS CAPE COD (AD-43), a Yellowstone-class destroyer tender, was commissioned on 17 APR 1982. USS CAPE COD served her country for 13 years, 5 months and 12 days, until decommissioned on 29 SEP 1995. USS CAPE COD was designed with the capabilities to maintain and repair the gas turbine powered FFGs, DDs and DDGs. After commissioning and sorting out, CAPE COD made her first Western Pacific deployment in 1983. Regular deployments followed, some extending into the Indian Ocean, alternating with tending the fleet while in her homeport of San Diego. The draw down of the US Navy in the early 1990s, and a change in the composition of the fleet, left CAPE COD without work. USS CAPE COD was decommissioned in September 1995 and moved to the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility at Ft. Eustice, VA, where she awaits disposal.
The USS CAPE COD (AD-43) deployment history and significant events of her service career follow:
AD-43 Deployments - Major Events
Add a AD-43 Shellback Initiation | Add a AD-43 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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AUG | 1980 | - | Launch Date: 2 AUG 1980 | ||
JAN | 1981 | - | MAY | 1985 | West Pac |
APR | 1982 | - | Commissioned: 17 APR 1982 | ||
JUN | 1982 | - | JUL | 1982 | First Deployment San Francisco and Everett Washington 33 Days |
MAR | 1983 | - | AUG | 1983 | West Pac |
MAR | 1983 | - | JUN | 1983 | West Pac |
JUN | 1983 | - | DEC | 1983 | West Pac |
JUL | 1983 | - | Shellback Initiation - 16 JUL 1983 - Pacific Ocean | ||
AUG | 1983 | - | Shellback Initiation - 16 AUG 1983 - Indian Ocean | ||
AUG | 1983 | - | Shellback Initiation - 16 AUG 1983 - Pacific Ocean | ||
MAR | 1985 | - | SEP | 1985 | West Pac |
MAR | 1986 | - | SEP | 1986 | West Pac |
NOV | 1987 | - | APR | 1988 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
JAN | 1988 | - | JAN | 1989 | West Pac |
FEB | 1988 | - | Shellback Initiation - 14 FEB 1988 - Indian Ocean | ||
FEB | 1988 | - | Shellback Initiation - 14 FEB 1988 - Indian Ocean | ||
FEB | 1988 | - | Shellback Initiation - 14 FEB 1988 - Indian Ocean | ||
JAN | 1989 | - | JAN | 1989 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
SEP | 1989 | - | APR | 1990 | West Pac |
JAN | 1990 | - | JAN | 1994 | Desert Storm |
JAN | 1990 | - | JAN | 1992 | Desert Storm |
JAN | 1990 | - | JAN | 1994 | Middle Pacific |
JAN | 1991 | - | JUL | 1991 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
JAN | 1991 | - | JUL | 1991 | Mt. Pinatubo - Phillippines |
JAN | 1991 | - | JUL | 1991 | Desert Storm |
JAN | 1991 | - | JUL | 1991 | Desert Storm |
FEB | 1991 | - | Shellback Initiation - 18 FEB 1991 - Indian Ocean | ||
FEB | 1991 | - | Shellback Initiation - 18 FEB 1991 - Pacific Ocean | ||
JUN | 1991 | - | Shellback Initiation - 20 JUN 1991 - Indian Ocean | ||
JAN | 1992 | - | JUN | 1992 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
JAN | 1993 | - | JUN | 1993 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
JAN | 1994 | - | JAN | 1995 | West Pac |
AUG | 1994 | - | Shellback Initiation - 8 AUG 1994 - Pacific Ocean | ||
AUG | 1994 | - | Shellback Initiation - 8 AUG 1994 - Indian Ocean | ||
SEP | 1994 | - | MAR | 1995 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
SEP | 1994 | - | MAR | 1995 | West Pac |
AUG | 1995 | - | SEP | 1995 | Panama Canal |
SEP | 1995 | - | Decommissioned: 29 SEP 1995 |
AD-43 General Specifications
Class: Yellowstone-class destroyer tender
Named for: Cape Cod
Complement: 1500 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 20500 tons
Length: 643 feet
Beam: 85 feet
Flank Speed: 20 knots
Final Disposition: Final Disposition fate unknown