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U.S.S. ARNOLD J. ISBELL
(DD-869)NECEDE MALIS
YIELD NOT TO MISFORTUNE
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The USS ARNOLD J. ISBELL (DD-869), a Gearing class destroyer, was commissioned on 5 JAN 1946. USS ARNOLD J. ISBELL served her country for 27 years, 10 months and 29 days, until decommissioned on 4 DEC 1973.
The USS ARNOLD J. ISBELL (DD-869) deployment history and significant events of her service career follow:
DD-869 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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MAR | 1945 | - | Keel Date: 14 MAR 1945 | ||
AUG | 1945 | - | Launch Date: 6 AUG 1945 | ||
JAN | 1946 | - | Commissioned: 5 JAN 1946 | ||
JUN | 1946 | - | AUG | 1946 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
JAN | 1952 | - | APR | 1953 | West Pac |
SEP | 1956 | - | MAR | 1957 | West Pac |
DEC | 1958 | - | MAY | 1959 | Middle Pacific |
JAN | 1964 | - | JUN | 1964 | West Pac |
JAN | 1965 | - | JAN | 1966 | West Pac |
OCT | 1965 | - | APR | 1966 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
FEB | 1967 | - | JUL | 1967 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
JAN | 1968 | - | AUG | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
JUL | 1968 | - | JAN | 1969 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
AUG | 1969 | - | Shellback Initiation - 3 AUG 1969 - Pacific Ocean | ||
MAY | 1970 | - | Shellback Initiation - 13 MAY 1970 - Pacific Ocean | ||
JUN | 1971 | - | JAN | 1972 | West Pac |
SEP | 1971 | - | JUN | 1972 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
NOV | 1971 | - | Shellback Initiation - 17 NOV 1971 - Indian Ocean | ||
FEB | 1972 | - | Shellback Initiation - 24 FEB 1972 - Pacific Ocean |
DD-869 General Specifications
Class: Gearing-class destroyer
Named for: Arnold J. Isbell
Complement: 11 Officers and 345 Enlisted
Displacement: 2425 tons
Length: 390 feet 6 inches
Beam: 40 feet 10 inches
Flank Speed: 36 Knots
Range: 4 380 nautical miles
Final Disposition:Scrapped 2002