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U.S.S. STICKELL
(DD-888)TRIPLE EIGHT BALLS
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DD-888 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN | 1942 | - | Shellback Initiation - 14 JAN 1942 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1945 | - | Keel Date: 5 JAN 1945 at Consolidated Steel Corporation Orange TX | ||
| JUN | 1945 | - | Launch Date: 16 JUN 1945 | ||
| JUN | 1945 | - | Shellback Initiation - 1 JUN 1945 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1945 | - | Commissioned: 31 OCT 1945 | ||
| JAN | 1951 | - | JAN | 1954 | Korean war |
| DEC | 1952 | - | Decommissioned: 13 DEC 1952 | ||
| JUN | 1954 | - | Shellback Initiation - 24 JUN 1954 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1960 | - | MAR | 1961 | Mediterranean |
| FEB | 1962 | - | AUG | 1962 | Mediterranean |
| OCT | 1962 | - | OCT | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
| MAY | 1963 | - | AUG | 1966 | Mediterranean |
| JUN | 1964 | - | AUG | 1964 | USNA Midshipmen Cruise |
| JAN | 1966 | - | AUG | 1966 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JUL | 1966 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 JUL 1966 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1966 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 JUL 1966 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1968 | - | Shellback Initiation - 11 JUL 1968 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| FEB | 1969 | - | MAR | 1970 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1971 | - | JUN | 1971 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
| JAN | 1971 | - | Shellback Initiation - 24 JAN 1971 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1971 | - | JUN | 1971 | South Atlantic Indian Ocean Persian Gulf |
| JAN | 1971 | - | Shellback Initiation - 24 JAN 1971 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1972 | - | JUL | 1972 | Decommisioning |
DD-888 General Specifications
Class: Gearing-class destroyer
Named for: John H. Stickell
Displacement: 2425 tons
Length: 390 feet 6 inches
Beam: 40 feet 10 inches
Draft: 19 feet
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