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U.S.S. BLANDY
(DD-943)PAX PER POTESTATEM
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USS BLANDY (DD-943) - a Forrest Sherman class destroyer
In Commission 1957 to 1982DD-943 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEC | 1955 | - | Keel Date: 29 DEC 1955 at Bethlehem Steel Fore River Shipyard | ||
| DEC | 1956 | - | Launch Date: 19 DEC 1956 | ||
| NOV | 1957 | - | Commissioned: 26 NOV 1957 | ||
| MAY | 1958 | - | Shellback Initiation - 18 MAY 1958 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1958 | - | Shellback Initiation - 18 MAY 1958 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1958 | - | Shellback Initiation - 18 MAY 1958 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1959 | - | MAY | 1959 | Unknown Soldiers of WWII and Korea brought to Washington DC |
| JUN | 1959 | - | JUN | 1959 | Caribbean |
| JUN | 1960 | - | OCT | 1960 | Mediterranean |
| OCT | 1962 | - | OCT | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
| OCT | 1962 | - | NOV | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
| NOV | 1962 | - | Shellback Initiation - 11 NOV 1962 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1966 | - | FEB | 1966 | Marseille departure |
| MAR | 1968 | - | NOV | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAR | 1968 | - | NOV | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAR | 1968 | - | NOV | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAR | 1968 | - | NOV | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| OCT | 1968 | - | Shellback Initiation - 5 OCT 1968 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1970 | - | MAY | 1970 | Recommisioning |
| NOV | 1970 | - | DEC | 1970 | Guantanamo Bay |
| JUL | 1971 | - | DEC | 1971 | Mediterranean |
| AUG | 1972 | - | Shellback Initiation - 22 AUG 1972 - Indian Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1972 | - | MAR | 1973 | Viet-Nam Service |
| OCT | 1972 | - | MAR | 1973 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| NOV | 1972 | - | DEC | 1972 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN | 1973 | - | JAN | 1973 | docked at pier in da nang vietnam |
| JUN | 1974 | - | NOV | 1974 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1975 | - | JAN | 1978 | Dry Dock |
| DEC | 1975 | - | OCT | 1976 | Major Overhaul - Boston, MA |
| DEC | 1978 | - | APR | 1979 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| JAN | 1979 | - | JAN | 1981 | Dry Dock |
| JAN | 1979 | - | JAN | 1981 | Dry Dock |
| NOV | 1981 | - | MAY | 1982 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| JUL | 1982 | - | JUL | 1982 | North Atlantic |
| JUL | 1982 | - | JUL | 1982 | North Atlantic |
| NOV | 1982 | - | Decommissioned: 5 NOV 1982 | ||
DD-943 General Specifications
Class: Forrest Sherman class destroyer
Named for: William H. P. Blandy
Complement: 15 Officers and 218 Enlisted
Displacement: 2800 tons
Length: 407 feet
Beam: 45 feet
Flank Speed: 32 Knots
Range: 4 500 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sold for scrap 11 December 1992
USS BLANDY (DD-943)
Blandly (DD-943) was launched 19 December 1956 by
Bethlehem Steel Co.
Quincy
Mass.; sponsored by Mrs.
John M. Lee
daughter of Admiral Blandy; and commissioned 26 November 1957
Commander W. F. Cafferata in command.
[Note: The above USS BLANDY (DD-943) history may or may not contain text provided by crew members of the USS BLANDY (DD-943) or by other non-crew members and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]
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