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U.S.S. MORTON
(DD-948)SALTIEST SHIP IN THE NAVY
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USS MORTON (DD-948) - a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
In Commission 1959 to 1982DD-948 Deployments - Major Events
Add a DD-948 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-948 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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MAR | 1957 | - | Keel Date: 4 MAR 1957 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS | ||
MAY | 1958 | - | Launch Date: 23 MAY 1958 | ||
JAN | 1959 | - | JAN | 1982 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
MAY | 1959 | - | Commissioned: 26 MAY 1959 | ||
APR | 1960 | - | Shellback Initiation - 19 APR 1960 - Pacific Ocean | ||
APR | 1961 | - | SEP | 1961 | West Pac - Laos |
JUN | 1961 | - | AUG | 1962 | West Pac |
NOV | 1962 | - | JUN | 1963 | West Pac |
AUG | 1964 | - | FEB | 1965 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
AUG | 1964 | - | AUG | 1964 | International Date line |
AUG | 1964 | - | Shellback Initiation - 18 AUG 1964 - Pacific Ocean | ||
JAN | 1965 | - | DEC | 1970 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
MAR | 1966 | - | JUL | 1966 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
MAY | 1967 | - | OCT | 1967 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
OCT | 1968 | - | MAR | 1969 | westpac 1968_1969 |
OCT | 1968 | - | MAR | 1969 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
SEP | 1970 | - | SEP | 1970 | Recommisioning |
SEP | 1971 | - | APR | 1972 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
JAN | 1972 | - | MAY | 1973 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
FEB | 1972 | - | Shellback Initiation - 28 FEB 1972 - Pacific Ocean | ||
OCT | 1972 | - | APR | 1973 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
OCT | 1972 | - | APR | 1973 | Shellback initiation |
FEB | 1974 | - | AUG | 1974 | West Pac |
FEB | 1977 | - | SEP | 1977 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
MAY | 1977 | - | Shellback Initiation - 7 MAY 1977 - Indian Ocean | ||
MAY | 1977 | - | Shellback Initiation - 7 MAY 1977 - Indian Ocean | ||
APR | 1978 | - | NOV | 1978 | West Pac |
FEB | 1982 | - | AUG | 1982 | West Pac |
NOV | 1982 | - | Decommissioned: 22 NOV 1982 |
DD-948 General Specifications
Class: Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
Named for: Dudley
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:Broken up in 1993
USS MORTON (DD-948)
Morton (DD-948) was laid down 4 March 1957 by Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. Pascagoula Miss.; launched 23 May 1958; sponsored by Miss Edwina R. Morton; and commissioned 26 May 1959 Comdr. John M. DeLargy in command.
After a training cruise in the Caribbean Morton proceeded to the west coast arriving San Diego Calif.. 20 October 1959. She deployed to the western Pacific in January 1960 participated in "Blue Star " a joint Navy Marine Air Force amphibious operation in March and made a special "People-to-People" visit to Bombay India before returning to the west coast 31 May Departing San Diego 3 April she reported for 1 months duty in the Formosa Patrol during which time she participated in operation "Handclasp " carrying food medicine and clothing to the less fortunate people of free China. She returned to San Diego 28 September 1961 and continued operations off the west coast until sailing 13 November 1962 for another WestPac deployment. Following duty with the Formosa Patrol and operations off Japan she steamed home arriving San Diego 15 June 1963.
Morton continued operations off the west coast until August 1964 when she steamed to the South China Sea to support South Vietnam in its struggle against Communist aggression during which time she engaged hostile forces in the Gulf of Tonkin before returning to the west coast 6 February 1965.
Arriving off South Vietnam in April 1966
she shelled
Vietcong supply points and encampments for the next 4 months.
Morton resumed operations off Vietnam in May 1967. At first
assigned to intercept Vietcong supply craft
she later provided
gunfire support for the 12th Marine Regiment near the DMZ
returning to San Diego 3 November. Morton departed San
Diego 31 October 1968 for WestPac where she continues to
serve into 1969.
[Note: The above USS MORTON (DD-948) history may or may not contain text provided by crew members of the USS MORTON (DD-948) or by other non-crew members and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]