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U.S.S. PAUL F. FOSTER
(DD-964)HONOR
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USS PAUL F. FOSTER (DD-964) - a Spruance-class destroyer
In Commission 1976 to 2003DD-964 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DD-964 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-964 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEB | 1973 | - | Keel Date: 6 FEB 1973 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS | ||
| FEB | 1974 | - | Launch Date: 22 FEB 1974 | ||
| FEB | 1976 | - | Commissioned: 21 FEB 1976 | ||
| MAR | 1978 | - | OCT | 1978 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
| JUN | 1980 | - | Shellback Initiation - 5 JUN 1980 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1980 | - | SEP | 1980 | Dry Dock |
| APR | 1981 | - | MAR | 1982 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
| MAY | 1982 | - | Shellback Initiation - 31 MAY 1982 - Indian Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1982 | - | Shellback Initiation - 31 MAY 1982 - Indian Ocean | ||
| SEP | 1983 | - | DEC | 1983 | West Pac |
| OCT | 1983 | - | Shellback Initiation - 29 OCT 1983 - Indian Ocean | ||
| SEP | 1984 | - | DEC | 1984 | West Pac |
| OCT | 1984 | - | Shellback Initiation - 8 OCT 1984 - Indian Ocean | ||
| SEP | 1986 | - | FEB | 1987 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
| JUL | 1987 | - | JUL | 1988 | Regular Overhaul |
| MAR | 1989 | - | AUG | 1989 | WestPac/IO/PG (Operation Earnest Will: AFEM) |
| MAR | 1989 | - | Shellback Initiation - 14 MAR 1989 - Indian Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1989 | - | Shellback Initiation - 8 MAY 1989 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1991 | - | FEB | 1991 | Desert Storm |
| FEB | 1991 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 FEB 1991 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| APR | 1991 | - | Shellback Initiation - 27 APR 1991 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1992 | - | JAN | 1993 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| APR | 1994 | - | OCT | 1994 | Deployment Arabian Gulf Operation Southern Watch |
| FEB | 1997 | - | AUG | 1997 | Persian Gulf |
| JUL | 1997 | - | JUL | 1997 | Shellback initiation |
| OCT | 2002 | - | Shellback Initiation - 5 OCT 2002 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| OCT | 2002 | - | Shellback Initiation - 5 OCT 2002 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAR | 2003 | - | Decommissioned: 27 MAR 2003 | ||
| APR | 2003 | - | JAN | 2009 | Transfered to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Ca |
| APR | 2003 | - | JAN | 2009 | Serving as Navys Self Defence Test Ship |
DD-964 General Specifications
Class: Spruance-class destroyer
Named for: Paul F. Foster
Complement: 19 Officers and 315 Enlisted
Displacement: 8040 tons
Length: 529 feet
Beam: 55 feet
Flank Speed: 32 Knots
Range: 6 000 nautical miles