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U.S.S. PETERSON
(DD-969)PROUD TRADITION
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The USS PETERSON (DD-969), was the seventh Spruance class destroyer, was commissioned on 9 JUL 1977. USS PETERSON, named for LCDR Carl Jerrold Peterson, killed in 1969 while in action with the Riverine Forces in Vietnam, was built at the Ingalls Shipyard of Litton corp. at Pascagoula, Mississippi. Joining the Atlantic Fleet after commissioning, PETERSON began a career of deployments that often had her on scene with incidents in the Middle East. USS PETERSON made multiple deployments to the Indian Ocean and was off Beirut and Libya at times in her service life. USS PETERSON served her country for 25 years, 2 months and 25 days, until decommissioned on 4 OCT 2002. the hulk of the PETERSON was disposed of during a SINKEX fleet training exercise on 16 FEB 2004
The USS PETERSON (DD-969) deployment history and significant events of her service career follow:
DD-969 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APR | 1974 | - | Keel Date: 29 APR 1974 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS | ||
| JUN | 1975 | - | Launch Date: 21 JUN 1975 | ||
| JUL | 1977 | - | Commissioned: 9 JUL 1977 | ||
| JUN | 1979 | - | JAN | 1980 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| JUN | 1979 | - | JAN | 1980 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| JUN | 1979 | - | JAN | 1980 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| SEP | 1980 | - | MAR | 1981 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| DEC | 1981 | - | APR | 1982 | Mediterranean |
| JUL | 1982 | - | MAR | 1983 | Regular Overhaul |
| JUL | 1983 | - | OCT | 1983 | Guantanamo Bay |
| MAR | 1984 | - | Shellback Initiation - 11 MAR 1984 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1984 | - | OCT | 1984 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| MAR | 1984 | - | OCT | 1984 | Mediterranean |
| MAR | 1986 | - | SEP | 1986 | Mediterranean - Libya |
| FEB | 1988 | - | AUG | 1988 | USS Peterson DD-969 Med Cruise |
| MAR | 1989 | - | SEP | 1989 | Mediterranean-West Africa |
| APR | 1990 | - | MAY | 1991 | Regular Overhaul |
| JUN | 1990 | - | Shellback Initiation - 2 JUN 1990 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1990 | - | Shellback Initiation - 2 JUL 1990 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| APR | 1991 | - | MAY | 1992 | Regular Overhaul |
| FEB | 1993 | - | AUG | 1993 | Maritime Expedition Force Red Sea |
| JUN | 1993 | - | JUN | 1993 | 14 missile Tomahawk Strike against Iraq |
| SEP | 1994 | - | OCT | 1994 | Caribbean |
| OCT | 1994 | - | APR | 1995 | Mediterranean |
| JUN | 1996 | - | JUL | 1996 | Panama Canal |
| JUN | 1996 | - | Shellback Initiation - 29 JUN 1996 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| APR | 1999 | - | OCT | 1999 | Mediterranean |
| MAY | 2000 | - | JUL | 2000 | BALTOPS 2000 |
| SEP | 2001 | - | MAR | 2002 | Mediterranean |
| OCT | 2002 | - | Decommissioned: 4 OCT 2002 | ||
DD-969 General Specifications
Class: Spruance-class destroyer
Named for: Carl Jerrold Peterson
Complement: 19 Officers and 315 Enlisted
Displacement: 8040 tons
Length: 529 feet
Beam: 55 feet
Flank Speed: 32 Knots
Range: 6 000 nautical miles
Final Disposition:Sunk in support of fleet training exercise February 16 2004