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AB AC AD AE AG AK AM AO AQ AS AT AW AX AZ BM BT BU
CE CM CS CT DC DK DM DP DS DT EA EM EN EO ET EW
FC FT GM GS (53-61) GS (78-Now) HM HT IC IM IS IT JO LI LN LS
MA (48-67) MA (72-Now) ME ML MM MN MR MS MT MU NC ND OM OS OT
PC PH PM PN PR QM RD (WW2) RD (48-72) RM SD SF SH SK SM
SO ST SV SW TM UT WT YN DIVER


U.S.S. MERRILL

(DD-976)

SPIRIT OF 76
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DD-976 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
MAR1978-MAR1978Panama Canal
APR1980-OCT1980West Pac
MAY1986-OCT1986West Pac
SEP1986-SEP1986Operation Praying Mantis - Persian Gulf
JAN1988-JUL1988Desert Storm
JAN1988-JUL1988West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
APR1988-APR1988Operation Praying Mantis/Iranian War
OCT1989-MAY1990West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
JAN1991-SEP1994Dry Dock
MAY1991-NOV1991West Pac
JUN1991-JUN1991Operation Firey Vigil
DEC1993-SEP1996Dry Dock
MAY1995-OCT1995West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
SEP1995-Shellback Initiation - 18 SEP 1995 - Pacific Ocean
JUN1997-Shellback Initiation - 7 JUN 1997 - Indian Ocean

DD-976 General Specifications