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U.S.S. NICHOLSON
(DD-982)FORTES FORTUNA ADJUVAT
FORTUNE FAVORS THE BRAVE
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USS NICHOLSON (DD-982) - a Spruance-class destroyer
In Commission 1979 to 2002DD-982 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DD-982 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-982 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEB | 1976 | - | Keel Date: 20 FEB 1976 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS | ||
| NOV | 1977 | - | Launch Date: 11 NOV 1977 | ||
| MAY | 1979 | - | Commissioned: 12 MAY 1979 | ||
| JUN | 1979 | - | AUG | 1979 | Guantanamo Bay |
| NOV | 1979 | - | MAY | 1980 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| JUN | 1981 | - | AUG | 1981 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| JAN | 1982 | - | JUL | 1982 | Mediterranean |
| SEP | 1983 | - | Shellback Initiation - 27 SEP 1983 - Indian Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1983 | - | MAY | 1984 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| JAN | 1984 | - | MAR | 1984 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| APR | 1984 | - | DEC | 1984 | Dry Dock |
| APR | 1986 | - | OCT | 1986 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| APR | 1986 | - | APR | 1986 | Dependents Cruise |
| MAR | 1988 | - | MAR | 1988 | Dependents Cruise |
| JUL | 1988 | - | JUL | 1988 | Panama Canal |
| JUL | 1988 | - | DEC | 1988 | UNITAS |
| AUG | 1988 | - | Shellback Initiation - 20 AUG 1988 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1988 | - | Shellback Initiation - 20 AUG 1988 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1989 | - | JAN | 1993 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| FEB | 1990 | - | AUG | 1990 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| MAR | 1992 | - | SEP | 1992 | North Atlantic |
| OCT | 1992 | - | OCT | 1992 | Panama Canal |
| OCT | 1992 | - | OCT | 1992 | shellback |
| OCT | 1992 | - | Shellback Initiation - 1 OCT 1992 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1993 | - | JAN | 1993 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| OCT | 1993 | - | FEB | 1994 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| FEB | 1994 | - | JAN | 1996 | Dry Dock |
| DEC | 1996 | - | MAY | 1997 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| JAN | 1997 | - | Shellback Initiation - 8 JAN 1997 - Indian Ocean | ||
| DEC | 2002 | - | Decommissioned: 20 DEC 2002 | ||
DD-982 General Specifications
Class: Spruance-class destroyer
Named for: James Nicholson
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 as a target 30 July 2004