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U.S.S. HARRY W. HILL
(DD-986)GIVEM HELL HARRY
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USS HARRY W. HILL (DD-986) - a Spruance-class destroyer
In Commission 1979 to 1998DD-986 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DD-986 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-986 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APR | 1977 | - | Keel Date: 1 APR 1977 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS | ||
| AUG | 1978 | - | Launch Date: 10 AUG 1978 | ||
| NOV | 1979 | - | Commissioned: 17 NOV 1979 | ||
| JAN | 1980 | - | FEB | 1980 | West Pac |
| AUG | 1981 | - | Shellback Initiation - 23 AUG 1981 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JUN | 1984 | - | Shellback Initiation - 12 JUN 1984 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1988 | - | JAN | 1990 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| SEP | 1988 | - | MAR | 1989 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| SEP | 1988 | - | MAR | 1989 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| FEB | 1989 | - | Shellback Initiation - 13 FEB 1989 - Indian Ocean | ||
| FEB | 1989 | - | Shellback Initiation - 13 FEB 1989 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| DEC | 1990 | - | JUN | 1991 | Desert Shield |
| JAN | 1991 | - | JAN | 1991 | Collision at Sea |
| FEB | 1991 | - | MAR | 1991 | Desert Storm |
| JAN | 1997 | - | MAY | 1998 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| MAY | 1998 | - | Decommissioned: 29 MAY 1998 | ||
DD-986 General Specifications
Class: Spruance-class destroyer
Named for: Harry W. Hill
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 target 15 July 2004