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U.S.S. FIFE
(DD-991)SUCCESSUM MERERE CONEMUR
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USS FIFE (DD-991) - a Spruance-class destroyer
In Commission 1980 to 2003DD-991 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DD-991 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-991 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAR | 1978 | - | Keel Date: 6 MAR 1978 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS | ||
| JAN | 1979 | - | JAN | 1981 | Commisioning |
| MAY | 1979 | - | Launch Date: 1 MAY 1979 | ||
| MAR | 1980 | - | MAR | 1980 | Commisioning |
| MAR | 1980 | - | MAR | 1980 | Panama Canal |
| MAY | 1980 | - | Commissioned: 31 MAY 1980 | ||
| JAN | 1982 | - | JUN | 1982 | West Pac |
| DEC | 1983 | - | Shellback Initiation - 4 DEC 1983 - Indian Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1985 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 AUG 1985 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1986 | - | DEC | 1986 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| AUG | 1988 | - | AUG | 1988 | Shift of homeports from San Diego to Yokosuka |
| OCT | 1989 | - | Shellback Initiation - 16 OCT 1989 - Indian Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1989 | - | Shellback Initiation - 16 OCT 1989 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1989 | - | Shellback Initiation - 16 OCT 1989 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1990 | - | Shellback Initiation - 20 JAN 1990 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1990 | - | MAR | 1991 | Desert Storm |
| OCT | 1990 | - | MAR | 1991 | 7th Fleet |
| APR | 1992 | - | NOV | 1992 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| APR | 1992 | - | Shellback Initiation - 21 APR 1992 - Indian Ocean | ||
| MAR | 2000 | - | SEP | 2000 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| APR | 2000 | - | Shellback Initiation - 13 APR 2000 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| FEB | 2003 | - | Decommissioned: 28 FEB 2003 | ||
DD-991 General Specifications
Class: Spruance-class destroyer
Named for: James Fife
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 during a live fire exercise 23 August 2005