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U.S.S. HAYLER
(DD-997)STEAMING DEMONS
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USS HAYLER (DD-997) - a Spruance class destroyer
In Commission 1983 to 2003DD-997 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DD-997 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-997 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCT | 1980 | - | Keel Date: 20 OCT 1980 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS | ||
| MAR | 1982 | - | Launch Date: 2 MAR 1982 | ||
| MAR | 1983 | - | MAR | 1983 | Commisioning |
| MAR | 1983 | - | Commissioned: 5 MAR 1983 | ||
| MAY | 1984 | - | NOV | 1984 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| OCT | 1984 | - | APR | 1985 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| FEB | 1986 | - | JUL | 1986 | UNITAS |
| MAY | 1986 | - | NOV | 1986 | UNITAS |
| JUN | 1986 | - | Shellback Initiation - 20 JUN 1986 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1986 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 AUG 1986 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1986 | - | Shellback Initiation - 24 AUG 1986 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1987 | - | Shellback Initiation - 20 MAY 1987 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| JUN | 1988 | - | DEC | 1988 | North Atlantic |
| JUL | 1988 | - | Shellback Initiation - 12 JUL 1988 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JUN | 1990 | - | DEC | 1990 | UNITAS |
| SEP | 1993 | - | FEB | 1994 | Mediterranean-West Africa |
| JAN | 1994 | - | JAN | 1999 | UNITAS |
| APR | 1994 | - | MAY | 1994 | Caribbean |
| APR | 1994 | - | JUL | 1994 | BALT OPS |
| MAY | 1994 | - | JUN | 1994 | North Atlantic |
| NOV | 1996 | - | MAY | 1997 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1998 | - | JAN | 1999 | UNITAS |
| JUN | 1998 | - | JAN | 1999 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| AUG | 2000 | - | NOV | 2000 | UNITAS |
| OCT | 2001 | - | APR | 2002 | Operation Enduring Freedom |
| APR | 2003 | - | Shellback Initiation - 28 APR 2003 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| AUG | 2003 | - | Decommissioned: 25 AUG 2003 | ||
DD-997 General Specifications
Class: Spruance class destroyer
Named for: Robert W. Hayler
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 13 November 2004