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U.S.S. JOHN KING
(DDG-3)AUDETTE IMPERIO
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The USS JOHN KING (DDG-3), the second of the Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyers, was commissioned on 4 FEB 1961. Built at the Bath Iron works in Bath, Maine, USS JOHN KING was an Atlantic Fleet DDG homeported in Norfolk, Virgina for the majority of her service career with a single West Pac deployment to Vietnam in 1972-73. An early call to arms had her participating in the Cuban Missile, then a series of "MEDS", "North Atlantics", "IOs" with REFRTRAs in "GITMO" after extended maintenance periods. USS JOHN KING served her country for 29 years, 1 month and 26 days, until decommissioned on 30 MAR 1990. The hulk of the JOHN KING was sold for scrapping to International Shipbreakers of Brownsville, TX in February 1999.
The USS JOHN KING (DDG-3) deployment history and significant events of her service career follow:
DDG-3 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUG | 1958 | - | Keel Date: 25 AUG 1958 at Bath Iron Works Bath ME | ||
| JAN | 1960 | - | Launch Date: 30 JAN 1960 | ||
| FEB | 1961 | - | Commissioned: 4 FEB 1961 | ||
| NOV | 1961 | - | APR | 1962 | North Atlantic - Mediterranean |
| OCT | 1962 | - | OCT | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
| FEB | 1963 | - | JUL | 1963 | Mediterranean |
| MAY | 1963 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 MAY 1963 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1964 | - | JAN | 1965 | Mediterranean |
| OCT | 1965 | - | MAR | 1966 | Mediterranean |
| OCT | 1965 | - | MAR | 1966 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1967 | - | MAY | 1967 | Mediterranean |
| DEC | 1968 | - | MAY | 1969 | Mediterranean |
| MAR | 1970 | - | SEP | 1970 | Mediterranean |
| SEP | 1970 | - | OCT | 1970 | North Atlantic |
| SEP | 1970 | - | SEP | 1970 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| JUN | 1971 | - | AUG | 1971 | Guantanamo Bay |
| SEP | 1971 | - | MAR | 1972 | Mediterranean |
| SEP | 1972 | - | NOV | 1972 | Mediterranean |
| SEP | 1972 | - | NOV | 1972 | North Atlantic |
| DEC | 1972 | - | JUN | 1973 | Offthecoastofvietnam |
| DEC | 1972 | - | MAY | 1974 | West Pac |
| DEC | 1972 | - | JUN | 1973 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN | 1973 | - | JAN | 1974 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| SEP | 1973 | - | Shellback Initiation - 3 SEP 1973 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| DEC | 1973 | - | MAY | 1974 | Guantanamo Bay |
| JAN | 1974 | - | DEC | 1975 | North Atlantic |
| SEP | 1974 | - | OCT | 1974 | North Atlantic |
| SEP | 1974 | - | OCT | 1974 | North Atlantic |
| MAR | 1977 | - | SEP | 1977 | Mediterranean |
| SEP | 1978 | - | APR | 1979 | Mediterranean |
| AUG | 1979 | - | OCT | 1979 | North Atlantic |
| SEP | 1979 | - | OCT | 1979 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| JAN | 1980 | - | MAY | 1981 | Regular Overhaul |
| JUL | 1981 | - | SEP | 1981 | Sea Trials |
| SEP | 1981 | - | NOV | 1981 | Guantanamo Bay |
| FEB | 1982 | - | Shellback Initiation - 19 FEB 1982 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| JUN | 1982 | - | NOV | 1982 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| DEC | 1982 | - | JAN | 1985 | UNITAS |
| NOV | 1984 | - | FEB | 1985 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| JAN | 1987 | - | JAN | 1987 | UNITAS |
| JUN | 1987 | - | DEC | 1987 | UNITAS |
| JUL | 1987 | - | DEC | 1987 | UNITAS |
| AUG | 1987 | - | Shellback Initiation - 11 AUG 1987 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1989 | - | JAN | 1990 | Decommisioning |
| MAR | 1990 | - | Decommissioned: 30 MAR 1990 | ||
| APR | 1990 | - | OCT | 1990 | Mediterranean |
DDG-3 General Specifications
Class: Charles F. Adams-class guided missle destroyer
Named for: John King
Complement: 24 Officers and 330 Enlisted
Displacement: 3277 tons
Length: 437 feet
Beam: 47 feet
Flank Speed: 33 knots
Range: 4 500 nautical miles
Final Disposition:Sold for scrap 10 February 1999
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