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U.S.S. CHANDLER
(DDG-996)AD MORTEM FIDELIS
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USS CHANDLER (DDG-996) - a Kidd-class destroyer
In Commission 1982 to 1999DDG-996 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DDG-996 Shellback Initiation | Add a DDG-996 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAY | 1979 | - | Keel Date: 7 MAY 1979 at Litton Ingalls Pascagoula Mississippi | ||
| JUN | 1980 | - | Launch Date: 28 JUN 1980 | ||
| MAR | 1982 | - | Commissioned: 13 MAR 1982 | ||
| JAN | 1984 | - | AUG | 1984 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
| JUN | 1984 | - | JUN | 1984 | SHELLBACK INITIATION 15 June 1984 |
| MAR | 1986 | - | AUG | 1986 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| AUG | 1986 | - | Shellback Initiation - 26 AUG 1986 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1987 | - | MAR | 1988 | Desert Storm |
| OCT | 1987 | - | MAR | 1988 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| NOV | 1987 | - | Shellback Initiation - 18 NOV 1987 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1990 | - | MAR | 1991 | Desert Storm |
| JUL | 1993 | - | JAN | 1994 | Desert Shield |
| DEC | 1993 | - | Shellback Initiation - 3 DEC 1993 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1995 | - | FEB | 1996 | Caribbean |
| SEP | 1995 | - | SEP | 1995 | CPO Initiation |
| SEP | 1995 | - | Shellback Initiation - 22 SEP 1995 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| SEP | 1998 | - | MAR | 1999 | SouthPac 98-99 - Central and South America Drug Interdiction |
| OCT | 1998 | - | Shellback Initiation - 1 OCT 1998 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| SEP | 1999 | - | Decommissioned: 23 SEP 1999 | ||
DDG-996 General Specifications
Class: Kidd-class destroyer
Named for: R.Adm. Theodore E. Chandler
Complement: 31 Officers and 332 Enlisted
Displacement: 9783 tons
Length: 563 feet
Beam: 55 feet
Final Disposition: Sold to Taiwan 30 May 2003; commissioned as ROCS Ma Kong (DDG-1805)