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U.S.S. CONOLLY
(DD-979)LEADING THE WAY
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The USS CONOLLY (DD-979), a Spruance class destroyer, was commissioned on 14 OCT 1978. USS CONOLLY served her country for 19 years, 11 months and 4 days, until decommissioned on 18 SEP 1998.
The USS CONOLLY (DD-979) deployment history and significant events of her service career follow:
DD-979 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DD-979 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-979 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEP | 1975 | - | Keel Date: 29 SEP 1975 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS | ||
| JUN | 1977 | - | Launch Date: 3 JUN 1977 | ||
| OCT | 1978 | - | Commissioned: 14 OCT 1978 | ||
| JUL | 1980 | - | DEC | 1980 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| SEP | 1980 | - | Shellback Initiation - 19 SEP 1980 - Indian Ocean | ||
| SEP | 1980 | - | Shellback Initiation - 26 SEP 1980 - Indian Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1981 | - | APR | 1982 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| MAY | 1983 | - | DEC | 1983 | UNITAS |
| JAN | 1984 | - | JUN | 1984 | UNITAS |
| OCT | 1985 | - | APR | 1986 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| MAY | 1987 | - | NOV | 1987 | Mediterranean |
| MAR | 1989 | - | SEP | 1989 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| MAR | 1990 | - | JUN | 1990 | Desert Shield |
| JUN | 1990 | - | Shellback Initiation - 28 JUN 1990 - Indian Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1992 | - | SEP | 1992 | Desert Shield |
| MAR | 1992 | - | SEP | 1992 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| APR | 1994 | - | OCT | 1994 | Desert Storm |
| JAN | 1996 | - | JUL | 1996 | Mediterranean |
| JUL | 1996 | - | Shellback Initiation - 7 JUL 1996 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1998 | - | APR | 1998 | Caribbean |
| SEP | 1998 | - | Decommissioned: 18 SEP 1998 | ||
DD-979 General Specifications
Class: Spruance-class destroyer
Named for: Richard Lansing Conolly
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 29 April 2009