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U.S.S. LEFTWICH
(DD-984)SUPERIORITY THROUGH TEAMWORK
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USS LEFTWICH (DD-984) - a Spruance class destroyer
In Commission 1979 to 1998DD-984 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DD-984 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-984 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOV | 1976 | - | Keel Date: 12 NOV 1976 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS | ||
| APR | 1978 | - | Launch Date: 8 APR 1978 | ||
| AUG | 1979 | - | Commissioned: 25 AUG 1979 | ||
| JAN | 1980 | - | JAN | 1980 | Shellback Initiation -01 18 1980 - Pacific Ocean |
| APR | 1983 | - | Shellback Initiation - 18 APR 1983 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1984 | - | Shellback Initiation - 23 JUL 1984 - Indian Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1985 | - | JUN | 1986 | Regular Overhaul |
| SEP | 1985 | - | Shellback Initiation - 11 SEP 1985 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JUN | 1986 | - | Shellback Initiation - 18 JUN 1986 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1987 | - | Shellback Initiation - 1 MAR 1987 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1987 | - | JAN | 1988 | OPERATION NIMBLE ARCHER Oct 19 1987 |
| JUL | 1987 | - | JAN | 1988 | USS MISSOURI Battle Group SIERRA |
| JUL | 1987 | - | DEC | 1987 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| OCT | 1987 | - | NOV | 1987 | Beer Days Oct 4 & Nov 15 |
| NOV | 1987 | - | Shellback Initiation - 28 NOV 1987 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1988 | - | Shellback Initiation - 5 JAN 1988 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1991 | - | MAR | 1991 | gulf war |
| MAR | 1991 | - | Shellback Initiation - 13 MAR 1991 - Indian Ocean | ||
| DEC | 1992 | - | Shellback Initiation - 2 DEC 1992 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1993 | - | Shellback Initiation - 8 JUL 1993 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1996 | - | MAY | 1997 | Shellback April 20,1997 (Westpac) 96-97 |
| MAR | 1998 | - | Decommissioned: 27 MAR 1998 | ||
DD-984 General Specifications
Class: Spruance class destroyer
Named for: William G. Leftwich
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 in support of fleet training exercise 1 August 2003