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U.S.S. BRYCE CANYON
(AD-36)CAN DO
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The USS BRYCE CANYON (AD-36), a Shenadoah class destroyer tender, was commissioned on 15 SEP 1950. BRYCE CANYON was named for Bryce Canyon in Utah. Built in Charleston SC, after commissioning she transited the Panama Canal and reported for duty at San Diego, CA. BRYCE CANYON deployed to the Far East in support of the Korean war effort in 1951. This was the first of a series of "West Pacs", alternating with West Coast duty, that marked BRYCE CANYON's career. USS BRYCE CANYON served her country for 30 years, 9 months and 15 days, until decommissioned on 30 JUN 1981 at Pearl Harbor. The hulk of BRYCE CANYON was scrapped in 1982.
The USS BRYCE CANYON (AD-36) deployment history and significant events of her service career follow:
AD-36 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a AD-36 Shellback Initiation | Add a AD-36 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUL | 1945 | - | Keel Date: 7 JUL 1945 at Charleston Navy Yard | ||
| MAR | 1946 | - | Launch Date: 7 MAR 1946 | ||
| JAN | 1950 | - | JAN | 1974 | Middle Pacific |
| SEP | 1950 | - | Commissioned: 15 SEP 1950 | ||
| JAN | 1951 | - | JAN | 1953 | korean war |
| MAR | 1951 | - | NOV | 1951 | West Pac - Yokosuka and Sasebo |
| AUG | 1952 | - | Shellback Initiation - 28 AUG 1952 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1952 | - | Shellback Initiation - 28 AUG 1952 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| SEP | 1953 | - | Shellback Initiation - 24 SEP 1953 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| SEP | 1955 | - | OCT | 1956 | West Pac- Kobe-yakusaka.Sasebo-Manilla-Subic Bay |
| APR | 1956 | - | OCT | 1956 | West Pac |
| JAN | 1957 | - | SEP | 1957 | West Pac |
| OCT | 1958 | - | NOV | 1958 | San Francisco, Hunters Point Dry Dock 6 weeks |
| MAR | 1959 | - | SEP | 1959 | West Pac |
| APR | 1960 | - | JUN | 1960 | Dry Dock; Todd Shipyard Long Beach Ca. |
| APR | 1960 | - | APR | 1960 | Dependents Cruise |
| JUL | 1960 | - | FEB | 1961 | West Pac |
| FEB | 1962 | - | AUG | 1962 | Ford Island Pearl Harbor Hawaii |
| APR | 1963 | - | AUG | 1963 | Dry dock & overhaul was at Long Beach Naval shipyard not Todd |
| APR | 1963 | - | AUG | 1963 | Todd Ship Yard Dry Dock |
| AUG | 1963 | - | FEB | 1964 | Ford Island Pearl Harbor Hawaii |
| OCT | 1964 | - | MAR | 1965 | Ford Island Pearl Harbor |
| AUG | 1965 | - | Shellback Initiation - 17 AUG 1965 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1966 | - | MAR | 1967 | West Pac |
| JUN | 1967 | - | Shellback Initiation - 27 JUN 1967 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1967 | - | MAR | 1968 | West Pac |
| JAN | 1969 | - | JAN | 1970 | West Pac |
| JUN | 1969 | - | DEC | 1973 | West Pac |
| SEP | 1969 | - | Homeport change to Pearl Harbor HI - 1 SEP 1969 | ||
| APR | 1972 | - | DEC | 1972 | West Pac |
| AUG | 1972 | - | MAR | 1973 | West Pac |
| SEP | 1972 | - | Shellback Initiation - 25 SEP 1972 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1972 | - | MAY | 1973 | West Pac |
| JAN | 1973 | - | APR | 1973 | West Pac |
| APR | 1973 | - | DEC | 1973 | West Pac |
| JUN | 1981 | - | Decommissioned: 30 JUN 1981 | ||
AD-36 General Specifications
Named for: Bryce Canyon National Park
Complement: 859 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 8091 tons
Length: 492 feet
Beam: 70 feet
Draft: 28 feet
USS BRYCE CANYON (AD-36)
[Note: The above USS BRYCE CANYON (AD-36) history may, or may not, contain text provided by crew members of the USS BRYCE CANYON (AD-36), or by other non-crew members, and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]