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U.S.S. BIGELOW
(DD-942)CONCORDITER PUGNAMUS
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USS BIGELOW (DD-942) - a Forrest Sherman class destroyer
In Commission 1957 to 1982DD-942 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUL | 1955 | - | Keel Date: 6 JUL 1955 at Bath Iron Works Bath ME | ||
| FEB | 1957 | - | Launch Date: 2 FEB 1957 | ||
| NOV | 1957 | - | Commissioned: 8 NOV 1957 | ||
| NOV | 1957 | - | NOV | 1957 | Commisioning |
| MAR | 1958 | - | APR | 1958 | Shake down cruise |
| MAR | 1958 | - | APR | 1958 | Shake Down Cruise/ First Shellback Initiation Pacific Ocean |
| MAR | 1958 | - | Shellback Initiation - 17 MAR 1958 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1958 | - | Shellback Initiation - 27 MAR 1958 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| SEP | 1958 | - | DEC | 1958 | Flag /South Atlantic Force African Cruise |
| SEP | 1958 | - | DEC | 1958 | West Africa |
| SEP | 1958 | - | DEC | 1958 | West Africa |
| DEC | 1958 | - | DEC | 1958 | Change of Command /CDR R.E. Spreen |
| APR | 1959 | - | SEP | 1959 | Mediterranean |
| MAR | 1962 | - | OCT | 1962 | Mediterranean |
| APR | 1962 | - | DEC | 1962 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean |
| OCT | 1962 | - | OCT | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
| AUG | 1963 | - | DEC | 1963 | Mediterranean |
| JUN | 1964 | - | AUG | 1964 | North Atlantic |
| JUN | 1965 | - | AUG | 1965 | Guantanamo Bay |
| OCT | 1965 | - | APR | 1966 | Mediterranean-West Africa |
| JUN | 1966 | - | OCT | 1966 | Dry Dock |
| JAN | 1967 | - | SEP | 1967 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| APR | 1967 | - | APR | 1967 | APRIL 25, 1967 - DEATH OF GMG2 JAMES W. HAMILTON |
| APR | 1967 | - | APR | 1967 | GUN MOUNT 52 EXPLOSION - April 20, 1967 |
| SEP | 1967 | - | Shellback Initiation - 5 SEP 1967 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| SEP | 1967 | - | Shellback Initiation - 5 SEP 1967 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1968 | - | Shellback Initiation - 27 MAR 1968 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| APR | 1968 | - | SEP | 1968 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1971 | - | JUL | 1971 | North Atlantic |
| JAN | 1971 | - | JAN | 1971 | Caribbean |
| JUN | 1972 | - | DEC | 1972 | North Atlantic |
| JUL | 1972 | - | DEC | 1972 | North Atlantic |
| OCT | 1974 | - | MAY | 1975 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
| SEP | 1975 | - | JAN | 1976 | Mediterranean |
| NOV | 1976 | - | JUN | 1977 | PHALANX - OSM Installed & Successful OPEVAL Conducted |
| NOV | 1977 | - | JUL | 1978 | Mediterranean |
| FEB | 1979 | - | MAY | 1980 | Shipyard in East Boston - Major Overhaul |
| APR | 1981 | - | OCT | 1981 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| MAY | 1981 | - | Shellback Initiation - 31 MAY 1981 - Indian Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1982 | - | Decommissioned: 5 NOV 1982 | ||
| APR | 2003 | - | APR | 2003 | APRIL 2, 2003 BIGELOW SINKEX OFF VIRGINIA CAPES |
DD-942 General Specifications
Class: Forrest Sherman class destroyer
Named for: Elmer Charles Bigelow
Complement: 15 Officers and 218 Enlisted
Displacement: 2800 tons
Length: 407 feet
Beam: 45 feet
Flank Speed: 32 Knots
Range: 4 500 nautical miles
Final Disposition:Sunk as target 2 April 2003
USS BIGELOW (DD-942)
Bigelow (DD-942) was launched 2 February 1957 by
Bath Iron Works Corp.
Bath
Maine; sponsored by Mrs.
Verna B. Perry
mother of Elmer C. Bigelow; and commissioned 1 November 1967
Commander A. H. McCain in
command.
[Note: The above USS BIGELOW (DD-942) history may or may not contain text provided by crew members of the USS BIGELOW (DD-942) or by other non-crew members and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]
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