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U.S.S. BRISCOE
(DD-977)SEMPER GUMBY
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USS BRISCOE (DD-977) - a Spruance-class destroyer
In Commission 1978 to 2003DD-977 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DD-977 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-977 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUL | 1975 | - | Keel Date: 21 JUL 1975 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS | ||
| DEC | 1976 | - | Launch Date: 28 DEC 1976 | ||
| JUN | 1978 | - | Commissioned: 3 JUN 1978 | ||
| JUL | 1979 | - | AUG | 1979 | Guantanamo Bay |
| NOV | 1981 | - | NOV | 1983 | Medterrian |
| NOV | 1981 | - | NOV | 1983 | Mediterranean |
| OCT | 1983 | - | DEC | 1983 | Grenada |
| APR | 1984 | - | OCT | 1984 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1986 | - | JUL | 1986 | North Atlantic |
| JAN | 1986 | - | MAY | 1986 | North Atlantic |
| SEP | 1987 | - | MAR | 1988 | Mediterranean |
| MAR | 1989 | - | Shellback Initiation - 4 MAR 1989 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1989 | - | DEC | 1989 | UNITAS |
| MAY | 1990 | - | AUG | 1990 | Baltic Sea Deployment |
| JUL | 1992 | - | JAN | 1993 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean |
| APR | 1993 | - | NOV | 1993 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| MAR | 1994 | - | SEP | 1994 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| APR | 1994 | - | OCT | 1994 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean |
| JAN | 1997 | - | JUL | 1997 | Mediterranean |
| OCT | 2001 | - | Shellback Initiation - 5 OCT 2001 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| FEB | 2003 | - | Shellback Initiation - 2 FEB 2003 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| OCT | 2003 | - | Decommissioned: 2 OCT 2003 | ||
DD-977 General Specifications
Class: Spruance-class destroyer
Named for: Robert Pearce Briscoe
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 25 August 2005