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U.S.S. STUMP
(DD-978)TENACITY: FOUNDATION OF VICTORY
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USS STUMP (DD-978) - a Spruance-class destroyer
In Commission 1978 to 2004DD-978 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DD-978 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-978 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUG | 1975 | - | Keel Date: 25 AUG 1975 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS | ||
| JAN | 1977 | - | Launch Date: 1 JAN 1977 | ||
| AUG | 1978 | - | Commissioned: 19 AUG 1978 | ||
| APR | 1980 | - | OCT | 1980 | Mediterranean |
| DEC | 1980 | - | Shellback Initiation - 17 DEC 1980 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| JUN | 1981 | - | DEC | 1981 | UNITAS |
| AUG | 1982 | - | FEB | 1987 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| JAN | 1983 | - | NOV | 1987 | Mediterranean |
| MAY | 1983 | - | JUN | 1984 | Regular Overhaul |
| JUN | 1983 | - | JUL | 1983 | Dry Dock |
| JUL | 1985 | - | JUL | 1985 | Panama Canal |
| JUL | 1985 | - | Shellback Initiation - 17 JUL 1985 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1988 | - | JAN | 1992 | Dry Dock |
| OCT | 1989 | - | MAR | 1990 | Mediterranean |
| AUG | 1990 | - | AUG | 1991 | Dry Dock |
| JAN | 1992 | - | MAR | 1993 | Desert Shield |
| OCT | 1992 | - | APR | 1993 | Desert Shield |
| JUL | 1994 | - | SEP | 1994 | UNITAS |
| AUG | 1996 | - | FEB | 1997 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| SEP | 1996 | - | Shellback Initiation - 22 SEP 1996 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JUN | 1998 | - | DEC | 1998 | Mediterranean |
| NOV | 2000 | - | MAY | 2001 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| NOV | 2003 | - | Shellback Initiation - 16 NOV 2003 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| OCT | 2004 | - | Decommissioned: 22 OCT 2004 | ||
DD-978 General Specifications
Class: Spruance-class destroyer
Named for: Felix Budwell Stump
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 7 June 2006