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U.S.S. TATTNALL
(DDG-19)JE ME SOUVIENDRAI
(I WILL REMEMBER
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The USS TATTNALL (DDG-19), a Charles F. Adams-class guided missle destroyer, was commissioned on 13 APR 1963. USS TATTNALL served her country for 27 years, 9 months and 5 days, until decommissioned on 18 JAN 1991.
The USS TATTNALL (DDG-19) deployment history and significant events of her service career follow:
DDG-19 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DDG-19 Shellback Initiation | Add a DDG-19 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOV | 1960 | - | Keel Date: 14 NOV 1960 at American Bridge Company Ambridge PA | ||
| AUG | 1961 | - | Launch Date: 26 AUG 1961 | ||
| APR | 1963 | - | Commissioned: 13 APR 1963 | ||
| SEP | 1964 | - | OCT | 1964 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| OCT | 1964 | - | APR | 1965 | Mediterranean |
| FEB | 1966 | - | JUL | 1966 | Mediterranean |
| SEP | 1967 | - | FEB | 1968 | Mediterranean |
| APR | 1968 | - | SEP | 1968 | Mediterranean |
| OCT | 1968 | - | JAN | 1969 | North Atlantic |
| MAR | 1969 | - | Shellback Initiation - 3 MAR 1969 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1969 | - | DEC | 1969 | North Atlantic |
| DEC | 1969 | - | Shellback Initiation - 15 DEC 1969 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1970 | - | FEB | 1971 | Regular Overhaul |
| APR | 1971 | - | JUN | 1971 | Guantanamo Bay |
| SEP | 1971 | - | OCT | 1971 | North Atlantic |
| MAR | 1972 | - | SEP | 1972 | Mediterranean |
| SEP | 1972 | - | DEC | 1972 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean |
| SEP | 1972 | - | DEC | 1972 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean |
| MAY | 1973 | - | Shellback Initiation - 20 MAY 1973 - Indian Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1973 | - | Shellback Initiation - 20 MAY 1973 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1973 | - | NOV | 1973 | UNITAS |
| AUG | 1973 | - | AUG | 1973 | Panama Canal |
| AUG | 1973 | - | NOV | 1973 | UNITAS |
| AUG | 1973 | - | Shellback Initiation - 24 AUG 1973 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1973 | - | Shellback Initiation - 23 AUG 1973 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1973 | - | Shellback Initiation - 8 AUG 1973 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1974 | - | JUN | 1975 | Mediterranean |
| MAY | 1975 | - | JUN | 1975 | Deployed to Lenningrad USSR 30th Anniversary VE Day |
| APR | 1977 | - | OCT | 1977 | Mediterranean |
| JUN | 1978 | - | DEC | 1978 | North Atlantic - Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| NOV | 1979 | - | MAY | 1980 | Mediterranean |
| NOV | 1979 | - | MAY | 1980 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| NOV | 1980 | - | APR | 1984 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| JAN | 1981 | - | JUN | 1981 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| FEB | 1981 | - | Shellback Initiation - 11 FEB 1981 - Indian Ocean | ||
| FEB | 1981 | - | Shellback Initiation - 19 FEB 1981 - Indian Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1981 | - | NOV | 1982 | Regular Overhaul |
| AUG | 1981 | - | Shellback Initiation - 19 AUG 1981 - Indian Ocean | ||
| SEP | 1983 | - | FEB | 1984 | Mediterranean-Lebanon |
| OCT | 1983 | - | MAR | 1984 | Mediterranean-Lebanon |
| OCT | 1985 | - | APR | 1986 | Persian Gulf |
| FEB | 1988 | - | AUG | 1988 | Mediterranean |
| MAR | 1990 | - | SEP | 1990 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1991 | - | Decommissioned: 18 JAN 1991 | ||
DDG-19 General Specifications
Class: Charles F. Adams-class guided missle destroyer
Named for: Josiah Tattnall
Complement: 24 Officers and 330 Enlisted
Displacement: 3277 tons
Length: 437 feet
Beam: 47 feet
Flank Speed: 33 knots
Range: 4 500 nautical miles
Final Disposition:Scrapped by International Shipbreaking Ltd. Brownsville Texas ending March 2000