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U.S.S. DAHLGREN
(DDG-43)OPTIMUS NOTA ARMIS
(KNOWN FOR ARMS
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USS DAHLGREN (DDG-43) - a Farragut-class guided missile destroyer
In Commission 1961 to 1992DDG-43 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DDG-43 Shellback Initiation | Add a DDG-43 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAR | 1958 | - | Keel Date: 1 MAR 1958 at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard | ||
| MAR | 1960 | - | Launch Date: 16 MAR 1960 | ||
| APR | 1961 | - | Commissioned: 8 APR 1961 | ||
| JAN | 1964 | - | JUN | 1964 | Yard Period Portsmouth Va |
| JAN | 1965 | - | JUN | 1965 | Mediterranean |
| FEB | 1967 | - | SEP | 1967 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| SEP | 1967 | - | SEP | 1967 | Shellback initiation 13SEP67 |
| JAN | 1969 | - | Shellback Initiation - 31 JAN 1969 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1970 | - | MAR | 1971 | med cruise |
| JAN | 1972 | - | SEP | 1972 | Mediterranean |
| APR | 1974 | - | NOV | 1974 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1975 | - | JAN | 1976 | Panama Canal |
| DEC | 1975 | - | JUL | 1976 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
| JAN | 1976 | - | JAN | 1977 | Guantanamo Bay |
| SEP | 1977 | - | DEC | 1977 | North Atlantic |
| MAR | 1980 | - | SEP | 1980 | Mediterranean |
| MAY | 1980 | - | SEP | 1980 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1981 | - | JUN | 1982 | UNITAS |
| JUN | 1981 | - | DEC | 1981 | UNITAS |
| SEP | 1981 | - | JAN | 2001 | Caribbean |
| DEC | 1981 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 DEC 1981 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1983 | - | SEP | 1983 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean |
| MAY | 1983 | - | Shellback Initiation - 6 MAY 1983 - Indian Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1983 | - | Shellback Initiation - 6 MAY 1983 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1984 | - | DEC | 1984 | Yard Period - Philidelphia Naval Shipyard |
| JUL | 1986 | - | FEB | 1987 | Mediterranean |
| APR | 1988 | - | OCT | 1988 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| APR | 1988 | - | AUG | 1988 | Arctic Circle |
| APR | 1988 | - | OCT | 1988 | USS. Dahlgren Med/ Persian Gulf |
| SEP | 1988 | - | SEP | 1988 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| FEB | 1989 | - | APR | 1989 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| FEB | 1990 | - | AUG | 1990 | Arabian Gulf |
| JUN | 1990 | - | OCT | 1990 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| FEB | 1991 | - | DEC | 1991 | UNITAS |
| AUG | 1991 | - | AUG | 1991 | Panama Canal |
| SEP | 1991 | - | Shellback Initiation - 9 SEP 1991 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1992 | - | Decommissioned: 31 JUL 1992 | ||
DDG-43 General Specifications
Class: Farragut-class guided missile destroyer
Named for: Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren
Complement: 21 Officers and 356 Enlisted
Displacement: 5800 tons
Length: 512.5 feet
Beam: 52 feet
Flank Speed: 36 Knots
Range: 4 500 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Disposed of by scrapping28 March 2006
USS DAHLGREN (DDG-43)
The third Dahlgren (DLG-12) was launched 16 March 1960 by Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
sponsored by Mrs. Katharine D. Cromwell
granddaughter of Rear Admiral Dahlgren; and commissioned 8 April 1961
Commander C. E. Landis in command.
[Note: The above USS DAHLGREN (DDG-43) history may or may not contain text provided by crew members of the USS DAHLGREN (DDG-43) or by other non-crew members and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]