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U.S.S. HARRY W. HILL

(DD-986)

GIVEM HELL HARRY
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USS HARRY W. HILL (DD-986) - a Spruance-class destroyer

In Commission 1979 to 1998

DD-986 Deployments - Major Events

Add a DD-986 Shellback Initiation Add a DD-986 Deployment - Major Event
Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
APR1977-Keel Date: 1 APR 1977
at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS
AUG1978-Launch Date: 10 AUG 1978
NOV1979-Commissioned: 17 NOV 1979
JAN1980-FEB1980West Pac
AUG1981-Shellback Initiation - 23 AUG 1981 - Indian Ocean
JUN1984-Shellback Initiation - 12 JUN 1984 - Indian Ocean
JAN1988-JAN1990West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
SEP1988-MAR1989West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
SEP1988-MAR1989West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
FEB1989-Shellback Initiation - 13 FEB 1989 - Indian Ocean
FEB1989-Shellback Initiation - 13 FEB 1989 - Pacific Ocean
DEC1990-JUN1991Desert Shield
JAN1991-JAN1991Collision at Sea
FEB1991-MAR1991Desert Storm
JAN1997-MAY1998Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
MAY1998-Decommissioned: 29 MAY 1998

DD-986 General Specifications

Class: Spruance-class destroyer

Named for: Harry W. Hill

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 15 July 2004