USS Oldendorf
USS ''Oldendorf'' (DD-972), named for Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf USN, was a built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi. Construction ''Oldendorf'' was the tenth ''Spruance''- class destroyer and the first ship in the Navy named after Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf, one of the most distinguished surface warfare flag officers to serve during World War II. She was built by Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi beginning 27 December 1974. The ship was launched on 21 October 1975 and commissioned on 4 March 1978. Ship's history ''Oldendorf'' was originally stationed in San Diego, California, although the ship's first year was marked by shipyard work in Long Beach, California and another visit to Litton Shipbuilders in Pascagoula, Mississippi. This schedule meant three Panama Canal transits for most of the ship's pre-commissioning crew within the a ship's first 12 months of service. During her first Westpac deployment which to ...
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USS Oldendorf (DD-972) Port Bow View
USS ''Oldendorf'' (DD-972), named for Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf USN, was a built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi. Construction ''Oldendorf'' was the tenth ''Spruance''- class destroyer and the first ship in the Navy named after Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf, one of the most distinguished surface warfare flag officers to serve during World War II. She was built by Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi beginning 27 December 1974. The ship was launched on 21 October 1975 and commissioned on 4 March 1978. Ship's history ''Oldendorf'' was originally stationed in San Diego, California, although the ship's first year was marked by shipyard work in Long Beach, California and another visit to Litton Shipbuilders in Pascagoula, Mississippi. This schedule meant three Panama Canal transits for most of the ship's pre-commissioning crew within the a ship's first 12 months of service. During her first Westpac deployment which took ...
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