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USS DU PONT (DD-941)


Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign - NTIR

Tactical Voice Radio Call Sign (circa 1968) - UPTOWN

CLASS - FORREST SHERMAN As Built.
Displacement 4619 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 418' 6"(oa) x 44' 11" x 15' (Max)
Armament 3 x 5"/54 DP (3x1), 4 x 3"/50 (2x2), 2 Hedghog ASW Mortars,
4 x 21" tt.(4x1) 6 x 12.75" Mk 32 ASW TT (2x3).
Machinery, 70,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 33 Knots, Range 4500 NM@ 20 Knots, Crew 324.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bath Iron Works, Bath ME May 11 1955.
Launched September 8 1956 and commissioned July 1 1957.
Decommissioned May 16 1969 and recommissioned May 9 1970.
Decommissioned March 4 1983.
Stricken June 1 1990.
Fate Sold for scrapping January 14 1993.

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DuPont 37kSamuel Francis Du Pont (September 27, 1803 - June 23, 1865) was an American naval officer who achieved the rank of Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, and a member of the prominent Du Pont family; he was the only member of his generation to use a capital D. He served prominently during the Mexican-American War and the Civil War, was superintendent of the United States Naval Academy, and made significant contributions to the modernization of the U.S. Navy.Bill Gonyo
Du Pont 41kUndated, at the Naval Station in Guam with the USS New (DD-818).Eli Blanco RM3 ex-crewmember USS Wandank ATA-204
Du Pont 53kCirca 1958, location unknown.William Kapfer
Du Pont 39kCirca 1960, location unknown.William Kapfer
Du Pont 41kUSS Tidewater (AD-31), USS Du Pont (DD-941), USS Weeks (DD-701), USS Willard Keith (DD-775), USS Ault (DD-698), USS Henley (DD-762) and USS Nimble (MSO-459) in Athens, Greece late 1961.Michael J. Mogck
Du Pont 83kAerial view the USS DU PONT (DD-941), steaming in the Mediterranean on September 8, 1961. Official US Navy Photo taken by PH3 Koskela.John N Adriani Sr.
Adriani-Evans Collection
Du Pont 65kBoston Harbor, August 1963© Richard Leonhardt
Du Pont 48kBoston, August 1963© Richard Leonhardt
DuPont 55kChristmas Eve 1967 in Pearl Harbor by ships photographer FTG 3 Larry Struck of the New. USS William V. Pratt (DLG-13), USS DuPont (DD-941) and USS New (DD-818).Rick Palmer
DuPont 41kWellington, New Zealand March 7 1969.Marc Piché
Du Pont 50kPhoto was taken in May, 1972 in the Chesapeake Bay, and was the official ship's photo that I sold in the Ship's Store when I was stationed aboard DuPontGary Arnold SH2
DuPont 139kOperation "Unitas XIX", September 1978, Ships of Task Group 138 underway in the Atlantic during the operation. They are (from left to right): USS William V. Pratt (DDG-44); USS DuPont (DD-941); and USS Bowen (FF-1079). Official U.S. Navy Photograph.Fred Weiss
Du Pont 56kShip's patchMike Smolinski
Du Pont 38kShip's patchMichael J. Mogck

USS DU PONT DD-941 History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry
(Located On The hazegray Web Site, This Is The Main Archive For The DANFS Online Project.)

Commanding Officers
Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves

CDR William John Maddocks    Jul 1 1957 - Oct 14 1957
LCDR Melvin W. Cassidy    Oct 14 1957 - Oct 29 1957
CDR Daniel Martin Karcher    Oct 29 1957 - Aug 7 1958
CDR Joseph Clark Spitler    Aug 7 1958 - Jul 24 1959
CDR Paul Edward Arbo    Jul 25 1959 - Jul 17 1961
CDR Sherman Louis Voiler    Jul 17 1961 - Sep 14 1963
CDR James Moore Hornbrook    Sep 14 1963 - Feb 9 1965
CDR Edward P. Stilwell    Feb 9 1965 - Dec 2 1966
CDR Robert Holdermann Small Jr.    Dec 2 1966 - May 16 1969
(Decommissioned May 16 1969 - May 9 1970)
CDR Winfred Preston Allen    May 9 1970 - Mar 6 1971
LCDR Grant Alexander Sharp    Mar 6 1971 - Sep 1972 (Later RADM)
LCDR James Arthur Shreckengaust    Sep 1972 - Jan 25 1974
LCDR James E. Hancock    Jan 25 1974 - Dec 22 1975
CDR Charles D. Collis    Dec 22 1975 - Nov 18 1977
CDR John Anthony Carbone    Nov 18 1977 - Jan 8 1980
CDR Harlan K. Ullman    Jan 8 1980 - Dec 18 1981
CDR Billy Glen Taylor    Dec 18 1981 - Jan 18 1982
CDR John Shober Burrows III    Jan 18 1982 - Mar 4 1983

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Tin Can Sailors Website
Destroyer History Foundation
Destroyers Online Website
Official U.S.Navy Destroyer Website

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