USS Mullinnix (DD-944)
USS Mullinnix (DD-944) |
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Overview | |
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Type | destroyer |
Keel laying | April 5th 1956 |
Launch | March 18, 1957 |
1. Period of service | |
period of service |
March 7, 1958 - |
Whereabouts | Sunk as a target ship |
Technical specifications | |
displacement |
4,050 tons |
length |
127.50 meters |
width |
13.80 meters |
Draft |
6.7 meters |
crew |
292 |
drive |
Two steam turbines, 70,000 hp, two screws |
motto |
On Guard |
Nickname |
Mighty Mux |
The USS MULLINNIX (DD-944) was a destroyer of the Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy . It was named after Rear Admiral Henry M. Mullinnix .
history
Construction and commissioning
Ordered on October 23, 1954, the Mullinix was laid down on April 5, 1956 at Bethlehem Steel in Quincy , Massachusetts . After the christening by the widow of the namesake, Mrs. Kathryn F. Mullinnix, the destroyer was launched on March 18, 1957. The commissioning with the US Navy took place after further equipment work on March 7, 1958.
period of service
The Mighty Mux , as the ship was soon called by its crew, operated mostly in the Atlantic and the Caribbean , but also made several trips with the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean. In 1966 the destroyer belonged to the salvage fleet of the Gemini 8 landing capsule in the Atlantic, in August 1967 it was part of the salvage fleet for the unmanned AS-202 test of the Apollo spacecraft . This mission followed a three-month stay in the Western Pacific, off the coast of Vietnam , and the destroyer's first circumnavigation. Until the decommissioning on August 11, 1983, the Mullinix operated again in Atlantic waters.
Whereabouts
After her retirement, the Mullinix remained in the reserve fleet until July 26, 1990 , when she was removed from the ship's registers. On August 23, 1992, she was sunk as a target ship during an exercise.
Web links
- History of Mullinnix in the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (English)
- Photos of Mullinnix at navsource.org (Engl.)
- Sinking of the "USS Mullinix" on Youtube