USS Morton (DD-948)
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 United States
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| Namesake: | Dudley "Mush" Morton |
| Ordered: | 27 January 1956 |
| Builder: | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Laid down: | 4 March 1957 |
| Launched: | 23 May 1958 |
| Acquired: | 14 May 1959 |
| Commissioned: | 26 May 1959 |
| Decommissioned: | 22 November 1982 |
| Struck: | 7 February 1990 |
| Nickname(s): | "The Saltiest Ship in the Fleet!" |
| Fate: | Broken up in 1993 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Forrest Sherman-class destroyer |
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| Length: | 407 ft (124 m) waterline, 418 ft (127 m) overall. |
| Beam: | 45 ft (14 m) |
| Draft: | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 x 1,200 psi (8.3 MPa) Foster-Wheeler boilers, Westinghouse steam turbines; 70,000 shp (52 MW); 2 x shafts. |
| Speed: | 32.5 knots (60.2 km/h) |
| Range: | 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Complement: | 15 officers, 218 enlisted. |
| Armament: | 3 x 5 in (127 mm)/54 calibre dual purpose Mk 42 guns; 4 x 3 in (76 mm)/50 calibre Mark 33 anti-aircraft guns; 2 x mark 10/11 Hedgehogs; 6 x 12.75 in (324 mm) Mark 32 torpedo tubes. |
USS Morton (DD-948) was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Commander Dudley "Mush" Morton USN (1907–1943), commanding officer of USS Wahoo (SS-238) during World War II.
Morton was laid down 4 March 1957, by Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp., Pascagoula, Miss.; launched 23 May 1958; sponsored by Miss Edwina R. Morton; and commissioned 26 May 1959 at North Charleston, SC; Commander John M. DeLargy in command.
After a training cruise in the Caribbean, she proceeded to the West Coast, arriving NS San Diego, Calif., 20 October 1959. She deployed to the western Pacific in January 1960, participated in Operation Blue Star, a joint Navy, Marine, Air Force amphibious operation in March, and made a special "People-to-People" visit to Bombay, India, before returning to the West Coast 31 May. Departing San Diego 3 April, she reported for one month's duty in the Formosa Patrol, during which time she participated in Operation Handclasp, carrying food, medicine, and clothing to the less fortunate people of free China. She returned to San Diego 28 September 1961, and continued operations off the West Coast, until sailing 13 November 1962 for another WestPac deployment. Following duty with the Formosa Patrol, and operations off Japan, she steamed home, arriving San Diego 15 June 1963.
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