USS Du Pont (DD 941)

- decommissioned -

USS DU PONT was a FORREST SHERMAN - class destroyer and the third ship in the Navy to bear the name. In the mid-1960s, the USS DU PONT was one of the eight FORREST SHERMAN - class destroyers chosen to receive an anti-submarine warfare capability upgrade which included the replacement of one of the Mk-42 5-inch guns with a Mk-16 ASROC missile launcher. The ships that underwent the conversion then formed the BARRY - class.

Decommissioned after almost of 26 years of service on March 4, 1983, the DU PONT was stricken from the Navy list on June 1, 1990, and on December 11, 1992, the destroyer was finally sold for scrapping.

General Characteristics:	Awarded: July 30, 1954
	Keel laid: May 11, 1955
	Launched: September 8, 1956
	Commissioned: July 1, 1957
	Decommissioned: March 4, 1983
	Builder: Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
	Propulsion system: four-1200 lb. boilers; two steam turbines; two shafts
	Propellers: two
	Length: 418.3 feet (127.5 meters)
	Beam: 45,3 feet (13.8 meters)
	Draft: 22 feet (6.7 meters)
	Displacement: approx. 4,000 tons full load
	Speed: 32+ knots
	Aircraft: none
	Armament: two Mk-42 5-inch/54 caliber guns, Mk-32 ASW torpedo tubes (two triple mounts), one Mk-16 ASROC missile launcher
	Crew: 17 officers, 287 enlisted

go to the end of the page

Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS DU PONT. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.

Click here to view the list.

go to the end of the page

Click here to see which USS DU PONT memorabilia are currently for sale on ebay.

go to the end of the page

USS DU PONT Cruise Books:

Mediterranean Cruise Book 1972-73

go to the end of the page

Accidents aboard USS DU PONT:

Date	Where	Events
April 25, 1974	Yorktown, Va.	USS DU PONT collides with the left swing span of a bridge at Yorktown, Va. The DU PONT suffers damage to the forward mast while the bridge is closed to traffic for approx. one hour.

go to the end of the page

About the Ship's Name:

Samuel Francis Du Pont, born 27 September 1803 in Bergen Point, N.J., became a midshipman 19 December 1815. He commanded the sloop CYANE during the Mexican War and gave distinguished service at San Diego, Mazatlan, San Jose, and other ports. In command of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron from 18 September 1861 to 3 June 1863, he directed many operations along the coast including the victorious campaign which resulted in the fall of Port Royal, S.C., 7 November 1861. For this accomplishment he received the thanks of Congress. Rear Admiral Du Pont died 23 June 1865 in Philadelphia, Pa.

Back to Destroyers list.

Back to ships list.

Back to selection page.

Back to 1^st page.