This is the last time you will see this!
Two (2) Forrest Sherman Class Destroyers sitting side-by-side in Philly
L to R: USS Edson DD-946, USS Forrest Sherman DD-931
Jan 2006 - Courtesy Jim Young
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Last ALL GUN DESTROYERS In History
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The Forrest Sherman Class - last Class in Naval History to sport 100% guns. The USS Hull DD-945 was the last 'all-gun' Destroyer in the Pacific - decommissioned in 1982. A month later, the Mullinnix was the last 'all-gun' Destroyer in the Atlantic to be decommissioned. With the Mux decommissioning the end of an era was complete. The US Navy will never again see a ship will ALL guns. May they rest in peace... |
We lost THE LAST one on 22 July 2004 (Video Clip). There are now just two (2) that are the sole survivors of the Forrest Sherman Class: Both (Turner Joy and Edson) are musuems, as the USS Barry has been removed from the shipyards in Washington D.C.
...BUT the "Forrest Sherman" name will live on. On January 23, 2003, the Secretary of the Navy announced that the next ship to be constructed for the fleet will be named the USS FORREST SHERMAN DDG 98. She will be commissioned sometime in 2006. The SHERMANS live on! |
"The Sweet 18" (Updated 16 Jan 2022) |
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| USS Forrest Sherman | DD-931 | 9 Nov 1955 | 5 Nov 1982 |
Being towed to scrapper July 2012 - Final Update: The Navy, in its infinite wisdom, illustrating “in spades” that it is indeed part of our illustrious government, decided NOT to let the Forrest Sherman become a museum. The ship has been scrapped. The Forrest Sherman Foundation was allowed to collect many mementoes from the ship for their soon to be constructed Forrest Sherman Museum. Damn... 
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| USS John Paul Jones | DD-932 | 5 Apr 1956 | 15 Dec 1982 | Converted to DDG-32 Guided Missle Destroyer. Sunk 30 Jan 2001.  |
| USS Barry | DD-933 | 31 Aug 1956 | 5 Nov 1982 | No longer a Memorial ship at Washington Navy Yard. Currently undergoing scrapping at Brownsville, Texas  Headed to Brownsville, TX |
| USS Decatur | DD-936 | 7 Dec 1956 | 2003 | Sunk as target off the coast of Hawaii (of the coast of Kauai - 22:57 N 159:55:41 W) on 22 July 2004. She was the LAST surviving Forrest Sherman still on active duty - as a Weapons trials ship for Naval Facilities Engineering Command.  
Decatur is shown on 21 July 2004 - her last day before her SINKEX. May she rest in peace. 
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| USS Davis | DD-937 | 28 Feb 1957 | 31 Jan 1982 |  USS Davis On way to Quincy MA Scrapper - 17 January 1992. |
| USS Jonas Ingram | DD-938 | 19 Jul 1957 | 4 Mar 1983 | Sunk as target 23 July 1988. |
| USS Manley | DD-940 | 1 Feb 1957 | 4 Mar 1983 | Scrapped 1993 |
| USS DuPont | DD-941 | 1 July 1957 | 4 Mar 1983 | Scrapped 1993. |
| USS Bigelow | DD-942 | 8 Nov 1957 | 4 Mar 1983 | Sunk as a target 2 April 2003 as part of a SINKEX off the Virginia Capes by US, Canadian, Dutch and Belgium ships.
 Picture above was taken on 2 April 2003 during the Bigelow Sinkex. The USS Bigelow had been silently waiting inboard of the USS Forrest Sherman in the Philly shipyards. The 1st week of Feb 2003 she was moored next to the USS Des Moines with tow lines on her. I received a confirmation email from Frank Calandrillo on 27 May 2003. Click on the picture above to view additional pictures of the Bigelow's fate courtesy of Jim Wimberly. |
| USS Blandy | DD-943 | 26 Nov 1957 | 5 Nov 1982 |  Under tow at Fore River to be broken up - 31 Jan 1993. |
USS Mullinnix | DD-944 | 7 Mar 1958 | 11 Aug 1983 She was the last forward deployed Sherman | Sunk as target 23 Aug, 1992. Click on picture below to view video clips of the sinkex. |
| USS Hull | DD-945 | 3 July 1958 | 11 July 1983 | Only US Destroyer ever to sport an 8" gun (Mark 71 8"/55 Major Caliber Lightweight Gun). Sunk as target on 7 Apr 1998. |
| USS Edson | DD-946 | 3 Apr 1959 | 15 Dec 1988 The Edson was the last of the Forest Sherman-class destroyers remaining on the naval registry when decommissioned. |  Final Update July 2012: The USS EDSON DD-946 has come home to Bay City Michigan as a museum ship. |
| USS Somers | DD-947 | 9 Apr 1959 | 15 May 1984 | Converted to DDG-34 Guided Missle Destroyer. Sunk 22 July 1998. |
| USS Morton | DD-948 | 26 May 1959 | 22 Nov 1982 | Scrapped 1993. Morton Association Decommissioning of USS Morton DD 948  Above picture is of USS Morton and USS Richard S. Edwards in MIddle Loch waiting scrapping. |
| USS Parson | DD-949 | 29 Oct 1959 | 19 Nov 1982 | Converted to DDG-33 Guided Missle Destroyer. Sunk 4 Apr 1989. |
| USS Richard S. Edwards | DD-950 | 5 Feb 1959 | 18 Dec 1982 | Sunk as target 10 Apr 1997. |
| USS Turner Joy | DD-951 | 3 Aug 1959 | 18 Dec 1988 | Memorial ship at Bremerton, Washington. Click on picture to view vidio clip of her during the Market Time blockade in Vietnam during the 60's.  T Joy being towed to drydock to clean hull in Spring 2017 |
