Sad to see a ship go this way..i was stationed at pearl on robert e peary 89-92..she was sunk 3yrs ago as a target...but burial at sea is far better than watching another ship i was on,getting hacked up and shredded sold for scrap
Was supposed to be stationed on the 'Wich. At the last moment, a friend of mine asked for a swap. I ended up on the Merrill out of San Diego, He went to the Leftwich out of Pearl. Such a beautiful Class of Ship, Sleek and Formidable Lines!!! RIP Merrill and Leftwish!!!!
I wish they would of kept one spruance as a museum ship. It was the work horse of the fleet for the last end of the cold war. We have enough carrier museum's
USS Spruance DD-963 from 83-87. She was sent to Davy Jones Locker in a live fire exercise. Great Ships and even greater Crews. Fair Winds and Following Seas
I was a plank owner. Brought her out of Pascagoula to San Diego,REFTRA and then WestPac. It was a great ship and crew. Profound sadness at seeing her go down.
I served on her sister ship-USS JOHN ROGERS (DD-983)- in the late 80s. The Spruance class destroyers were highly feared above and below the sea. Like the 983, it appears the 984 was fitted with Tomahawk missiles -which are still used today- they were the BEAST in the 80s. Godspeed shipmates.
Horrible !!! What a giant waste! Surly something else could be done. Mothballing comes to mind, almost anything besides this. Salvaging would have returned some of its worth.
These were pretty cool Spruance class ships. They were actually built for the Iranian Navy but delivery didn't take place because the Shah of Iran was overthrown. They had wide passageways to accommodate live animals :O
I was onboard USS Caron DD970 from 1990-94. IC3. I was heartbroken when I got the news that they had sunk the Caron. It was like getting the news that your first love had been murdered! Oddly though, there wasn’t any video shot of her actually sinking. Just the explosion that led to her demise and a few stills of the ship listing to starboard and that’s it.
Spruances were in a bad position in the late 90s. Too old to fit into the present fleet. Too new and too similar to the Ticos to go foreign navies that wanted them, like Turkey and Mexico.
They should put living a captain on it to simulate the Captain leaves the sinking ship last!...
Sad to see a ship go this way..i was stationed at pearl on robert e peary 89-92..she was sunk 3yrs ago as a target...but burial at sea is far better than watching another ship i was on,getting hacked up and shredded sold for scrap
What a beautiful, but sad thing to see. Like watching a loved one pass.
Served on two Sprucans (968 and 963). Always hurts to see these greyhounds end their service like this.
The Spruance class shouldn't have gone out like that. Such great boats.
one hit and she sank ? Notice the first hit smoke came out of the stern than must have had every water tight door open or off.
You're right. I'm not sure this is a SINKEX. It looks more like a reef thing to me.
Was supposed to be stationed on the 'Wich. At the last moment, a friend of mine asked for a swap. I ended up on the Merrill out of San Diego, He went to the Leftwich out of Pearl. Such a beautiful Class of Ship, Sleek and Formidable Lines!!! RIP Merrill and Leftwish!!!!
Un buque de primera linea para muchas marinas que tienen verdaderas chatarras unidas tan solo con pintura.
I love her sleek lines. Once crewed by living breathing humans, I can't help but feel so sad to see her sink like that.
Why can't they recycle the steel?
The Ticonderoga class cruisers and Spruance class destroyers just needed some maintenance and TLC, and they would have lasted another 30 years.
It's sad that she was sunk I could have lived on her.😂
Don’t know why it’s sink ex they blew it from inside
The superstructure on this class of ships amazing as it is intimdating. This ship has great lines..
I wish they would of kept one spruance as a museum ship. It was the work horse of the fleet for the last end of the cold war. We have enough carrier museum's
Didn't they keep the Paul Foster DD964 as a test ship or something in California
Is it shallow enough to dive on?
No, water is about 12000 ft deep.
The superstructure on this class of ships amazing as it is intimdating
scrapping makes more sense, look at hte oil slick just ahead off the starboard bow.. lots of $$$ worth of GOOD OLD USA STEEL in that one
USS Spruance DD-963 from 83-87. She was sent to Davy Jones Locker in a live fire exercise. Great Ships and even greater Crews. Fair Winds and Following Seas
I believe this happened to the two ships I served aboard: Belknap (CG-26) and Conolly (DD-979)
I was a plank owner. Brought her out of Pascagoula to San Diego,REFTRA and then WestPac. It was a great ship and crew. Profound sadness at seeing her go down.
Extra ordinary. Gracefully she went down.
Stern first and straight down.
Shako, l lived on that bad boy for 4 years
Remember when we hit that Sub in the South China Sea. 2 months in a Philippines dry dock ( East Coast/ West Coast)
Shako wheres Rossi🧐 Chief Hempel is sending you to mess cooking🤯
All that steel wasted.
So how long would one of these hulls last before they are not seaworthy? Im sure the metal does not last forever riding the waves on the high seas.
I served on her sister ship-USS JOHN ROGERS (DD-983)- in the late 80s. The Spruance class destroyers were highly feared above and below the sea. Like the 983, it appears the 984 was fitted with Tomahawk missiles -which are still used today- they were the BEAST in the 80s. Godspeed shipmates.
Horrible !!! What a giant waste! Surly something else could be done. Mothballing comes to mind, almost anything besides this. Salvaging would have returned some of its worth.
Why don’t reuses the steel again.
Waste of good metal
What did it actually take to sink her?
Looks like EDO did her in,
These were pretty cool Spruance class ships. They were actually built for the Iranian Navy but delivery didn't take place because the Shah of Iran was overthrown. They had wide passageways to accommodate live animals :O
I was a Stumper, 84-89. Where are you located?
I’m surprised they don’t salvage more of the steel from the hull etc. all that just sunk off the coast of Kauai.
I was onboard USS Caron DD970 from 1990-94. IC3. I was heartbroken when I got the news that they had sunk the Caron. It was like getting the news that your first love had been murdered! Oddly though, there wasn’t any video shot of her actually sinking. Just the explosion that led to her demise and a few stills of the ship listing to starboard and that’s it.
MAKING A REEF FOR SEA LIFE HAS A PLACE TO CALL HOME , THIS I CAN SEE ...
Have any video for DD 987
Another ship heading to 15K feet of water but this one went with a single shot.
What a sight that would be underwater
Hate to admitt but i remember when this class was commissioned!
ATTENTION ON DECK!
Remembering when the Spruance class cans first hit the fleet. USS Halsey CG23 80-83. RIP.
Served aboard the USS Fletcher, DD-992 in the mid 80’s. It sure hurts to see these ships be sunk like garbage scows....
My brother was in that ship 91-93
What a shame. It could have been the Command ship of some small Navy.
Spruances were in a bad position in the late 90s. Too old to fit into the present fleet. Too new and too similar to the Ticos to go foreign navies that wanted them, like Turkey and Mexico.
Always a sad sight to see a ship sink
Sad to see ! Serve in 89-92 ! Awesome ship and crew ! Stay safe shipmates! Adios
RIP USS Leftwich.........
I currently serve aboard CG-62 and seeing this video kinda made me sad to watch an old warship go :(
So wrong in so many ways.