Description: This is a great looking US NAVY - USS Merrill (DD-976) challenge coin. Coin has reeded edges and is about 1 9/16" in diameter. Front side of coin is printed and colorized while the rear side is raised lettering and gold plated. Coin is contained in an acrylic air tight holder.USS Merrill (DD-976), named for Rear Admiral Aaron Stanton Merrill USN (1890–1961), was a Spruance-class destroyer that entered service with the United States Navy in 1978. Merrill served as the US Navy's test platform for the Tomahawk cruise missile. In the 1980s, the destroyer took part in Operation Earnest Will in the Persian Gulf during heightened tensions with Iran. The destroyer was decommissioned in 1998. The vessel was used as a target ship in 2003 and sunk off Hawaii in 2003. Name: Merrill Namesake:Aaron Stanton Merrill Ordered:26 January 1972Builder:Ingalls Shipbuilding Laid down:16 June 1975Launched:1 September 1976Acquired:30 January 1978Commissioned:11 March 1978Decommissioned:26 March 1998Struck:26 March 1998Motto:Spirit of '76Fate:Sunk as target 1 August 2003 *COMBINED SHIPPING AVAILABLE* For combined shipping place all items in cart then purchase all items together from cart for 1 combined shipping charge...
Price: 14.99 USD
Location: New Braunfels, Texas
End Time: 2024-12-22T13:59:32.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Featured Refinements: Navy Challenge Coin
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: China
Theme: Militaria
Time Period Manufactured: 2001-Now
