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USS Sterett (CG-31)

US US Navy

1967-1994

Timeline

DateEvent
Sep 25, 1962 Laid down
Jun 30, 1965 Launched
Apr 8, 1967 Commissioned as DLG-31
Mar 1973 Aircraft SH-2D 152198 from HSL-31 Det.1 accident between Guam and the Philippines
Jun 30, 1975 reclassified as CG-31
Mar 10, 1977 Aircraft SH-2 Sea Sprite crashed in the mid-Pacific approaching the cruiser during routine flight operations, detachment of HSL-33
Mar 24, 1994 Decommissioned
Jul 29, 2005 Fate: scrapped Brownsville, Texas