![]() ![]() Ordnance expenditures fell from 454,000 rounds in 1969 to 114,000 in 1971. During the 68 Tet Offensive, 22 gunships – 2 cruisers, 18 destroyers, and 2 rocket ships – were in action at once, firing over 100,000 rounds monthly. In 1967 the ships fired a half-million projectiles. ![]() Note the angle of the guns - this is close, damn close.Įxcerpt from "The Last Gun Ship - History of USS Mullinnix DD-944"Īmmunition expenditure increased from 90,000 rounds for all of 1965 to 40,000 rounds monthly by late 1966. Mullinnix' MT52 & MT53 shelling the coast line of Vietnam! (.MPG) Watch the video of the "Mighty Mux" In Action - WOW! She departed the Seventh Fleet on 17 November and cotinued westward around the world. Army and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. USS Mullinnix DD-944 Gunline Vietnam 1966 - of 8 USS MULLINNIX DD-944 1966 Vietnam Gunlineĭuring her tour with the Seventh Fleet, Mullinnix was assigned exclusively to Naval Shore Bombardment, firing 13,702 rounds of ammunition if support of the First-Marine Division, the U.S. ![]()
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