This is a great looking US NAVY - USS Elliot (DD-967) challenge coin. Coin has reeded edges and is about 1 9/16" in
diameter. Front side of coin is printed and colorized (black & white) while the rear
side is raised lettering and gold plated. Coin
is contained in an acrylic air tight holder and is displayed in an
attractive blue velvet presentation box
which will make this a
very impressive gift.
USS Elliot (DD-967) was a Spruance-class destroyer in the United States Navy. Built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi, the ship was named for Lieutenant Commander Republic Of Vietnam on 29 December 1968. The decommissioned Elliot and William H. Standley were sunk off the eastern coast of Australia as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre, Elliot on 22 June 2005 and William H. Standley on 23 June 2005. Elliot is now an artificial reef resting at a depth of 4,551 fathoms (27,306 feet; 8,323 meters) in the Coral Sea, located roughly 100 nautical miles (185 km) east of Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia.
Namesake:
Ordered:
1 January 1971
Builder:
Ingalls Shipbuilding
Laid down:
15 October 1973
Launched:
19 December 1974
Acquired:
1 December 1976
Commissioned:
22 January 1977
Decommissioned:
2 December 2003
Struck:
6 April 2004
Motto: Courage, Honor, Integrity
Fate:
Sunk as a target,
25 June 2005
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