Between 2 August and 1 November 1966 she was intermittently deployed off South Vietnam, ranging from the DMZ to Saigon River, providing valuable gunfire support.

After stops in Guantanamo Bay, Balboa, Manzanillo, Pearl Harbor, Midway Island, Guam, and Subic Bay, she arrived off the coast of Vietnam to aid the Vietnamese in their struggle against Communist tyranny. A last surge of activity came during the PAVN Easter Offensive, when as many as 20 ships fired against PAVN forces in Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces and were a key force in staving off attacks in Hue.Īfter a 3-month deployment with the 6th Fleet (and after extensive repairs to her boilers), MULLINNIX departed Norfolk for duty with the Seventh Fleet. 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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