USS PARSONS (DD-949 / DDG-33)

Welcome to the new USS Parsons web site.

Contact Ron Stephens for information on reunion plans.

Vital Statistics

Class: Hull class (modified Forrest Sherman class design)

Keel Laid: 17 June 1957
Launched: 19 August 1958
Commissioned: 29 October 1959
DDG Designation: 15 March 1967
Stricken: 15 May 1984

Length: 418 feet
Beam: 45 feet
Machinery: 70,000 hp, G.E. geared turbines