The USS Warrington DD-843 Last Cruise

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The USS Warrington (DD-843) was hit by Mk36 mines on July 17, 1972, while cruising off North Vietnam. After being towed back to Subic Bay with severe damage, the ship underwent an INSURV board and was decommissioned on October 1, 1972, and sold to the Republic of China in June 1973. Click here for the detailed status of Warrington’s ultimate fate.

• Officers

• Pictures of Warringtion in Drydock in Subic After the Mining–The Carmack Archive

• Chief Dorado’s Story and Photos 

• Chuck Whelan’s pictures from the 1969-71 Med Cruise

• CS2 Ed Gowan’s story and pictures of the Warrington’s final days tied up at Subic Bay, late in 1972

• Various Pictures

• Awards

• Dependents Letters from CO’s Zirp and Petree in 1972

• Warrington in the News

• Recollections of Warrington Last Cruise Crew Members

• The Gonzales Archive–Read an account from one of the men who prepared the mines that hit the USS Warrington.

• Other Links to Warrington Info
  
  
  Contact:Ralph Heimlich [email protected]

Last updated January 7, 2019