USS Somers (DD-947)

USS Somers (DD-947) Background

USS Somers (DD-947) was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer Final Disposition:Sunk as target 22 July 1998 near Hawaii The sixth Somers was laid down on 4 March 1957 by the Bath Iron Works Corp. at Bath Maine Iaunched on 30 May 1958; sponsored by Mrs. Charles E. Wilson; and commissioned on 3 April 1959 COMDr. Edward J. Cummings Jr.

USS Somers (DD-947) Collection

If you served aboard USS Somers, had family who did, or want gear tied to the ship's actual record, shop our USS Somers (DD-947) shirts, hoodies, decals, patches, and gifts built to honor the crew and the ship's legacy.