MAHLON S TISDALE FFG 27
Ship Name and Designation History
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Keel Laid 19 March 1980 - Launched 7 February 1981 Struck from Naval Register 20 February 1998 |
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1983-03-01 |
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1983-03-01 |
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1996-09-27 |
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Decommissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Other Information
USS MAHLON S. TISDALE earned the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (4 awards), the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Vice Admiral Mahlon Street Tisdale, USN (6 December 1890 - 12 July 1972)
Tisdale was appointed to the Naval Academy in 1908 and commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy on June 7 1912, and served in several ships prior to WW I. When we entered WW I on April 6 1917, he was assigned as Flag Secretary, Commander, Patrol Force, Atlantic Fleet. In that capacity he served at New York and Norfolk, and from August to November 1917 at Gibraltar. He was then assigned to the staff of the commander of the US Navy Patrol Squadrons operating in European waters. After his return to the USA in January 1919, he had duty fitting out Destroyer USS HART DD-110 and served as Executive Officer of her until March 1920, when he transferred to Destroyer USS LUDLOW DD-112. In January 1921 he became Division Radio Officer for the Commander, Battleship Division Six, Pacific Fleet on board USS WYOMING BB-32. From June 1921 to May 1925 he served as aide to the superintendent of the Naval Academy, then returned to sea as executive officer of Minelayer USS AROOSTOOK CM-3. On October 23 1926, Tisdale assumed command of the Destroyer USS FARENHOLT DD-332, his first command. He next reported, in July 1928, as OIC of the Navy Recruiting Station, Los Angeles CA with additional duty as inspector instructor of Naval Reserves. He served there until June 1930, when he reported to Carrier USS LEXINGTON CV-2. From June 1932 until March 1941 he served as aide to the Ass’t Secretary of the Navy, on duty in the Executive Department of the Naval Academy, commander of Destroyer Division Sixteen of Destroyers, Battle Force, US Fleet, and had further sea duty as executive officer of the Repair Ship USS RIGEL AR-11 and CO of USS VESTAL AR-4 and then the Cruiser USS CHESTER CA-27. He was designated Commandant of Midshipmen at the US Naval Academy in April 1941 and remained in that assignment for several months after the United States' entry into World War II. In June 1942 he was ordered to the Pacific Fleet to serve as commander of Cruisers, Task Force Sixteen. In January 1943 he was designated Commander, Destroyers, Pacific Fleet until January 1944 when he reported for duty as Commandant of the Navy Yard, Mare Island, California. In September 1945 he was redesignated Commandant, US Naval Base, San Francisco, California. He served as commander Mare Island Sub Area, US Naval Base, San Francisco, from February 1947 until relieved of active duty, pending retirement for physical disability on November 1 1947. Vadm Tisdale died on July 12 1972
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