USS Laboon (DDG-58) 1996 MAIDEN DEPLOYMENT Unisex Sweatshirt

USS Laboon (DDG-58) was commissioned on March 18, 1995, as an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer and named in honor of Father John P. Laboon Jr., a Navy chaplain and World War II submarine veteran renowned for his courage and devotion to his shipmates. Homeported at Norfolk, Virginia, Laboon departed on her maiden deployment in 1996, conducting operations in the Mediterranean Sea and establishing herself as a capable surface combatant in the Atlantic Fleet. The crew experienced the full spectrum of destroyer operations during this first extended deployment — anti-submarine warfare, surface warfare, anti-air warfare, and theater ballistic missile defense — setting the standard for the ship's long career of service. Commemorate Laboon's historic first deployment with this premium pullover sweatshirt. A meaningful keepsake for everyone who was aboard DDG-58 during her maiden voyage.