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Tomahawk (BGM-109) Test Ship[edit]

"USS Merrill had the distinction of being the test ship for the installation of the Tomahawk cruise missile system aboard the SPRUANCE Class units"
So I believe she was the first ship to ever fire a Tomahawk - even before a battleship. Also article makes limited mention of deployments in late 1970's and 1980's - was the ship test status limited her to no (or extremely limited deployments?
Wfoj2 (talk) 23:51, 29 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The USS Merrill returned to fleet rotation in 1985. This point I am sure of since I was a member of the crew at the time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.127.119.227 (talk) 01:23, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Operation Praying Mantis[edit]

She was a participant shouldn't that be listed? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.56.210.195 (talk) 19:42, 18 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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