USS Robison (DDG-12)
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| Laid down: | 28 April 1959 |
| Launched: | 27 April 1960 |
| Commissioned: | 9 December 1961 |
| Decommissioned: | 1 October 1991 |
| Fate: | sold for scrap on 20 June 1994 |
| Struck: | 20 November 1992 |
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USS Robison (DDG-12), named for Rear Admiral Samuel Shelburne Robison, was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile armed destroyer
Robison was laid down by Defoe Shipbuilding at Bay City in Michigan on 28 April 1959, launched on 27 April 1960 by Mrs. John H. Sides, wife of the Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet and commissioned on 9 December 1961.
Robison served as plane guard for carriers on Yankee Station in the Tonkin Gulf, participated in Sea Dragon operations, patrolled on search and rescue duties and carried out Naval Gunfire Support missions during the conflict in Vietnam.
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Robison was decommissioned on 1 October 1991, stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 20 November 1992 and sold for scrap on 20 June 1994. Robison was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation for service off the Vietnamese coast.