USS ''Horne'' (DLG/CG-30) was a
''Belknap''-class destroyer leader/cruiser, named for Admiral
Frederick J. Horne
Admiral Frederick Joseph Horne (February 14, 1880 – October 18, 1959) was a four-star admiral in the United States Navy. As the first Vice Chief of Naval Operations, he directed all Navy logistics during World War II.
Early career
Horne w ...
, 1880–1959. She was launched as DLG-30, a destroyer, and reclassified a cruiser on 30 June 1975.
The contract to construct ''Horne'' was awarded on 20 September 1961. Her keel was laid down at
San Francisco Naval Shipyard on 12 December 1962. She was launched 30 October 1964 and sponsored by Mrs. Frederick Horne, widow of Admiral Horne. She was delivered 7 July 1967 and commissioned on 15 April 1967.
History
1983 deployment
On 20 July 1983 ''
The New York Times'' reported that ''Horne'', along with seven other vessels in the Carrier Ranger Battle Group, left
San Diego on Friday 15 July 1983 and were headed for the western Pacific when they were rerouted and ordered to steam for Central America to conduct training and flight operations in areas off the coasts of
Nicaragua,
El Salvador
El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...
and
Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...
as part of major military exercises planned for that summer.
The battle group was composed of the carrier , the cruiser ''Horne'', the guided missile destroyer , the destroyers and , the frigate , the oiler and the support ship .
1994 decommissioned
After more than 26 years of service, ''Horne'' was decommissioned on 4 February 1994. She was struck from the register the same day, placed in the custody of the
United States Maritime Administration and was laid up at the
Suisun Bay
Suisun Bay ( ; Wintun for "where the west wind blows") is a shallow tidal estuary (a northeastern extension of the San Francisco Bay) in Northern California. It lies at the confluence of the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River, forming the ent ...
National Defense Reserve Fleet. Initially scheduled to be scrapped, she was spared the breakers torch and was sunk as a target on 29 June 2008 as part of
RIMPAC 2008.
''Horne'' was the last of the ''Leahy''/''Belknap'' type cruisers.
Unit awards
The USS ''Horne'' (CG-30) and its crewmembers have received the following award
External links
*
USS Horne net
*
Belknap-class cruisers
Ships built in San Francisco
1964 ships
Gulf War ships of the United States
Cold War cruisers of the United States
{{US-mil-ship-stub