Summary
USS Horne (DLG/CG-30) was a Belknap-class destroyer leader/cruiser, named for Admiral Frederick J. Horne, 1880–1959. She was launched as DLG-30, a destroyer, and reclassified a cruiser on 30 June 1975.
 USS Horne (CG-30)
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 United States | |
| Name | Horne |
| Namesake | Frederick J. Horne |
| Ordered | 20 September 1961 |
| Builder | San Francisco Naval Shipyard |
| Laid down | 12 December 1962 |
| Launched | 30 October 1964 |
| Acquired | 7 July 1967 |
| Commissioned | 15 April 1967 |
| Decommissioned | 4 February 1994 |
| Reclassified | CG-30 on 30 June 1975 |
| Stricken | 4 February 1994 |
| Homeport | NS San Diego, California (former) |
| Motto | Audace Toujours L'Audace (Audacity, Always Audacity) |
| Fate | Sunk as target 29 June 2008 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Belknap-class cruiser |
| Displacement | 7930 tons |
| Length | 547 ft (167 m) |
| Beam | 55 ft (17 m) |
| Draught | 28 ft 10 in (8.79 m) |
| Speed | 30 knots |
| Complement | 418 Officer and Enlisted |
| Sensors and processing systems | |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | AN/SLQ-32 |
| Armament | one Mark 42 five-inch / 54-caliber gun, two three-inch guns, one Terrier missile/SM-2ER launcher, six 15.5-inch torpedo tubes, Harpoon missiles, Phalanx CIWS |
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 edit
1983 deployment edit
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 and Honduras as part of major military exercises planned for that summer.
The battle group was composed of the carrier Ranger, the cruiser Horne, the guided missile destroyer Lynde McCormick, the destroyers Fletcher and Fife, the frigate Marvin Shields, the oiler Wichita and the support ship Camden.
1994 decommissioned edit
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 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 edit
The USS Horne (CG-30) and its crewmembers have received the following awards [1]:
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2 Combat Action Ribbons |
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1 Joint Meritorious Unit Award |
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1 Navy Unit Commendation |
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1 Meritorious Unit Commendation |
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1 Navy Expeditionary Medal |
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2 National Defense Medals |
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2 Armed Forces Expeditionary Medals |
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Vietnam Service Medal with eight campaign stars
Vietnam Campaign Medal |
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Southwest Asia Service Medal with one campaign star |
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8 Sea Service Deployment Ribbons |
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Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross |
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1 Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) |
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1 Kuwait Liberation Medal |
External links edit
- NVR CG-30
- USS Horne net
- GlobalSecurity.org
- NavSource – CG-30
- DANFS – Horne
- News Article detailing exact fate at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-09-27)