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USS Horne

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USS Horne CG-30
USS Horne (CG-30)
History
United States
NameHorne
NamesakeFrederick J. Horne
Ordered20 September 1961
BuilderSan Francisco Naval Shipyard
Laid down12 December 1962
Launched30 October 1964
Acquired7 July 1967
Commissioned15 April 1967
Decommissioned4 February 1994
ReclassifiedCG-30 on 30 June 1975
Stricken4 February 1994
HomeportNS San Diego, California (former)
MottoAudace Toujours L'Audace (Audacity, Always Audacity)
FateSunk as target 14 July 2008
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeBelknap-class cruiser
Displacement7930 tons
Length547 ft (167 m)
Beam55 ft (17 m)
Draught28 ft 10 in (8.79 m)
Speed30 knots
Complement418 Officer and Enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
AN/SLQ-32
Armamentone 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

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.

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

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1983 deployment

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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

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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

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The USS Horne (CG-30) and its crewmembers have received the following awards [1]:

Gold star
2 Combat Action Ribbons
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
1 Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Navy Unit Commendation
Navy Unit Commendation
1 Navy Unit Commendation
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
1 Meritorious Unit Commendation
Navy Expeditionary Medal
Navy Expeditionary Medal
1 Navy Expeditionary Medal
Bronze star
2 National Defense Medals
Bronze star
2 Armed Forces Expeditionary Medals
Silver star
Bronze star
Bronze star
Bronze star
Vietnam Service Medal with eight campaign stars

Vietnam Campaign Medal

Bronze star
Southwest Asia Service Medal with one campaign star
Silver star
Bronze star
Bronze star
8 Sea Service Deployment Ribbons
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
1 Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal
1 Kuwait Liberation Medal
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