USS Horne

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)
History
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 14 July 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	AN/SPS-48E air-search radar AN/SPS-49(V)5 air-search radar AN/SPG-55B fire-control radar AN/SPG-53F gun fire-control radar AN/SQS-26 sonar
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

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 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

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

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

	2 Combat Action Ribbons
Joint Meritorious Unit Award	1 Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Navy Unit Commendation	1 Navy Unit Commendation
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation	1 Meritorious Unit Commendation
Navy Expeditionary Medal	1 Navy Expeditionary Medal
	2 National Defense Medals
	2 Armed Forces Expeditionary Medals
	Vietnam Service Medal with eight campaign stars Vietnam Campaign Medal
	Southwest Asia Service Medal with one campaign star
	8 Sea Service Deployment Ribbons
	Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)	1 Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal	1 Kuwait Liberation Medal

External links

• 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)