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Guided Missile Cruiser
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DLG 30 / CG 30 - USS Horne
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USS Horne (CG 30)
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Type,
Class:
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Guided Missile Cruiser; Belknap - class;
built as DLG 30;
redesignated to CG 30: June 30, 1975; |
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Builder:
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San Francisco Naval
Shipyard, San Francisco, California, USA |
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STATUS:
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Awarded: September 20, 1961 Laid down: December 12, 1962 (as DLG 30) Launched: October 30, 1964 (as DLG 30) Commissioned:
April 15, 1967 (as DLG 30) Redesignated
CG 30: June 30, 1975 Decommissioned: February 4, 1994; Fate: sunk as a target during exercise RIMPAC 2008
(SINKEX) near the island of Kauai, HI. |
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Homeport:
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Namesake:
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Admiral Frederick Joseph
Horne (1880 – 1959) |
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Ship’s
Motto:
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L'Audace, Toujours
L'Audace > Audacity, Always Audacity <
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Technical Data:
(Measures, Propulsion, Armament,
Aviation, etc.)
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see: INFO
>> Guided Missile
Cruiser / Belknap – Class |
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ship
images
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USS Horne (CG 30) – San Diego, October
1990 |
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Frederick
Joseph Horne
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Namesake
& History: |
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Admiral Frederick
Joseph Horne (February 14, 1880 – October 18, 1959): |
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Frederick Joseph Home was
born 14 February 1880 in New York, N.Y., and entered the Naval Academy in 1895.
As a Naval Cadet, he saw service during the Spanish-American War in Bancroft
and Texas, before graduating in 1899. Subsequently, he sailed in various
ships during the Philippine Insurrection, served as an instructor at the
Naval Academy in 1905, and filled various posts ashore and afloat until
taking his first command in 1914, Rainbow. Home rendered distinguished
service as Naval Attache at Tokyo 1915 to 1919, and until World War II
exercised command of many ships and shore installations. In 1941 he was a
Vice Admiral serving on the General Board of the Navy Department, and in
March 1942 he was appointed Vice Chief of Naval Operations. From 1942 until
1945 Admiral Home had particular cognizance over matters of logistics,
intelligence, and communications, and was awarded the Distinguished Service
Medal for his outstanding service. He retired 1 August 1946, after over 50
years of active duty with the Navy. Admiral
Home died in San Diego, Calif., 18 October 1959. |
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USS Horne (DLG 30
/ CG 30): |
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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 frigate, and reclassified Cruiser on 30 June 1975. ex USS Horne was sunk as a target during the
exercise RIMPAC 2008 north of the Island of Kauai, Hawaii - July 14, 2008.
> more USS Horne history wanted … |
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