_underway_at_sea,_circa_in_1959.jpg) USS Cone (DD-866)
| |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Cone |
| Namesake | Rear Admiral Hutchinson Ingham Cone |
| Builder | Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Staten Island |
| Laid down | 30 November 1944 |
| Launched | 10 May 1945 |
| Acquired | 18 August 1945 |
| Commissioned | 18 August 1945 |
| Stricken | 1 October 1982 |
| Fate | Disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP) to Pakistan |
 Pakistan | |
| Name | Alamgir |
| Namesake | Alamgir |
| Acquired | 1 October 1982 |
| Decommissioned | 4 December 1998 |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Gearing-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 2,425 |
| Length | 390 ft 6 in (119.02 m) |
| Beam | 41 ft 1 in (12.52 m) |
| Draft | 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m) |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Complement | 367 |
| Armament |
|
USS Cone (DD-866) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral "Hutch" Cone USN (1871–1941). She was laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Staten Island, New York, on 30 November 1944, launched on 10 May 1945 by Mrs. H. I. Cone, and commissioned on 18 August 1945.
Cone alternated operations along the east coast and in the Caribbean with the 2nd Fleet. She deployed with the 6th Fleet to the Mediterranean, participated in Sea Dragon and Market Time operations, patrolled on search and rescue duties, and carried out Naval Gunfire Support missions during the Vietnam War.