USS Horne

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
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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.