 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 |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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 & processing systems | |
| 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 |
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.
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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.
