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Mar 1967 - Apr 1970
Weapons Division
Gearing class Destroyer. Commisioned 1946, Decommissioned April 1970. Was part of task force stopped USSR shipping missles to Cuba.
Legacy: Never fired it's guns in anger.
Bought by Sha of Iran 1973. Stripped by Ayatolla government for parts. Sunk in Straits of Homuz.
A Sad ending for a once proud ship named for a Marine Hero .
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