USS Horne

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
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General characteristics
Class and 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 and processing systems	AN/SPS-48E air-search radar AN/SPS-49(V)5 air-search radar AN/SPG-55B fire-control radar AN/SPG-53F gun fire-control radar AN/SQS-26 sonar
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.

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.