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USS HORNE (DLG/CG-30)
Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Bravo - Xray - Whiskey
 Patch image contributed by Mike Smolinski |
CLASS - BELKNAP Displacement 5,340 Tons, Dimensions, 547' (oa) x 54' 10" x 29' (Max) Armament 1 Terrier/ASROC (60 Missiles) 1 x 5"/54RF, 2 x 3"/50, 6 x12.75" TT. Machinery, 85,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 2 screws Speed, 34 Knots, Crew 400. Operational and Building Data Keel laid on 12 DEC 1962 by San Francisco Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, CA Launched 30 OCT 1964 Commissioned 15 APR 1967 Reclassified CG-30 on 30 JUN 1975 Decommissioned 04 FEB 1994 Stricken 04 FEB 1994 Fate Richmond, CA, being prepped for a SinkEx (update from Joe Westerberg). |
 Patch image contributed by Robert M. Cieri |
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (2) - Joint Meritorious Unit Award - Navy Unit Commendation
Second Row - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2) - Navy Expeditionary Medal
Third Row - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2) - Vietnam Service Medal (4)
Fourth Row - Southwest Asia Service Medal (2) - Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (8) - Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation
Fifth Row - Republic of Vietnam Service Medal - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
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 04013000 |
266k | Horne's namesake, Admiral Frederick J. Horne, Vice Chief of Naval Operations 1952 - 1945. | Robert M. Cieri | |
 04013011 |
365k | Commissioning booklet, 15 April 1967. | Robert M. Cieri | |
 04013022 |
89k | Commissioning ceremony, 15 April 1967. | Kurt Olenburg, USN (Ret.) | |
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191k | Stern view, showing detail of her aft 5"/54 mount. | USN | |
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130k | Port view, Underway. | USN | |
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106k | Starboard view, underway. | USN | |
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44k |
Wichita (AOR-1) replenishing USS Horne (CG-30). US Navy photo. |
USN | |
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132k |
Undated port bow view. U.S. Navy photo. |
Wendell Royce McLaughlin Jr. | |
 04013010 |
343k | Starboard bow view off Hunters Point, CA, 26 June 1967 | Robert M. Cieri | |
 04013023 |
184k | USS Horne (DLG-30) in Francisco Bay in 1967. | Kurt Olenburg, USN (Ret.) | |
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75k | Port bow view, while the date is unknown the photo was taken prior to the 1976 overhaul when the single 3"50 cal. guns were removed. | Edward H. Cleary | |
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95k | Sydney Harbor, Sydney, Australia, August 1977. | Edward H. Cleary | |
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88k | Starboard bow view showing the added deckhouse behind the after mack and removal of the 3"50's which dates it to sometime between 1976 and 1981 | Edward H. Cleary | |
 04013013 |
302k |
Welcome Aboard booklet, circa 1980. | Robert M. Cieri | |
 04013009 |
288k | Startoard side view in the Pacific, 15 April 1983 | Robert M. Cieri | |
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186k | Port bow view while visiting Hobart, Australia in May 1991. | Glenn Towler | |
 04013012 |
165k | Decommissioning Booklet, 4 February 1994. | Robert M. Cieri | |
 04013018 |
101k | The ex-Horne in the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet. | Joe Westerberg | |
 04013019 |
85k | The ex-Horne in the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet. | Joe Westerberg | |
 04013020 |
67k | The ex-Horne in the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet. | Joe Westerberg | |
 04013014 |
97k | The ex-Horne, tied up in Richmond, CA on 26 February 2008. | Joe Westerberg | |
 04013015 |
137k | The ex-Horne, tied up in Richmond, CA on 26 February 2008. | Joe Westerberg | |
 04013016 |
116k | The ex-Horne, tied up in Richmond, CA on 26 February 2008. | Joe Westerberg | |
 04013017 |
126k | The ex-Horne, tied up in Richmond, CA on 26 February 2008. | Joe Westerberg | |
 04013021 |
148k | The ex-Horne, tied up in Richmond, CA on 26 February 2008. | Joe Westerberg | |
 04013024 |
33k | The ex-Horne (CG 30) being towed out of San Francisco Bay by USNS Navajo (T-ATF 169). She is on her way to Hawaii to be used as one of four targets for a SinkEx during RIMPAC 2008. Photos taken from the South Tower of the Golden Gate Bridge. | Mike McCullough | |
 04013025 |
34k | The ex-Horne (CG 30) being towed out of San Francisco Bay by USNS Navajo (T-ATF 169). She is on her way to Hawaii to be used as one of four targets for a SinkEx during RIMPAC 2008. Photos taken from the South Tower of the Golden Gate Bridge. | Mike McCullough | |
 04013026 |
39k | The ex-Horne (CG 30) being towed out of San Francisco Bay by USNS Navajo (T-ATF 169). She is on her way to Hawaii to be used as one of four targets for a SinkEx during RIMPAC 2008. Photos taken from the South Tower of the Golden Gate Bridge. | Mike McCullough | |
 04013027 |
49k | The ex-Horne (CG 30) being towed out of San Francisco Bay by USNS Navajo (T-ATF 169). She is on her way to Hawaii to be used as one of four targets for a SinkEx during RIMPAC 2008. Photos taken from the South Tower of the Golden Gate Bridge. | Mike McCullough | |
 04013028 |
57k | The ex-Horne (CG 30) being towed out of San Francisco Bay by USNS Navajo (T-ATF 169). She is on her way to Hawaii to be used as one of four targets for a SinkEx during RIMPAC 2008. Photos taken from the South Tower of the Golden Gate Bridge. | Mike McCullough | |
 04013029 |
50k | The ex-Horne (CG 30) being towed out of San Francisco Bay by USNS Navajo (T-ATF 169). She is on her way to Hawaii to be used as one of four targets for a SinkEx during RIMPAC 2008. Photos taken from the South Tower of the Golden Gate Bridge. | Mike McCullough | |
 04013030 |
43k | The ex-Horne (CG 30) being towed out of San Francisco Bay by USNS Navajo (T-ATF 169). She is on her way to Hawaii to be used as one of four targets for a SinkEx during RIMPAC 2008. Photos taken from the South Tower of the Golden Gate Bridge. | Mike McCullough | |
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Commanding
Officers
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| Name/Rank | Final Rank | Dates |
| Turner, Stansfield, CAPT | ADM | 04/15/67 - 07/26/68 |
| Lupia, Archy L., CAPT | 07/26/68 - 03/01/70 | |
| Glasser, William R., CAPT | 03/01/70 - 08/24/71 | |
| Woods Jr., Edwin Elmore, CAPT | 08/24/71 - 09/09/73 | |
| Altwegg, David Mattson, CAPT | RADM | 09/09/73 - 06/06/75 |
| Layman, Lawrence, CAPT | RADM | 06/06/75 - 08/19/77 |
| Barber Jr., James Alden, CAPT | 08/19/77 - 11/16/79 | |
| Beasley, Charles Jahns, CAPT | 11/16/79 - 08/29/81 | |
| Stewart, Keith Archibald, CAPT | 08/29/81 - 08/29/83 | |
| Hardy, Brenton Philip, CAPT | 08/29/83 - 05/03/85 | |
| Killinger, Edwin Earl, CAPT | 05/03/85 - 07/01/87 | |
| Long III, Edward Charles, CAPT | 07/01/87 - 08/18/89 | |
| Barnett, Thomas Joseph, CAPT | 08/18/89 - 08/06/91 | |
| Beason, Nathan H., CAPT | 08/06/91 - 05/15/93 | |
| Johnston, Robert E., CDR | 05/15/93 - 02/04/94 | |
USS HORNE (DLG/CG-30) History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry on the U.S. Navy Historical Center website.
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Joe Westerberg
Address: P.O. Box 176, Palm Springs, CA 92263-0176
Phone:
E-mail: IC1@USSHorne.net
2009 Reunion Info
Note About Contacts.
The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
Additional Resources
Hazegray & Underway Cruiser Pages By Andrew Toppan.
USS Horne website By Joe Westerberg.
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