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DDG-67 USS COLE

CLASS - BURKE Flight I As Built.
Displacement 8373 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 504' 7" (oa) x 66' 11" x 20' (Max)
Armament 1 x 5"/54 RF, 2 Phalanx 20mm Guns, 90 VLS Cells,
8 Harpoon Missiles, 6 x 12.75" TT.
Machinery, 100,000 SHP; 4 GE LM-2500 Gas Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 30+ Knots, Range 4400 NM@ 20 Knots, Crew 370.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Litton - Ingalls, Pascagoula Miss. on February 28 1994.
Launched February 10 1995 and commissioned June 8 1996.
Heavily damaged by terrorists while in Aden October 12 2000. Returned to duty in Norfolk April 19 2002.
17 of her crew were lost and remain on duty.
Active unit of the US. Navy.
Homeported at Norfolk Virginia.

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Cole 21kUSS Cole DDG-67 is the first US Navy ship named for Sergeant Darrell S. Cole USMC 1920-45 Sergeant Cole was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his conspicuous GALLANTRY for the campaign of Iwo Jima.Steven A. Cardali
Cole 174kArtist's rendering of the USS Cole DDG-67.Robert M. Cieri
Cole 80kUndated, location unknown.-
Cole 102kUndated, location unknown.Wendell R McLaughlin Jr
Cole 56kUndated, location unknown.Bill Gonyo
Cole 114kUndated, location unknown.Jack Treutle
Cole 91kChristening Coin for Cole DDG-67 on 8 April 1995.Robert M. Cieri
Cole 54kChristening Program for the Cole DDG-67. The event was held at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascacoula, MS on 8 April 1995.Robert M. Cieri
Cole 118kUSS Cole (DDG 67) underway in the Persian Gulf in support of the Southwest Asia build-up in March 1998.Edward H. Cleary
Cole 37kBarcelona, Spain August 21 2000.Marc Piché
Cole 73kEastern Atlantic, Sep 14 2000, the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) underway to the Mediterranean Sea, approximately one month before being attacked by a terrorist-suicide mission in the early morning hours of October 12th, 2000, while refueling in the port city of Aden, Yemen, U.S. Navy Photo.Fabio Peña
Cole 167kAden, Yemen, Oct 29 2000, USS Cole (DDG 67) showing the results of an attack that killed 17 of her crew and injured 39 others, is towed away from the port city of Aden, Yemen, into open sea by the Military Sealift Command fleet ocean tug USNS Catawba (T-ATF 168) today. U.S. Marine Corps photo Fred Weiss
Cole 78kClose up of the damage during the terrorist attack in AdenEd Izzi, USS Allen M. Sumner Reunion Association
Cole 69kOn her way home for repairsEd Izzi, USS Allen M. Sumner Reunion Association
Cole 81kAnother viewEd Izzi, USS Allen M. Sumner Reunion Association
Cole 45kArriving at Litton-Ingalls shipyard in Pascagoula, MS for repairs December 13 2000.Ed Izzi, USS Allen M. Sumner Reunion Association
Cole 44kAnother viewEd Izzi, USS Allen M. Sumner Reunion Association
Cole 187kAnother viewEd Izzi, USS Allen M. Sumner Reunion Association
Cole 145kAnother viewEd Izzi, USS Allen M. Sumner Reunion Association
Cole 91kPascagoula, Miss., Dec 24 2000, two tug boats gently push USS Cole (DDG 67) to Pier 4 of the Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss., on Dec. 24, 2000. The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer was the target of a terrorist attack in Aden, Yemen, on Oct. 12, during a scheduled refueling. The attack killed 17 crew members and injured 39 others. U.S. Navy photo.Fred Weiss
Cole 182kJanuary 2001 on Ingall's launch pontoon.Ed Izzi, USS Allen M. Sumner Reunion Association
Cole 66k14 January 2001 moved onto land at Ingall's.Ed Izzi, USS Allen M. Sumner Reunion Association
Cole 70kOctober 2001, back in the water at Ingall's in preparation to return to the Fleet.Ed Izzi, USS Allen M. Sumner Reunion Association
Cole 141kHundreds of workers at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Ingalls Operation, Pascagoula, Miss. and Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair Pascagoula were on hand for the departure ceremony for USS Cole (DDG 67) on April 19, 2002. Cole returned to the fleet following a 14-month repair effort in Pascagoula. Photo by Chief Journalist David Nagle.Bill Gonyo
Cole 113kUSS Cole (DDG 67) Sailors man the rails before getting underway in Pascagoula, Miss. on April 19, 2002. Photo by Chief Journalist David Nagle.Bill Gonyo
Cole 67kNaval Station Norfolk, Va., Apr. 25, 2002. Crewmembers "man the rail" as the destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) returns to her homeport of Norfolk, Va. Cole has been at the Northrop Grumman Ship System facility in Pascagoula, Miss., for the past 14 months undergoing repairs after a terrorist bomb blew a hole in her port side while refueling in the port city of Aden, Yemen, killing 17 sailors. Forty of the crew on board at the time of the attack have elected to remain on Cole. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Tina M. Ackerman. [020425-N-1110A-506].Fabio Peña
Cole 90kThe US Navy guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG-67) gets underway after completing extensive repairs to the ships hull and interior spaces. Visible as she pulls away from the pier is her newly repaired port side hull and superstructure. April 2002.Steven A. Cardali
Cole 60kNaval Station Norfolk, VA. May 7, 2002 Virginia Gov. Mark Warner, (Far Right) stands with members of the Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Honor Guard and Mr. Jon Clodfelter, second from left, father of hull Maintenance Technician 2nd Class Kenneth Clodfelter, one of the Seventeen sailors killed aboard the Guided Missile Destroyer USS Cole DDG-67 on October 12, 2000. while refueling in the Port city of Aden, Yemen. Gov. Warner visited the installation to sign a bill authorizing the production and sale of a Commemorative license plate honoring those who lost their lives during the attack on the Cole. The plates will be available through the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles this year. US Navy Photo by Journalist 3rd Class Dani Letina.Steven A. Cardali
Cole 82kAt sea with USS Cole, August 9 2002, the guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) steams off the coast of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico conducting Combat System Ship Qualification Trials with Naval Sea System Command (NAVSEA). NAVSEA is verifying Cole's combat systems and providing realistic combat training scenarios. Cole recently completed 14 months of shipboard repairs in Pascagoula, Miss., following an Oct. 12, 2000, terrorist attack in the port city of Aden, Yemen, that killed 17 Cole Sailors. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class James Elliott. [020809-N-6641E-502].Fabio Peña
Cole 122kAt sea with the guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) August 9 2002, USS Cole steams off the coast of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico conducting Combat Systems Ship Qualification Trials with Naval Sea System Command (NAVSEA). Cole recently completed 14 months of shipboard repairs in Pascagoula, Miss., following an Oct. 12, 2000 terrorist attack that killed 17 Sailors in the port city of Aden, Yemen. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class James Elliott.Fred Weiss
Cole 66kSeptember 5 2003, left to right, USS Thorn (DD 988), USS Cole (DDG 67), and USS Gonzalez (DDG 66), members of the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group, perform divisional tactics while underway in the Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Navy photo.Fred Weiss
Cole 96k030905-N-5471P-005 Atlantic Ocean, September 5 2003, Enterprise Carrier Strike Group ships, USS Thorn (DD 988), USS Cole (DDG 67), and the USS Gonzalez (DDG 66), perform divisional tactics while underway in the Atlantic Ocean. The guided missile destroyers are conducting work-ups before an upcoming six-month deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Aaron Peterson.Bill Gonyo
Cole 99k2004, location unknown.HMC(SW) Charles T. Canterbury
Cole 60kUSS COLE (DDG-67), Norfolk, VA, May 27 2004, sailors from USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76 ) man the rails, as USS Cole (DDG 67) returns from deployment. USN Photo 040527-N-8213G-005.Steven A. Cardali
Cole 101k040527-N-7631T-019. Naval Station Norfolk, VA, May 27 2004, guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) prepares to moor pierside during homecoming celebrations, at the conclusion of their deployment in support of the global war of terrorism (GWOT). Cole completed its first six-month deployment since October 2000 when it was hit by terrorists. Cole was assigned to the Standing Naval Forces Mediterranean (SNFM) conducting operations in support of Operation Active Endeavor. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Kevin Tidwell.Bill Gonyo
Cole 94k050205-N-0295M-002. Norfolk, VA, February 5 2005, the guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) sits moored to the pier in her homeport of Naval Station Norfolk, Va. Guided missile destroyers operate in support of carrier battle groups, surface action groups, amphibious groups, and replenishment groups. Destroyers primarily perform anti-submarine warfare duty while guided missile destroyers are multi-mission (anti-submarine, anti-air, and anti-surface warfare) surface combatants. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain.Bill Gonyo
Cole 93kThe guided missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) (right) leads the way during divisional tactics training along with the guided missile destroyers USS McFaul (DDG 74), USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) and USS Cole (DDG 67), and the guided missile cruisers USS Cape St. George (CG 71) and USS Anzio (CG 68) in the Atlantic Ocean, on March 5 2005. The destroyers and cruisers are assigned to Commander, Carrier Strike Group 12. DoD photo by Lt. j.g. Caleb Swigart, U.S. Navy, ID# 050305-N-41585-001.Robert M. Cieri
Cole 86kUSS Aanzio (CG-68) and USS Cole (DDG-67) in port at Kiel, Germany June 17 2005. Photo by Carl Groll.Jack Treutle
Cole 81kUSS Cole (DDG-67) in Kiel, Germany 17 June 2005 for Operaion BALTOPS.Jack Treutle
Cole 84kUSS Cole in Philadelphia July 1 2005 with the Battleship New Jersey in the background.Skip deGlavina
Cole 86kViews of the Cole in Piraeus, Greece on June 30 2006.George Haralampides
Cole 86kAs above.George Haralampides
Cole 59kShip's patch.Mike Smolinski
Cole 38kShip's patch.Jack Treutle

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