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'''USS ''Horne'' (DLG/CG-30)''' was a [[Belknap class cruiser|''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.

== History ==
=== 1983 deployment ===

On 20 July 1983 ''[[The New York Times]]'' reported that ''Horne'', along with seven other vessels in the Carrier Ranger Battle Group, left [[San Diego]] on Friday 15 July 1983 and were headed for the western Pacific when they were rerouted and ordered to steam for Central America to conduct training and flight operations in areas off the coasts of [[Nicaragua]], [[El Salvador]] and [[Honduras]] as part of major military exercises planned for that summer.

The battle group was composed of the carrier {{USS|Ranger|CVA-61|2}}, the cruiser ''Horne'', the guided missile destroyer {{USS|Lynde McCormick|DDG-8|2}}, the destroyers {{USS|Fletcher|DD-992|2}} and {{USS|Fife|DD-991|2}}, the frigate {{USS|Marvin Shields|FF-1066|2}}, the oiler {{USS|Wichita|AOR-1|2}} and the support ship {{USS|Camden|AOE-2|2}}.

=== 1994 decommissioned ===

After more than 26 years of service, ''Horne'' was decommissioned on 4 February 1994. She was struck from the register the same day, placed in the custody of the [[United States Maritime Administration]] and was laid up at the [[Suisun Bay]] [[National Defense Reserve Fleet]]. Initially scheduled to be scrapped, she was spared the breakers torch and was sunk as a target on 29 June 2008 as part of [[RIMPAC|RIMPAC 2008]].

''Horne'' was the last of the ''Leahy''/''Belknap'' type cruisers.

== Unit awards ==
The USS ''Horne'' (CG-30) and its crewmembers have received the following awards [http://www.usshorne.net/horne/decom_3&4.htm]:

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|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=award-star|ribbon=Combat Action Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
| 2 [[Combat Action Ribbon]]s
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|[[Image:JoMerUnitRib.gif|left|Joint Meritorious Unit Award|105px]]
|1 [[Joint Meritorious Unit Award]]
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|[[Image:Navy Unit Commendation ribbon.svg|left|105px|Navy Unit Commendation]]
|1 [[Navy Unit Commendation]]
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|[[Image:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation.jpg|left|105px|Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation]]
|1 [[Meritorious Unit Commendation]]
|-
|[[File:Navy Expeditionary Medal ribbon.svg|105px|left|Navy Expeditionary Medal]]
|1 [[Navy Expeditionary Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|2 [[National Defense Medal]]s
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|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|2 [[Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal]]s
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|{{ribbon devices|number=8|type=service-star|ribbon=Vietnam Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|[[Vietnam Service Medal]] with eight campaign stars
Vietnam Campaign Medal
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|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=Southwest Asia Service Medal ribbon (1991-2016).svg|width=106}}
|[[Southwest Asia Service Medal]] with one campaign star
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|{{ribbon devices|number=7|type=service-star|ribbon=Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|8 [[Sea Service Deployment Ribbon]]s
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|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Vietnam gallantry cross unit award-3d.svg|width=106}}
|[[Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross]]
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|[[Image:Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) ribbon.svg|left|105px|Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)]]
|1 Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
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|[[Image:Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) ribbon.svg|left|105px|Kuwait Liberation Medal]]
|1 [[Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)|Kuwait Liberation Medal]]
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==External links==
{{Commons category|USS Horne (CG-30)}}
*{{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=CG30|title=NVR CG-30}}
*[http://www.usshorne.net/ USS Horne net]
*[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/cg-30.htm GlobalSecurity.org]
*[http://www.navsource.org/archives/04/1130/040130.htm NavSource – CG-30]
*[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/h8/horne.htm DANFS – Horne]
*{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927014208/http://www.ktvu.com/news/16717006/detail.html |title=News Article detailing exact fate }}

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