USS Lynde McCormick эсминецінің тарихы

Charles F. Adams class destroyer

USS Lynde McCormick (DD 958/DDG 8) was a Charles F. Adams class destroyer in the United States Navy.

On 20 July 1983 the New York Times reported that Lynde McCormick, along with seven other vessels in the USS 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 Ranger, battleship New Jersey (which joined the group in late August), cruiser Horne, the guided missile destroyer Lynde McCormick, the destroyers Fletcher and Fife, the frigate Marvin Shields, the oiler Wichita and the support ship Camden.

In April 1988, the USS Lynde McCormick (DDG 8) was part of the largest combat action against another navy since WW 2. It was one of many ships of the U. S. fifth fleet under SAG Bravo engaged in operations against the Iranian Navy. This included anti – ship, and mine operations, stopping small – boat attacks against Persian Gulf shipping & countering tactical operations by Iranian warships near the Strait of Hormuz. These operation was a resounding success and concluded in the freedom of navigation of commercial shipping in and out of the Persian Gulf.

The ship was decommissioned 1 October 1991 and was sunk as a target ship on 14 February 2001.