Fate
For the last four months of Fife's final deployment she continued with her counter-narcotic mission. Nine suspected drug smugglers were detained, and over two tons of cocaine were recovered. All told, Fife interdicted over $900 million dollars worth, as well as making the largest bust of illegal shark fin on record - $6.5 million.
Fife returned to Everett on 20 November making preparations for decommissioning. On 28 February 2003, Fife was decommissioned after 22 years of dedicated service to her country.
The Fife was stricken from the Navy list on 6 April 2004, and sunk as a target during a live-fire exercise off California and sunk 24 August by several ships in the 3rd Fleet including the USS Preble (DDG-88) and the USS Curts (FFG-38).
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