Fate
Kinkaid was decommissioned 7 January 2003 and placed at Pearl Harbor NISMF. Kinkaid was stricken 6 April 2004 and sunk during RIMPAC 2004 exercise as a target 14 July 2004 at 22°55′13.5″ N 159°59′40.5″ W in 2,548 fathoms (4,660 m) of water.
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