1978-1983
She was transferred to the US Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia PA where she remained until 1983. While there, certain equipment and parts were removed and used in the restoration of a sister Gearing, the museum ship USS Joseph P Kennedy, currently berthed in Fall River, Massachusetts., and open to the public.
She was sunk by Harpoon missiles off Puerto Rico during Operation ReadEx 1-83 in March 1983. Operation ReadEx 1-83 was a major naval exercise involving approximately 70 ships in multiple battle groups conducted in the Puerto Rico Operations Area.
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