USS Horne Final Mission: RIMPAC 2008

The Horne is my old ship.....may she R.I.P.
I served aboard Horne from 1975-77
Sad to see this day......but she spent her life at sea and that is her final resting place.

Those missiles were fired from HMCS Ottawa and HMCS Regina.

Interesting fact: her first and last foreign port was Victoria, BC, Canada. The two first ships to shoot at her are from this exact port.

I did not know her before this event, but she seems to have been a fine lady. I' am sure any ship would rather go down at sea than being sold for scrap!

You can view the missile launch. Look up Harpoon Missile Shoot RIMPAC 2008 or user NESOP18.

I was a plankowner on the USS Horne. It was a great ship and its very sad to see it end this way. All of my four years in the navy were aboard the ship and I have great memories. A big thanks to JP Westerberg for all his work done so crew members never forget how great a ship is was.

I've never even served in the military and it brought tears to my eyes.

Horne was a Belknap class (CG-26) cruiser... commissioned in 1967 and decommed in 1994.

Tears? You're not the only one! :-(

Sorry to see the old girl go. Looks like she didn't go down willingly. For the record, she was my first ship. Better to see her go this way than going to Brownsville. And yes, I'll admit it, tears came to my eyes watching this video.

the back ground music-audio is most appropiate, video well put together....5 star rated.

Great video, didn't know this is what they did during RIMPAC. I was on Kitty Hawk 05-08, kinda wished I stayed there long enough for this mission.

V/R
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I served on Horne in 73-74, and this hurt a bit. But better than razor blades...

At least you guys got to see the end of your ship. Mine (ex-DD-971, ex-USS David R. Ray) was also sunk during RIMPAC 2008 but there's no video...

Glad to hear she didn't go down easy. I would expect her to make them work to put her down! She was a great Ship. My experience onboard the Horne shaped my career in the Navy. Served onboard Nov76 - Apr79.

My mistake then. But Ottawa and Regina fired twice on it, two missiles each. But one missile in the first salvo did not hit the target. It is also true that our missiles did not sink her.

She was fired on all day by different types of weapon and platforms. It was also said that B-52's add the final firing run. But I can't confirm that for sure.

Negative negative. The missiles from Ottawa and Regina were ealier shots... I did not receive video of those hits... and Ottawa and Regina only fired a total of two missiles... in this video you can clearly see three hits... and according to my sources at CVA 5 they were indeed the kill shots that lead to the sinking of Horne.

Was that the model of the ship?

Yes there is. PM me and I'll see what I can dig up for you.