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USS William H. Standley (DLG/CG-32) was a Belknap-class destroyer leader / cruiser. She was named for Admiral William Harrison Standley, former Chief of Naval Operations and ambassador to the Soviet Union. She was launched as DLG-32, a frigate, and reclassified Cruiser on 30 June 1975.
Between mid-February and late July 1977, William H, Standley conducted one more deployment to the 6th Fleet. After returning to Charleston on 1 August, the guided missile cruiser sailed at the end of the month to join the United States Pacific Fleet. Leaving Charleston behind on the last day of August, William H. Standley transited the Panama Canal on 5 and 6 September, reaching her new home port of Bremerton, Washington, on the 29th. En route, she had touched at San Diego and San Francisco, and rescued a fishing boat adrift off Santa Barbara, California.
William H. Standley underwent a major overhaul from the autumn of 1977 into the late summer of the following year. She then ran trials and operated locally on training evolutions out of San Diego, spending Christmas holidays in port.
While in the Persian Gulf on May 17, 1987, USS Stark FFG-31 was struck by two Iraqi Exocet missiles, killing 37 sailors and wounding 21. This precipitated an increased concern for vital shipping in the Persian Gulf. Kuwaiti tankers were re-flagged to the U.S. allowing for escort by U.S. warships. Standley, participating in Operation Earnest Will in the Summer and Autumn of 1987, provided anti-air defense for both escorted convoys and Operation Nimble Archer making ship's company eligible for the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal.
From June 1990 to August 1991, William H. Standley received a comprehensive overhaul including New Threat Upgrade (NTU), a major anti-aircraft warfare systems improvement.
USS William H. Standley (DLG/CG-32) was a Belknap-class destroyer leader / cruiser. She was named for Admiral William Harrison Standley, former Chief of Naval Operations and ambassador to the Soviet Union. She was launched as DLG-32, a frigate, and reclassified Cruiser on 30 June 1975.
Between mid-February and late July 1977, William H, Standley conducted one more deployment to the 6th Fleet. After returning to Charleston on 1 August, the guided missile cruiser sailed at the end of the month to join the United States Pacific Fleet. Leaving Charleston behind on the last day of August, William H. Standley transited the Panama Canal on 5 and 6 September, reaching her new home port of Bremerton, Washington, on the 29th. En route, she had touched at San Diego and San Francisco, and rescued a fishing boat adrift off Santa Barbara, California.
William H. Standley underwent a major overhaul from the autumn of 1977 into the late summer of the following year. She then ran trials and operated locally on training evolutions out of San Diego, spending Christmas holidays in port.
While in the Persian Gulf on May 17, 1987, USS Stark FFG-31 was struck by two Iraqi Exocet missiles, killing 37 sailors and wounding 21. This precipitated an increased concern for vital shipping in the Persian Gulf. Kuwaiti tankers were re-flagged to the U.S. allowing for escort by U.S. warships. Standley, participating in Operation Earnest Will in the Summer and Autumn of 1987, provided anti-air defense for both escorted convoys and Operation Nimble Archer making ship's company eligible for the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal.
From June 1990 to August 1991, William H. Standley received a comprehensive overhaul including New Threat Upgrade (NTU), a major anti-aircraft warfare systems improvement.
USS William H. Standley (DLG/CG-32) was a Belknap-class destroyer leader / cruiser. She was named for Admiral William Harrison Standley, former Chief of Naval Operations and ambassador to the Soviet Union. She was launched as DLG-32, a frigate, and reclassified Cruiser on 30 June 1975.
Between mid-February and late July 1977, William H, Standley conducted one more deployment to the 6th Fleet. After returning to Charleston on 1 August, the guided missile cruiser sailed at the end of the month to join the United States Pacific Fleet. Leaving Charleston behind on the last day of August, William H. Standley transited the Panama Canal on 5 and 6 September, reaching her new home port of Bremerton, Washington, on the 29th. En route, she had touched at San Diego and San Francisco, and rescued a fishing boat adrift off Santa Barbara, California.
William H. Standley underwent a major overhaul from the autumn of 1977 into the late summer of the following year. She then ran trials and operated locally on training evolutions out of San Diego, spending Christmas holidays in port.
While in the Persian Gulf on May 17, 1987, USS Stark FFG-31 was struck by two Iraqi Exocet missiles, killing 37 sailors and wounding 21. This precipitated an increased concern for vital shipping in the Persian Gulf. Kuwaiti tankers were re-flagged to the U.S. allowing for escort by U.S. warships. Standley, participating in Operation Earnest Will in the Summer and Autumn of 1987, provided anti-air defense for both escorted convoys and Operation Nimble Archer making ship's company eligible for the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal.
From June 1990 to August 1991, William H. Standley received a comprehensive overhaul including New Threat Upgrade (NTU), a major anti-aircraft warfare systems improvement.