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USS Cole

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The USS Cole (DDG-67) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer commissioned on June 8, 1996, and named after Marine Sergeant Darrell S. Cole, who was killed in action on Iwo Jima during World War II. The ship was damaged in a suicide attack by al-Qaeda on October 12, 2000, in the Yemeni port of Aden, killing 17 sailors and injuring 39 others. After extensive repairs, the Cole returned to service and deployed overseas in 2003, returning to its home port of Norfolk, Virginia, in 2004.learn more on wikipedia

USS Cole