from WestPac in 1957, she operated out of San Diego as a naval reserve training ship until 1962 when SEATO exercises sent Tingey to the Far East once more. After completing these exercises, she returned to San Diego to resume reserve training cruises. Fate On 1 August 1963, Tingey collided with off southern California. Tingey sustained no casualties and returned to San Diego despite severe flooding and damage. She was decommissioned on 30 November 1963, and her name struck from the Navy List on 1 November 1965. She was sunk as a target off San Francisco in May 1966. Prior to sinking, Tingey's bow section was removed and grafted onto the , from a different destroyer class, who lost her bow in a collision with . HonorsTingey'' received eight battle stars for World War II service and five battle stars for the Korean War. References External links navsource.org: USS Tingey hazegray.org: USS Tingey World War II destroyers of the United States Cold War destroyers of the United States Korean War destroyers of the United States Shipwrecks of the California coast Ships built in San Francisco 1943 ships Fletcher-class destroyers of the United States Navy Maritime incidents in 1966 Ships sunk as targets