and sailed for Sasebo, where she arrived on 23 May. She operated out of Sasebo and Subic Bay on patrol duties for the rest of her deployment until 12 July, when she departed Yokosuka and sailed to San Diego, arriving there on 28 July. Naifeh then engaged in coastal operations off the West Coast until 17 June 1960, when she decommissioned at San Francisco. Berthed at Mare Island until 1 January 1966, when she was struck from the Naval Vessel Register, she was towed to San Diego in early 1966 for stripping prior to being used as a target to destruction. In July, Naifeh was sunk as a target off San Clemente Island by a combination of naval gunfire and aircraft. Honors Naifeh received three battle stars for Korean War service. Awards, citations and campaign ribbons References External links NavSource.org - DE-352 John C. Butler-class destroyer escorts Ships built in Orange, Texas 1944 ships World War II frigates and destroyer escorts of the United States Shipwrecks of the California coast Ships sunk as targets Maritime incidents in 1966