could not be corrected economically. Agerholm was decommissioned on 1 December 1978, and her name was struck from the Navy List on the same day. She was sunk as a target on 18 July 1982. The wreck lies in 400 fathoms (730 m) of water, at approximately . Agerholm earned four battle stars for Korean War service and eight for tours off Vietnam. References External links navsource.org: USS Agerholm hazegray.org: USS Agerholm Cold War destroyers of the United States Korean War destroyers of the United States Vietnam War destroyers of the United States Ships built in Bath, Maine 1946 ships Ships sunk as targets Maritime incidents in 1982 Shipwrecks of the California coast Gearing-class destroyers of the United States Navy