Combat Action; Naval Unit Commendation; Navy and Marine Corps Medal; Navy Achievement Medal with Combat "V"; Navy Commendation Medal; Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Citation – Gallantry; Seventh Fleet Letter of Commendation; and the Vietnam Service Medal. Argentine service In 1974, Collett and were purchased by Argentina as a supply of spare parts for other ships, and towed from San Diego to Puerto Belgrano. However, Collett was found to be in good enough condition to be worth rehabilitating. On 17 May 1977, she was commissioned in the Argentine Navy as ARA Piedrabuena (D-29)''', the fourth ship in Argentine service with that name. Falklands War During the Falklands War, on 2 May 1982, Piedrabuena was steaming in company with the cruiser when the cruiser was sunk by the British attack submarine . Decommissioning and fate On 18 February 1985, Piedrabuena was decommissioned from and stricken from the ships' register. In November 1988, ex-Piedrabuena was sunk in a naval missile exercise, by an MM38 missile fired by the newly commissioned corvette . Awards Collett'' received six battle stars for World War II service, and in addition to the Navy Unit Commendation, six battle stars for the Korean War and two battle stars for the Vietnam War. References 2. Command History USS Collett, DD 730 Westpac deployment 1966–1968. 3. Cruise Summary for 1969–1970. 4. www.history.navy.mil External links navsource.org: USS Collett hazegray.org: USS Collett USS Collett veterans' website Portsmouth Herald: "At sea in 1945, he met the enemy in Tokyo Bay" benefits.va.gov Allen M. Sumner-class destroyers of the United States Navy Ships built in Bath, Maine 1944 ships World War II destroyers of the United States Cold War destroyers of the United States Korean War destroyers of the United States Seguí-class destroyers Piedra Buena Falklands War naval ships of Argentina Ships sunk as targets Maritime incidents in 1988