at Newport on 31 October 1972. William R. Rush subsequently operated out of Newport on local operations into March 1973. Then, after an overhaul at the Boston Naval Shipyard, William R. Rush was assigned to DesRon 28 on 2 July 1973 for service as a Naval Reserve training ship. Homeported at Fort Schuyler, Bronx, New York, William R. Rush spent the next five years training selected reserve crews and operating between the Virginia Capes Operating Area and Halifax, Nova Scotia. USS William R. Rush was decommissioned at Fort Schuyler on 1 July 1978 and was simultaneously struck from the Navy List. Transferred that same day to the navy of the Republic of Korea (ROK) under the terms of the Security Assistance Program, the destroyer became ROKS Kang Won (DD-922). As of 2006, no other ship in the United States Navy has been named William R. Rush. ROKS Kang Won (DD-922) ROKS Kang Won (DD-922) was formerly USS William R. Rush. The ship was transferred on 1 July 1978 to the navy of the Republic of Korea (ROK) under the terms of the Security Assistance Program. The ship was involved in many patrol missions in the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan. In particular when she sank a mother ship spy vessel from North Korea in 1984 in the Sea of Japan, which was the first ever feat by the ROK Navy. As a result, the ship and crewmen were awarded medals and several promotions followed. The North Korean spy boat was hit by a missile launched from an Alouette III helicopter operating from Kang Won and later destroyed by the guns of the ship. It was only one year after the ship was equipped with a flight deck for French-made Alouette III helicopters. Kang Won was one of the most decorated vessels in ROK Navy history when she retired from the active duty in 1999. The ship was decommissioned from the ROK Navy on 31 December 2000. She was stationed as a museum ship at the South Korean naval headquarters in Jinhae, and was later transferred to Changwon Marine Park (창원해양공원). The vessel was returned to the ROK Navy on 30 November 2016. In December 2016, she arrived at Busan Dadaepo port for dismantling. References External links USS William R Rush Web site Ship's History page with pictures as a Korean Museum Ship. navsource.org: USS William R. Rush DD-714