voyage home involved working ports in Hong Kong for a second time, Sasebo Japan, Yokosuka Japan, Guam, and Pearl Harbor Hawaii before returning home to San Diego, CA mid-April 1994. The ship and crew had earned The Joint Forces Armed Expeditionary Medal upon its return, and a bronze star on her Southwest Asia Service Medal. Decommissioning and fate On 16 December 1994, Acadia was decommissioned and laid up at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (NISMF), Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. She was struck from the Naval Register on 13 December 2007 and sunk as a target off Guam on 19–20 September 2010. The sinking of Acadia was part of a day-long bombardment of ordnance delivered from naval aircraft and ships during exercise Valiant Shield. Awards, citations, and campaign ribbons Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right Top row – Navy Unit Commendation Second row – Navy Battle "E" Ribbons (5), Navy Expeditionary Medal (2-Persian Gulf), National Defense Service Medal Bottom row – Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2-Persian Gulf, 1-Somalia), Southwest Asia Service Medal, Defense and Liberation of Kuwait Medal (Kuwait) References Yellowstone-class destroyer tenders Cold War auxiliary ships of the United States Gulf War ships of the United States 1979 ships Tenders of the United States Navy Destroyer tenders of the United States Ships sunk as targets