carrier in the South China Sea. During the summer of 1965, Hopewell visited San Francisco, Puget Sound, and Hawaii as part of the Pacific Midshipman Training Squadron. During a three-month cruise, which ended in August, Hopewell fired 2,276 rounds, destroyed 112 structures, and silenced a Viet Cong mortar attack upon ground forces. For the remainder of 1966, she acted as school ship in gunnery and ASW off the West Coast. On 3 October 1967, the Hopewell was on her way from Sasebo, Japan to Yankee Station in the Gulf of Tonkin. At 1602, while alongside the , she lost power to her steering motor and collided with Oriskany. There were no casualties, but damage to the ship required that she be detached to Subic Bay for repairs. Fate She was decommissioned 2 January 1970 and sunk as target on 11 February 1972. The wreck of Hopewell was located and dove on 12 February 2011 by the UB88 Project (Kendall Raine, John Walker & Scott Brooks-support diver). Hopewell received nine battle stars for World War II service and four for Korean service. References External links UB88 USS-Hopewell Dive USS Hopewell website at Destroyer History Foundation navsource.org: USS Hopewell hazegray.org: USS Hopewell World War II destroyers of the United States Cold War destroyers of the United States Korean War destroyers of the United States Vietnam War destroyers of the United States Ships built in Los Angeles 1943 ships Fletcher-class destroyers of the United States Navy Ships sunk as targets Maritime incidents in 1972