ated ▁with ▁the ▁Navy ▁Cross ▁for ▁sub marine ▁salv age ▁operations . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁ ▁The ▁contract ▁to ▁build ▁Haw es ▁was ▁awarded ▁to ▁Bath ▁Iron ▁Works , ▁Bath , ▁Maine , ▁ 2 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁and ▁her ▁ke el ▁was ▁laid ▁ 2 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁launched ▁ 1 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 4 ; ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Mrs . ▁Ruth ▁H . ▁Watson , ▁wid ow ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁R ear ▁Ad m . ▁Haw es ; ▁delivered ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁and ▁commission ed ▁ 9 ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Commander ▁Thomas ▁F . ▁Mad den ▁in ▁command . ▁ ▁Service ▁history ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Haw es ▁was ▁involved , ▁along ▁with ▁, ▁in ▁providing ▁repair ▁and ▁log istics ▁support ▁to ▁, ▁shortly ▁after ▁she ▁was ▁attacked ▁in ▁A den , ▁Y emen . ▁Two ▁al - Q a eda ▁terror ists ▁brought ▁an ▁infl atable ▁Z od iac - type ▁speed bo at ▁that ▁carried ▁a ▁bomb ▁alongside ▁gu ided ▁miss ile ▁destroy er ▁Cole , ▁while ▁the ▁ship ▁ref ue led , ▁and ▁det on ated ▁their ▁le th al ▁cargo , ▁killing ▁ 1 7 ▁sail ors ▁and ▁w ounding ▁ 4 2 ▁more . ▁The ▁crew member ' s ▁hero ic ▁damage ▁control ▁efforts ▁saved ▁Cole . ▁Haw es , ▁C md