A virtual tour of the Arleigh
Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) that
is named in honor of Marine Sgt. Darrell S. Cole, a machine
gunner killed in action on Iwo Jima, Japan during World War
II.
On Thursday, Oct. 12, 2000, USS
Cole arrived in Port of Aden, Yemen to refuel. At 11:18 a.m.
unknown to ship security, a small boat with terrorists
aboard came alongside the ship and detonated a highly
explosive bomb alongside Cole. The explosion created a
40-by-60 foot hole on the port side of the ship, taking the
lives of 17 Sailors and injuring 37 more. Cole’s Sailors
fought fires and flooding for the following 96 hours to keep
the ship afloat.
The fully repaired USS Cole resumed
active duty on November 29, 2003 with an overseas
deployment. The ship's motto is ... Gloria Merces Virtutis
(Glory is the Reward of Valor).
U.S. Navy video by Petty Officer
2nd Class Darien Kenney Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob Milham
October 8, 2020
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