Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Feb 5, 1962 | as DLG-26 |
| Jul 20, 1963 | |
| Nov 7, 1964 | |
| Jun 30, 1975 | reclassified as CG-26 |
| Nov 22, 1975 | Severely damaged in a collision with aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy off the coast of Sicily, Italy. The following fire melted, burned and gutted to the deck level her aluminum superstructure |
| Jan 30, 1976 | reconstruction at Philadelphia Navy Yard up to 10may80 |
| Feb 15, 1995 | |
| Dec 15, 1995 | |
| Sep 24, 1998 | as a target |