Atlantic Ocean (Nov. 12, 2004) The decommissioned destroyer Hayler (DD 997) takes fire from a 57mm Bofors gun aboard the Canadian Halifax-class multi-role patrol frigate HMCS Ville De Quebec (F 332), during a Sink Exercise
USS Hayler (DD-997), the last Spruance-classdestroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Vice Admiral Robert W. Hayler (1891–1980).
Namesake: Robert W. Hayler
Ordered: 29 September 1979
Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding
Laid down: 20 October 1980
Launched: 2 March 1982
Sponsored by: Nicole Hayler, granddaughter of namesake
Acquired: 10 February 1983
Commissioned: 5 March 1983
Decommissioned: 25 August 2003
Struck: 6 April 2004
Motto: Courageous in Conflict
Fate: Sunk as a target, 13 November 2004
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