USS Buchanan slides under the waves

The Pacific Ocean, 14 June 2000. Ex-USS Buchanan (DDG 14) slides under the waves of the Pacific Ocean after being used as a target in a Sinking Exercise (SINKEX) during RIMPAC 2000. The ship, decommissioned 1 October 1991 and stricken from the Navy List 20 November 1992, was hit by three Hellfire missiles, three Harpoon missiles and a 2,400-pound laser-guided bomb, but did not sink. The job was finally done by 200 pounds of explosive charges set by an EOD team.