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Article: USS Cole timeline.(Chronology)
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- Daily Press (Newport News, VA)
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- March 14, 2007
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Mar. 14--February, 1994: Keel Laid by Ingalls Shipbuilding Inc. Pascagoula, Mississippi. February, 1995: USS Cole launched. June, 1996: USS Cole is commissioned in Port Everglades, Florida. February-September, 1998: Deploys to the Persian Gulf as part of the John C. Stennis Battle Group. August-November, 2000: Deploys to the Mediterranean and Red Sea as part of the George Washington Battle Group. October 12, 2000: While refueling in Aden Harbor, Yemen, the USS Cole is attacked on Port Mid-Ships by a small boat with explosives onboard. The result of which led to a 40 by 60 foot hole and the loss of 17 sailors.
October 31, 2000: Ship begins return to United ...