Two United States Navy destroyers have borne the name USS Cole. The first Cole was named for Edward B. Cole. The second ship was named for Darrell S. Cole.The first USS Cole (DD-155) was a Wickes-class destroyer.The second USS Cole (DDG-67) is an Arleigh Burke-class "Aegis" guided missile destroyer. On October 12, 2000 it was attacked and damaged by suicide bombers using a small inflatable boat. See USS Cole bombing. For the source and more detailed information concerning this request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.

Two United States Navy destroyers have borne the name USS Cole. The first Cole was named for Edward B. Cole. The second ship was named for Darrell S. Cole.The first USS Cole (DD-155) was a Wickes-class destroyer.The second USS Cole (DDG-67) is an Arleigh Burke-class "Aegis" guided missile destroyer. On October 12, 2000 it was attacked and damaged by suicide bombers using a small inflatable boat. See USS Cole bombing. For the source and more detailed information concerning this request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.

Two United States Navy destroyers have borne the name USS Cole. The first Cole was named for Edward B. Cole. The second ship was named for Darrell S. Cole.The first USS Cole (DD-155) was a Wickes-class destroyer.The second USS Cole (DDG-67) is an Arleigh Burke-class "Aegis" guided missile destroyer. On October 12, 2000 it was attacked and damaged by suicide bombers using a small inflatable boat. See USS Cole bombing. For the source and more detailed information concerning this request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.

Two United States Navy destroyers have borne the name USS Cole. The first Cole was named for Edward B. Cole. The second ship was named for Darrell S. Cole.The first USS Cole (DD-155) was a Wickes-class destroyer.The second USS Cole (DDG-67) is an Arleigh Burke-class "Aegis" guided missile destroyer. On October 12, 2000 it was attacked and damaged by suicide bombers using a small inflatable boat. See USS Cole bombing. For the source and more detailed information concerning this request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.

Two United States Navy destroyers have borne the name USS Cole. The first Cole was named for Edward B. Cole. The second ship was named for Darrell S. Cole.The first USS Cole (DD-155) was a Wickes-class destroyer.The second USS Cole (DDG-67) is an Arleigh Burke-class "Aegis" guided missile destroyer. On October 12, 2000 it was attacked and damaged by suicide bombers using a small inflatable boat. See USS Cole bombing. For the source and more detailed information concerning this request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.

Two United States Navy destroyers have borne the name USS Cole. The first Cole was named for Edward B. Cole. The second ship was named for Darrell S. Cole.The first USS Cole (DD-155) was a Wickes-class destroyer.The second USS Cole (DDG-67) is an Arleigh Burke-class "Aegis" guided missile destroyer. On October 12, 2000 it was attacked and damaged by suicide bombers using a small inflatable boat. See USS Cole bombing. For the source and more detailed information concerning this request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.

The USS Cole bombing happened on the 12th of October in the year 2000 at 11:18 AM. You can read more about the USS Cole bombing online at the Wikipedia website.

The first ship to arrive was the USS Cecil Doyle (DE-368), whose Captain had been alerted by a Navy PBY that it had spotted the survivors in the water (by sheer happenstance). Other ships involved:

USS Helm (DD-388)

USS Madison (DD-425)

USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390)

USS Dufilho (DE-423)

USS Bassett (APD-73)

USS Ringness (DE-590)

See website: USS Aaron Ward (DM-34)

USS Charles R- Ware - DD-865 2005 was released on:

USA: 10 January 2005