USS Cone ( DD - 866 ) USS " Cone " ( DD - 866 ) was a " Gearing " - class destroyer of the United States Navy , named for Rear Admiral Hutch Ingham Cone USN ( 1871 – 1941 ) . She was laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Staten Island , New York , on 30 November 1944 , launched on 10 May 1945 by Mrs . H . I . Cone and commissioned on 18 August 1945 . " Cone " alternated operations along the east coast and in the Caribbean with the 2nd Fleet with deployments with the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean , and participated in Sea Dragon and Market Time operations , patrolled on search and rescue duties and carried out Naval Gunfire Support missions during the Vietnam War . History . Cone ' s first cruise , between 12 February and 9 April 1946 , was a visit to Portsmouth , England . After a week at Newport , R . I . , she sailed again on an extensive goodwill tour to ports of both northern and southern Europe , welcoming visitors at each city , returning to Newport 24 October . She operated along the east coast and in the Caribbean from her home port , Norfolk , until the summer of 1947 , when she carried midshipmen on a training cruise to northern Europe . Continuing training and service activities along the east coast and in the Caribbean when not deployed , Cone served her first tour of duty with the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean in 1948 , joining the United Nations Palestine Patrol for a time . She returned to the Mediterranean in 1949 , and later that year crossed the Arctic Circle on maneuvers . East coast and Caribbean operations and another 6th Fleet tour occupied Cone in 1950 . Her 1951 Mediterranean cruise was highlighted by a visit by Winston Churchill at Venice on 9 September , and . by Cone ' s transportation of the United States and British Ambassadors to Greece on a diplomatic call on the monasteries of Mount Athos . She served again in the Mediterranean in 1952 , and on 28 August 1953 , cleared Newport for a cruise around the world , sailing by way of Panama , San Diego , Pearl Harbor , Midway , and Yokosuka to join TF 77 on patrol off Korea , and continuing home with calls at Hong Kong , Bahrein , Port Said , Naples , Villefranche , and Lisbon , returning to Norfolk 9 April 1954 . From September to November 1954 , Cone sailed to join other NATO navies in antisubmarine training off Ireland and in Operation " Blackjack , " then called briefly at Mediterranean ports . Nineteen fifty - five found her concentrating on air defense exercises and acting as planeguard for carriers . In 1956 , she joined in NATO exercises in the Mediterranean , returning home in June . Alerted during the Suez Crisis , she joined a task force which sailed to the eastern Atlantic to stand by , then called at Lisbon and returned home when its services were not needed . In 1958 and 1959 - 60 Cone served with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean ; through the remainder of the 1960s , she conducted exercises in the Caribbean , operated locally from her new home port , Charleston , S . C . , and visited northern European waters during NATO maneuvers . 1981 – 1982 , the Cone ' s two twin mount guns went through a complete overhaul , with assistance from Charleston ' s SIMA , and of course some select parts from the decommed destroyer Laffey , which is moored at Patriot ' s Point museum facilities in Charleston . note ; ( the Laffey was the experimental ship used in the movie Philadelphia experiment ) . Gunnersmates Eastwood and Larson brought the deteriorating condition of the gunmounts back to original status , both in cosmetic , and operational capabilities . When pulling in to Savannah , Georgia , it was thought that a gun salute would be appropriate as the ship passed the waterfront with the crowds all standing in the majesty of the old cotton warehouses converted into shops , restaurants , bars , etc . , and of course it was St . Patty ' s day 1982 , so Gunnersmate Eastwood painted a large 3 leafed clover on the forward gunmount on both sides . There was also smoke grenades ( green smoke ) that were put in the boilers to make the stacks look like they were steaming green smoke , but something tragic happen , when the guns went off , from the decks it looked like the people were just going crazy like at a rock concert , so , lt cmdr . Hard weapons div head had us fire another round , same reaction from the crowd , then all of a sudden the gun capt . said silence . Well , what we found out later was the percussion from the guns were echoing off the tall forest on the other side of the river , and giving a double wammy to the glass in the renovated 3 – 4 stories high cotton warehouses , the people cheering and enjoying the festivities , were people scammering for their lives , and many with nowhere to go but in the drink ( Savannah River ) , because shards of glass was dropping on them from above . Decommissioning and transfer . " Cone " was decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 October 1982 , transferred to Pakistan and renamed Alamgir . Alamgir ' s first crew included Cdr A U Khan ( CO ) later Commodore , Lcdr Aqeel Farooqi ( XO ) , Cdr Ubaid ( LO ) , Lt M Bashir Chaudhry ( EO ) later Commodore and Lcdr Shahid Latif ( SO ) later Rear Admiral . She was commissioned at Charleston , USA on 1st Oct 1982 . She was decommissioned on 4 December 1998 and scrapped .