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Cole is named in honor of Marine Sergeant Darrell S. Cole, a machine-gunner killed in action on Iwo Jima on 19 February 1945, during World War II.
On 12 October 2000, while anchoring at Aden(the port city in Yemen), Cole was attacked by Al-Qaeda suicide bombers, who sailed a small boat near the destroyer and detonated explosive charges , killing 17 sailors.
After the Al-Qaeda suicide attack (The blast created a hole in the port side of the ship about 40 feet (12 m) in diameter), USS Cole being carried by MV Blue Marlin. [31 October 2000]
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After reparing. [9 August 2002]
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