Conolly was decommissioned 18 September 1998 and laid up at Philadelphia Naval Intermediate Ship Maintenance Facility.
Conolly was sunk as a target on 29 April 2009 as part of UNITAS Gold, a multinational naval exercise.
An effort to preserve her in Illinois failed after it lost the support of local politicians.
Conolly was decommissioned 18 September 1998 and laid up at Philadelphia Naval Intermediate Ship Maintenance Facility. Conolly was sunk as a target on 29 April 2009 as part of UNITAS Gold, a multinational naval exercise. An effort to preserve her in Illinois failed after it lost the support of local politicians.
USS Conolly