USS O'Hare

USS O’Hare (DD/DDR-889) was a Gearing-class destroyer commissioned by the United States Navy in 1945, named in honor of Medal of Honor recipient Lieutenant Commander Edward “Butch” O’Hare. Initially serving in the Pacific shortly after World War II, O’Hare participated in various Cold War operations, including anti-submarine warfare and NATO exercises. The ship was reclassified as a radar picket destroyer (DDR) in 1949 and reverted to DD-889 in 1963. After a distinguished career, USS O’Hare was decommissioned in 1973 and later transferred to the Spanish Navy, where she served as Méndez Núñez (D-63) until her final decommissioning.