USS Parsons (DDG-33)

USS Parsons (DDG-33) was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, commissioned in 1961. Originally designated as a destroyer (DD-949), she was converted to a guided missile destroyer in 1966 and reclassified as DDG-33. Parsons served extensively in the Pacific, participating in Vietnam War operations, including naval gunfire support and plane guard duties for aircraft carriers on Yankee Station. After almost two decades of service, she was decommissioned in 1982 and later used as a target ship.