USS SCOTT (DDG-995)

USS SCOTT (DDG-995) was a Kidd-class guided missile destroyer commissioned into the United States Navy in 1981. Originally built for the Iranian Navy, she was acquired by the U.S. after the Iranian Revolution and named after Rear Admiral Norman Scott, a Medal of Honor recipient. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, SCOTT conducted various operations, including deployments to the Mediterranean, Atlantic, and Persian Gulf, supporting U.S. interests and participating in multinational exercises. She was decommissioned in 1998 and later transferred to the Republic of China (Taiwan) Navy, where she served as ROCS Kee Lung (DDG-1801).