Michael Sweeney

USS Chandler (DDG-996) was a Kidd-class guided-missile destroyer commissioned by the United States Navy in 1982. Originally ordered for the Imperial Iranian Navy, she was completed for the U.S. following the Iranian Revolution. The Chandler served primarily in the Pacific Fleet, taking part in numerous exercises and deployments, including Operation Desert Storm in 1991. After nearly two decades of service, she was decommissioned in 1999 and later transferred to the Republic of China (Taiwan), where she serves as ROCS Ma Kong (DDG-1805).