Uss cole ddg 67 is an arleigh burke class aegis equipped guided missile destroyer homeported in ns norfolk virginia the cole is named in honour of marine sergeant darrell s cole a machine gunner killed in action on iwo jima on 19 february 1945 during world war ii the ship was built by ingalls shipbuilding and was delivered to the navy on 11 march 1996 on 12 october 2000 the cole was attacked by al qaeda terrorists who committed a suicide attack in the yemeni port of aden seventeen sai