1980s
While under command of Commander James F. Chandler, Sampson underwent a major overhaul in the Portsmouth shipyard during 1980-81. In November 1982 Sampson deployed to the Persian Gulf and later the Mediterranean. Sampson was on station off Beirut when the US Embassy was bombed. The ship returned to Mayport, FL in May 1983. From October to December of that year, Sampson was deployed in the eastern Caribbean in support of Operation Urgent Fury.
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