Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna Chivabvu 1980 "Richmond K. Turner" akapinda muBoston's OPSAIL 80 uye anogona kunge akapihwa Meritorious Unit Citation yekuitisa maviri akakosha mashandiro, asi mubairo uyu hauna kunyorwa muUS Navy Unit mubairo webhusaiti. "Richmond K. Turner" akapedza kubudirira kukuru kweMediterranean deployments sechikamu cheU.S. Sixth Fleet, isati yasvika pakugadziriswa kwepamusoro paCharleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, South Carolina kubva munaJanuary kusvika munaDecember 1982. Mukati mekugadziriswa uku "Richmond K. Turner" akagamuchira zvinyorwa zvakawanda zvekuvandudza hondo yake yekurwisana. Yakanga yakashongedzerwawo neVulcan Phalanx Close muWeapons System (CIWS) yekuzvidzivirira kubva kumapurisa. Pashure pokugadziridza uku "Richmond K. Turner" akapedzisa mamwe mabasa maviri eMediterranean. Ngarava yakagamuchira zvose Navy Expeditionary Medal uye Meritorious Unit Commendation panguva yebasa iri. Mukati
Muchiitiko muGulf of Sidra kurwisa mauto ehondo eLibya, "Turner" akaremadza chikepe chechikepe cheLibya neHarpoon missile.