Like many other, he flew patrols in a helicopter with the stealthing deliberately removed. The idea being that if a missile attack was made, it might be spoofed to hit one helicopter rather than a destroyer.
Not quite that dangerous, just trusting the missile would think it was aiming at a ship and maintain flight at 1-2m altitude above sea level.
Still requires big brass ones.
I sorta figured that the chopper was towing a radar-reflecting target. That would at least give the chopper a chance if a sea-skimming exocet was successfully spoofed. Never really looked into it however.