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USS ''Caron'' (DD-970) was a , named for Hospital Corpsman Third Class Wayne M. Caron (1946–1968), who was killed in action during the Vietnam War, and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. == Service history == ''Caron'' was laid down by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi on 1 July 1974. She was commissioned on 1 October 1977. In August 1979 Soviet planes staged a mock missile attack against the ''Caron'' in the Black Sea. In October 1983 the ''Caron'' participated in Operation Urgent Fury in the vicinity of Grenada. From November 1983 to March 1984 she was part of the Multi National Peacekeeping Force in Beirut, Lebanon. On 10 March 1986, ''Caron'' departed Norfolk, Virginia with the carrier battle group, for a Mediterranean deployment. During this deployment, the Action in the Gulf of Sidra took place during a freedom of navigation exercise in the Gulf of Sidra. This action saw U.S. Navy fighter aircraft shoot two Libyan Air Force fighters down. On 23 March 1986 - Operating with and , ''Caron'' moved south of the Libya–claimed "Line of Death". Libya reacted with two days of low intensity conflict in which ''Caron'' did not fire any weapons. On 12 February 1988 ''Caron'' was lightly rammed by Soviet Mirka II class light frigate (FFL 824) in the Black Sea (see ''Incident in Soviet waters'' below). On 15 February 1990 ''Caron'' completed a regular overhaul. ''Caron'' was deployed to the Middle East after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, and from 14 January 1991 she participated in Operation Desert Storm. On 14 October 1993 she began participation in United Nations-mandated U.S.-executed sanctions enforcement operations against Haiti. She was one of six US Navy ships prepositioned off Haiti as a result of an order by President Bill Clinton.〔 * (united-states-navy.com: USS ''Caron'' ), accessed January 2011〕 Clinton's order allowed the ships to be in position to enforce United Nations sanctions fully on the date at which they went into effect. In April 1995 ''Caron'' took part in NATO mine countermeasures exercise off Denmark. From January to July 1996 she deployed to Persian Gulf upholding United Nations sanctions against Iraq and aiding in Operation Southern Watch. From February to 3 July 1998 she deployed to the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf, operating with and Carrier Group Seven. During this deployment, Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Light 46 (HSL-46) Detachment 3 maintained 2 SH-60B Seahawk onboard ''Caron.'' One of the first exercises during this deployment was Exercise Shark Hunt 98 in April 1998 off the coast of Spain. From January to 4 June 1999 she completed a regular overhaul at Newport News Shipbuilding. This overhaul included modifications to accommodate female crew. In June to December 2000 she deployed to the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf, operating with the battle group. On 15 October 2001 the ship was decommissioned. On 4 December 2002 ''Caron'' was sunk prematurely off the coast of Puerto Rico as a result of explosives tests. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Caron (DD-970)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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