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USS ''Deyo'' (DD-989), a ''Spruance''-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Vice Admiral Morton L. Deyo (1887–1973), a veteran destroyerman and distinguished naval gunfire support task force commander of World War II. ''Deyo'' was laid down on 14 October 1977 by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Miss.; launched on 20 January 1979; and commissioned on 22 March 1980. ==History== ''Deyo'' played a major role in operations in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Oceans, Caribbean and Mediterranean Seas, and the Persian Gulf. The ship first deployed in May 1981, when it was ordered to the Persian Gulf in response to rising tensions in the Middle East. In July 1987, ''Deyo'' deployed to the Mediterranean, North Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean as part of the ''Iowa'' Battleship Battle Group. The ship returned to the Persian Gulf in July 1989 to support tanker escort duties during Operation Earnest Will. After completing counter-drug operations in the Caribbean Sea in August 1990, ''Deyo'' deployed to the Mediterranean Sea in May 1991 as part of the ''Forrestal'' Carrier Battle Group. The Ship visited Liverpool England, in 1993, and represented the US during the 50th Anniversary Celebrations of "The Battle of the Atlantic." The destroyer returned to the Mediterranean Sea in 1994 as a member of the ''George Washington'' Carrier Battle Group. In June 1998, ''Deyo'' again deployed for the Mediterranean Sea, becoming the first American ship to serve as flagship for Standing Naval Force Mediterranean. During its final deployment in December 2002 with the ''Harry S Truman'' Carrier Battle Group, ''Deyo'' was one of the first ships to fire Tomahawk cruise missiles on Iraqi targets during Operation Iraqi Freedom. 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 Deyo (DD-989)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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