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USS ''Elliot'' (DD-967) was a in the United States Navy. Built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi, the ship was named for Lieutenant Commander Arthur J. Elliot II, USN (1933–1968), who as commanding officer of Patrol Boat River Squadron 57, was killed in action in the Republic of Vietnam on 29 December 1968. == 1977 – 1981 == ''Elliot'' got underway on 24 January 1977 for her maiden voyage, transiting from Pascagoula, Mississippi, to San Diego, California, via the Panama Canal. She was assigned to the U.S. Pacific Fleet as a unit of Destroyer Squadron 9 (DesRon 9), under the administrative control of Commander, Cruiser Destroyer Group Five and Commander, Naval Surface Forces Pacific. After arrival, ''Elliot'' conducted five weeks of shakedown training and participated in a combat exercise. Following these evolutions, she returned to her builders for a post shakedown yard availability. After leaving the yard, ''Elliot'' sailed to Rockland, Maine arriving on 25 August. Neighboring Thomaston was the hometown of the sailor for whom the ship was named. During a four day stay, the ship hosted several thousand guests and embarked 650 guests for a six hour guest cruise. On 24 September ''Elliot'' reported to Long Beach Naval Shipyard for a six month restricted yard availability during which her NATO Sea Sparrow and Harpoon missile systems were installed. On 1 August 1978 ''Elliot'' shifted from the operational command of Destroyer Squadron Nine to Destroyer Squadron 31 (DesRon 31). ''Elliot'' departed for her first deployment, a seven month Western Pacific tour, on 21 February 1979 as flagship of DesRon 31 in company with the aircraft carrier . On 31 March, ''Elliot'' departed Subic Bay, Philippines with ''Ranger'', for operations in the Indian Ocean. Less than a week later, ''Elliot'' was transiting the Strait of Malacca in lead of ''Ranger'' when the carrier was involved in a collision with the oil tanker M/V ''Fortune'' resulting in the carrier having to return to Subic Bay for repairs. ''Elliot'' arrived in Diego Garcia on 12 April. ''Elliot'' then joined a battle group centered around and participated in operations in the Gulf of Aden to maintain a U.S. military presence in the area. ''Elliot'' returned to Subic Bay on 15 June. ''Elliot'' was awarded the Navy Expeditionary Medal for Indian Ocean contingency operations. ''Elliot'' arrived back at her homeport from her first deployment on 9 September 1979. Also notable on this deployment was ''Elliot'' tailing Soviet carrier ''Minsk'' for five days of observation of operations. ''Elliot'' began her second deployment in 1980. On 23 January 1981, ''Elliot'' suffered a main bearing casualty resulting in one of her gas turbine engines having to be replaced. This replacement was completed at Subic Bay in 2 days. On 21 April ''Elliot'' encountered the first of several refugee boats. Over the next eight days ''Elliot'' picked up 158 refugees for which the crew was awarded the Humanitarian Service Medal. Port visits on this deployment included stops in Hawaii, Guam, Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong, Philippines, Japan, and Singapore. She returned from this deployment on 23 May. 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 Elliot (DD-967)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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