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USS ''Gary'' (FFG-51) is an in the United States Navy. She was named for Medal of Honor recipient Commander Donald A. Gary (1903–1977). ''Gary'' was laid down on 18 December 1982 at Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California; launched on 19 November 1983, sponsored by Mrs. Donald A. Gary and Mrs. George D. Leamer; and commissioned on 17 November 1984 at Naval Station Long Beach, Commander Harlan R. Bankert Jr. in command. == Background == USS ''Gary'' is the forty-fifth ship of the of Guided Missile Frigates. These ships were built to provide air, surface and sub-surface protection for underway replenishment groups, convoys, amphibious groups and other military and merchant shipping. While a capable surface combatant in these traditional warfare areas, ''Gary''s role has expanded from that of the early 1980s to meet the threats and contingencies of the 21st century. Being the smallest multi-mission surface combatant in the U.S. Navy, ''Gary''s shallow draft gives her an advantage over larger cruisers and destroyers in the littoral operations that have characterized recent conflicts. ''Gary''s engineering plant is computer controlled and monitored, reducing the number of watchstanders required in the engineering spaces themselves. Two marine gas turbine engines provide propulsion. Digital electronic logic circuits and remotely operated valves are monitored in a central control station and make ''Gary'' capable of getting ready to get underway in less than ten minutes rather than the eight hours required by steam-powered ships. One of the U.S. Navy’s premiere anti-submarine warfare (ASW) platforms, ''Gary'' routinely deploys for bi-lateral ASW exercises and real-world contingency operations in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, she displayed her versatility, deploying to the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, Gulf of Aden and Red Sea, conducting carrier escort and air defense, intelligence gathering and presence missions, terrorist interdiction operations, rescue at sea and escorted dozens of merchant and military supply ships through the Strait of Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb strait. From 1999 to 2007, ''Gary'' was forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, as part of the United States Seventh Fleet. During 2007, ''Gary'' completed a hull-swap/crew-swap with and is now home-ported at Naval Station, San Diego. 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 Gary (FFG-51)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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