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USS ''Ingraham'' (FFG-61), the last American to be built, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain Duncan Ingraham (1802–1891). USS ''Ingraham'' was laid down on 30 March 1987 at the Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California. She was launched on 25 June 1988. ''Ingraham'' was decommissioned on 12 November 2014. , prior to decommissioning, ''Ingraham'' was commanded by CDR Dan Straub, USN. ''Ingraham''s former homeport is at NS Everett, Washington, and was assigned to Destroyer Squadron 9.〔 〕 On 6 January 2008, the destroyer , the guided-missile cruiser , and the frigate ''Ingraham'' were entering the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz when five Iranian motor boats approached them at high speed and in a reportedly threatening manner. The American ships had been in the Arabian Sea searching for a sailor who had been missing from ''Hopper'' for one day. The U.S. Navy reported that the Iranian boats made "threatening" moves toward the U.S. vessels, coming as close as . The U.S. Navy ships received a radio transmission saying, "I am coming to you. You will explode after few minutes." While the American ships prepared to open fire, the Iranians abruptly turned away, the U.S. Navy officials said. Before leaving, the Iranians dropped white boxes into the water in front of the American ships. The American ships did not investigate the boxes. Officials from the two countries differed on their assessments of the severity of the incident. The Iranians claimed that they were conducting normal maneuvers, whereas American officials claimed that an imminent danger to American naval vessels existed. On 29 September 2009, ''Ingraham'' was en route to American Samoa and was the first U.S. military asset to arrive and assist in the recovery efforts following the earthquake and tsunami. After returning from her final deployment in October 2014, ''Ingraham'' was decommissioned on 12 November 2014 at Naval Station Everett. Following decommissioning, she was towed to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS), located at Naval Station Kitsap, in Bremerton, Washington to await scrapping. == See also == *United States-Iran relations 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 Ingraham (FFG-61)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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