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USS ''Rentz'' (FFG-46) was an ''Oliver Hazard Perry''-class of guided missile frigate, of the United States Navy, the 40th ship to be constructed of its class. The ''Rentz'' was named after World War II Navy Chaplain George S. Rentz (1882–1942). Rentz was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for actions following the loss of in the Battle of Sunda Strait. He was the only Navy chaplain to be so honored during World War II. == History == The keel of ''Rentz'' was laid on 18 September 1982 at Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California. She was launched 16 July 1983, and commissioned at Naval Station Long Beach on 30 June 1984 under the command of CDR Martin Jules Mayer (b. 1944). In attendance were survivors of the ''Houston'', as well as Chaplain Rentz's surviving daughter. In December 1985, ''Rentz'' moved from Long Beach, California to San Diego, California where it was based until it was decommissioned. Following initial shakedown cruises and operations, ''Rentz'' was assigned to the aircraft carrier group. As part of that group, the ship regularly cruised the Southern California Operations Area off the coast of San Clemente Island with a pair of fuzzy dice dangling above the ship's computerized helm. During "breakaways" after underway replenishment (UNREP) at sea, ''Rentz'' blasted the Beach Boys song "Little Deuce Coupe" as its inaugural "UNREP breakaway song." On 5 November 1986, ''Rentz'' was part of an historic visit to Qingdao (Tsing Tao; 青岛) China—the first US Naval visit to China since 1949. ''Rentz'' was accompanied by two other ships, the and . The visit was officially hosted by the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). Previously, the was the last ship to moor in China, departing in 1949 when the communists forced the Americans to leave the Chinese mainland. In July 1987, ''Rentz'' was sent to the Persian Gulf as part of Operation Earnest Will. Her primary duties consisted of escorting commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. "Rentz" provided missile security escort for the North Persian Gulf Battlegroup destroyers during their transit in and out of the Straits of Hormuz en route to an operation code name "Nimble Archer" involving naval gun bombardment and SEAL Team take over of an abandoned oil rig being used by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard to stage attacks on Persian Gulf shipping. ''Rentz'' has been deployed to the Gulf numerous times since 1987. On 28 November 2009 while the ship was moored in Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates as part of the ''Nimitz'' carrier strike group, a crewman was killed while performing repairs to the ship. According to the Navy, Petty Officer 3rd Class David M. Mudge〔"()〕 was electrocuted while working in an auxiliary machinery space.〔''Military Times'', "(Rentz sailor electrocuted aboard ship )", 30 November 2009.〕 In response to the mishap, the Navy ordered the entire fleet to inspect ship electrical enclosures.〔Liewer, Steve, "Sailor’s Death Prompts Navy To Act", ''San Diego Union-Tribune'', 11 January 2010.〕 In December 2013, ''Rentz'' intercepted a small drug smuggling vessel in the United States Fourth Fleet area of responsibility as part of an anti-drug trafficking operation. The vessel contained approximately 313 kilograms of Cocaine worth an estimated $10.4 million. This was the fourth successful bust, bringing the total amount of cocaine intercepted by ''Rentz'' to approximately 3,000 kilograms.〔http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ffg46/Pages/USSRentzIntercepts313KilogramsofCocaineWorthMorethan$10Million.aspx#.VGzHf2dkxRU〕 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 Rentz (FFG-46)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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