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USS ''Rodney M. Davis'' (FFG-60) is an of the United States Navy named for Marine Sergeant Rodney M. Davis (1942–1967), who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Vietnam War. ''Rodney M. Davis'' was laid down on 8 February 1985 by the Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division〔http://www.navsource.org/archives/07/0760.htm〕, San Pedro, California; launched on 11 January 1986; and commissioned on 9 May 1987. The ship was homeported at Yokosuka, Japan for several years while assigned to Destroyer Squadron 15. As of 2005, ''Rodney M. Davis'' is homeported at NS Everett, Washington, and assigned to Destroyer Squadron 9. ''Rodney M. Davis'' decommissioned at NS Everett, Washington on January 23, 2015. == History == On 28 April 2001 a US Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) assigned to the ''Rodney M. Davis'', with later assistance from the (based in Port Angeles, WA) made the largest cocaine seizure in maritime history when they boarded and seized the Belizean F/V ''Svesda Maru'' 1,500 miles south of San Diego. The fishing vessel was carrying 26,931 pounds of cocaine. In the summer of 2005, ''Davis'' participated in the 11th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise. CARAT is an annual series of bilateral military training exercises designed to enhance cooperative working partnerships with several Southeast Asian nations. Ensuring freedom of the seas by increasing maritime security efforts in the region is a primary focus of the CARAT series. In the summer of 2006, with the help of the crew from the ''Rodney M. Davis'', 11 tons of creosote logs were removed from the beaches of NAVMAG ''Indian Island''. The project was completed with no labor cost, due to the support of the ''Davis'' crew on this shoreline enhancement project. Removal of creosote contaminant source from the beaches enhances shoreline habitat and marine water quality. 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 Rodney M. Davis (FFG-60)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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