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USS ''Wadsworth'' (FFG-9), third ship of the of guided-missile frigates, was named for Commodore Alexander S. Wadsworth (1790–1851). She was the third US Navy ship named ''Wadsworth''. She was the second "short-hull" (Flight I) OHP frigate long. ==History== Ordered from Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California on 27 February 1976 as part of the FY75 program, ''Wadsworth'', formally PF-111,〔 was laid down on 13 July 1977, launched on 29 July 1978, and commissioned on 2 April 1980. ''Wadsworth'' was sponsored by Mrs. Patricia P. Roberts, the great-great-great-granddaughter of Commodore Alexander S. Wadsworth.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships "> Wadsworth III )〕 Decommissioned on 28 June 2002, ''Wadsworth'' was handed over to Poland the same day and commissioned as , after Tadeusz Kościuszko an American Revolutionary War hero in the United States and an independence hero in Poland. She was formally decommissioned from the US Navy on 23 July 2002. ''Wadsworth'' portrayed in the 1990 film ''The Hunt for Red October''. The ship's motto was "For One's Country" and originates from the words of Captain Isaac Hull, Commanding Officer of before her August 1812 battle with HMS ''Guerriere''. Hull said, "Men, now do your duty. Your officers cannot have entire command over you now. Each man must do all in his power for his country."〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Coat of Arms )〕 ''Wadsworth'' and her crew received Battle Effectiveness Awards for operations in 1993, 1998 and 2001.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Navy Unit Awards )〕 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 Wadsworth (FFG-9)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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