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USS ''Bowen'' (DE-1079/FF-1079) was a ''Knox''-class frigate in the United States Navy. She was named for Vice Admiral Harold G. Bowen, Sr. (1883-1965), former chief of the Naval Research Laboratory and the Office of Naval Research, who was deceased at the time of her commissioning. Admiral Bowen's son and namesake, Harold G. Bowen, Jr., who also retired as a Vice Admiral, presided over the U.S. Navy's 1969 inquiry into the Pueblo incident. ''Bowen'' was built by Avondale Shipyard, Westwego, Louisiana. ''Bowen'' was laid down 11 July 1969, launched 2 May 1970 and delivered 17 May 1971. She was commissioned 22 May 1971. ''Bowen'' was part of the Naval expeditionary force deployed off the coast of Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War. In early September 1983, U.S. Marines at the Beirut International Airport came under artillery fire. CDR Arthur Drennan, US Naval Academy Class of 1964 was the commanding officer. After repeated warnings, ''Bowen'' was ordered to fire in defense of the Marines. On 8 September 1983, ''Bowen'' opened fire with her 5" Gun, destroying several artillery pieces and a fire control tower in the mountains, 9 miles south-east of Beirut. ''Bowen's'' action received international media attention and cemented her place in history as the first Naval Warship to engage in hostile fire in the Mediterranean since War War II. In all, ''Bowen'' made 6 firing runs, firing a total of 75 shells at hostile targets. For their actions, ''Bowen's'' crew was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation, the Navy Expeditionary Medal and proudly adopted the slogan "First to Shoot in Beirut". In early October 1983, after one month on the "Gun Line", ''Bowen'' was relieved by the USS New Jersey (BB-62). ''Bowen'' was decommissioned 30 June 1994 and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 11 January 1995. ''Bowen'' was disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP), transferred, Foreign Assistance Act (FAA) Section 516, Southern Region Amendment, to Turkey 22 February 2002. She served there as ''Akdeniz'' (F-257) until 2011. ==External links== * *(Naval Vessel Register FFT1079 ) *(NavSource images ) *(Navysite.de ) *(Losbarcosdeeugenio.com ) 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 Bowen (FF-1079)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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