一艘退役的美国军舰在苏格兰西海岸附近的一次训练演习中被击沉。
A decommissioned US warship has been sunk off Scotland's west coast during a training exercise.
上周一，“克拉克林”号（USS Klakring）在北大西洋距外赫布里底群岛约170英里（274公里）处被一枚导弹和一艘鱼雷击中后沉没。
USS Klakring was hit by a missile and a torpedo before sinking in the North Atlantic about 170 miles (274km) off the Outer Hebrides last Monday.
美国海军表示，该舰首先经过了“严格的”清洁过程，在实弹演习开始前，人员检查了是否存在鲸鱼和海豚。
The US Navy said the ship went a through "rigorous" cleaning process first, and personnel checked for the presence of whales and dolphins before the live-firing exercise started.
其他军舰，包括2006年的一艘航空母舰，也曾被美国故意在海上击沉，作为训练的一部分，并为海洋生物制造人工鱼礁。
Other warships, including an aircraft carrier in 2006, have been deliberately sunk at sea by the US as part of training and to create artificial reefs for marine life.
“克拉克林”号是在“大西洋雷霆2026”演习期间被击沉的，该演习涉及美国和英国武装部队。
USS Klakring was sunk during Exercise Atlantic Thunder 2026, which involved US and UK armed forces.
这艘前导弹护卫舰被“保罗·伊格内修斯”号（USS Paul Ignatius）发射的导弹和“马萨诸塞”号（USS Massachusetts）发射的鱼雷击中。英国皇家海军也在演习期间测试了“击沉舰船”的武器。“克拉克林”号于1983年服役，2013年退役。
The former guided missile frigate was fired on by a missile from USS Paul Ignatius and a torpedo from USS Massachusetts. The UK's Royal Navy also tested "ship-busting" weapons during the exercise. USS Klakring entered service in 1983 and was decommissioned in 2013.
它以托马斯·B·克拉克林少将命名，他在二战期间作为潜艇指挥官被授予三枚美国海军十字勋章。美国海军表示，击沉演习是严格按照环境法规准备的。
It was named for Rear Adm Thomas B Klakring, who was awarded three US Navy Crosses as the commander of a submarine during World War Two. The US Navy said sinking exercises were prepared in strict compliance with environmental regulations.
一位发言人表示：“演习的广泛准备工作包括将废船经过严格的清洁过程，以去除污染物和旧设备，从而确保演习对环境的影响最小。
A spokesperson said: "The extensive preparations for the exercise include putting the hulk through a rigorous cleaning process to remove contaminants and old equipment, thereby assuring that the environmental impact of the exercise is minimal.
“击沉经过特别准备作为靶标的退役海军舰艇，为进行此类大规模演习提供了一种可行的方法，以按照武装部队要求的高水平进行训练。”
"Sinking ex-navy vessels, which are specially prepared as targets, provides a practicable method for conducting large scale exercises of this type, to train at the high level required by the armed forces."