美国海军最近宣布，一艘退役的美国导弹护卫舰于9月25日在一次美英联合海军演习中被击沉。
A decommissioned U.S. guided-missile frigate was sent below the seas on Sept. 25 during a joint U.S.-U.K. naval exercise, the U.S. Navy recently announced.
最近的SINKEX（击沉演习）融合了美国第65、67、68、69特遣舰队和第1060特遣舰队的火力，以及英国皇家海军和美国空军的力量。
The recent SINKEX blended the firepower of U.S. Task Force 65, Task Force 67, Task Force 68, Task Force 69 and Task Force 1060 alongside the Royal Navy and the U.S. Air Force.
“克拉克林”号（USS Klakring）是一艘“奥利弗·哈扎德·佩里”级护卫舰，自2013年3月22日退役后一直停放在宾夕法尼亚州费城，此次演习中作为靶舰。
The USS Klakring, an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate — laid up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, since its decommissioning on March 22, 2013 — served as the target of the exercise. Named for Rear Adm.
该舰以托马斯·B·克拉克林少将命名，他在二战期间担任“卫鱼”号（USS Guardfish）潜艇指挥官，曾三次获得海军十字勋章。“克拉克林”号于1983年8月20日入役，曾在伊朗-伊拉克战争期间支撑“诚实意志行动”，保护科威特油轮免受伊朗袭击。
Thomas B. Klakring, who was awarded three Navy Crosses as the commander of the submarine USS Guardfish during World War II, the USS Klakring entered the sea service on Aug. 20, 1983, and supported Operation Earnest Will to protect Kuwaiti oil tankers from Iranian attacks during the Iran-Iraq War.
9月25日，新服役的“马萨诸塞”号（USS Massachusetts）核动力“弗吉尼亚”级Block IV快速攻击潜艇，用一枚Mk 48高性能鱼雷成功击中并击沉了这艘退役护卫舰，给予了“克拉克林”号最后一击。
The final blow to the USS Klakring on Sept. 25 came from the newly commissioned submarine USS Massachusetts, a nuclear-powered, Block IV Virginia-class fast-attack boat, which successfully struck and sank the decommissioned frigate with a Mk 48 Advanced Capability Torpedo.
“‘大西洋雷霆’演习展示了美国和英国无与伦比的杀伤力和互操作性，”美国第65特遣舰队指挥官凯莱奇·恩杜克上校在声明中说。“这次击沉演习不仅验证了美英进攻性武器背后的力量，也向对手传递了一个明确信息：美国海军和英国皇家海军依然是一支随时准备就绪的盟军力量。”
“Atlantic Thunder demonstrates the unmatched lethality and interoperability of the United States and United Kingdom,” Capt. Kelechi Ndukwe, commander of U.S. Task Force 65, said in a release. “This sinking exercise not only validated the power behind U.S.-UK offensive weapons but delivers a clear message to adversaries that the U.S. Navy and Royal Navy remain a ready allied force.”
由美国第六舰队在北大西洋主导的“2026年大西洋雷霆”演习，紧接着在英国皇家海军成功从一艘英国“圣剑”无人水下航行器（UUV）发射美国海军Mk 48重型鱼雷后几天举行，这标志着盟国无人舰队作战能力迈出了重要一步。
Led by the U.S. 6th Fleet in the North Atlantic, Exercise Atlantic Thunder 2026 came just days after the Royal Navy successfully launched a U.S. Navy Mk 48 Heavyweight Torpedo from a British Excalibur uncrewed underwater vehicle, or UUV, marking a significant step toward allied operational fleets of uncrewed vehicles.
根据发布的消息，此次演习突显了美国和英国舰队的作战能力。其中，导弹驱逐舰“保罗·伊gnatius”号（USS Paul Ignatius）成功展现了标准-6（SM-6）防空导弹的反舰改型在最大杀伤力和射程方面的能力，而英国皇家海军则动用了其最新的舰载反舰导弹——“海军打击导弹”（Naval Strike Missile）和“海毒液”（Sea Venom）。
The exercise highlighted capabilities within both the U.S. and U.K. fleets, with the guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius successfully inflicting maximum damage and range capability of an anti-surface variant of the Standard Missile 6 (SM 6), while the Royal Navy utilized its newest ship-busting missiles, the Naval Strike Missile and Sea Venom, per the release.