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This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. USS Liberty incident Part of the Six-Day War Damaged USS Liberty on 9 June 1967, one day after attack Date 8 June 1967 Location Mediterranean Sea near the Sinai Peninsula 31°23′N 33°23′E / 31.39°N 33.38°E / 31.39; 33.38 Result See Aftermath of the attack Participants Israel ...
USS Liberty (AGTR-5) was a Belmont-class technical research ship (i.e. an electronic spying ship) that was attacked by Israel Defense Forces during the 1967 Six-Day War.She was originally built and served in World War II as a VC2-S-AP3 type Victory cargo ship named SS Simmons Victory.
McGonagle took command of the USS Liberty in April 1966. On June 8, 1967, during the Six-Day War between Israel and her Arab neighbors, the Liberty was attacked by Israeli forces while sailing in international waters in the Eastern Mediterranean. [1] The Israeli government claims to this day that they thought that the ship was an Egyptian vessel.
The Six-Day War, [a] also known as the June War, ... On 8 June 1967, USS Liberty, a United States Navy electronic intelligence vessel sailing 13 nautical miles ...
The Attack on the Liberty: The Untold Story of Israel's Deadly 1967 Assault on a U.S. Spy Ship is a 2009 book about the USS Liberty incident, a deadly Israeli attack on the American intelligence gathering ship USS Liberty during the Six-Day War in June 1967 written by the investigative journalist James Scott, the son of one of the junior officers on board the US ship at the time.
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. The Six-Day War was fought between June 5 and June 10, 1967, by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt, known then as the United Arab Republic (UAR), Jordan, and Syria. The conflict began with a large-scale surprise air strike by Israel on Egypt and ended with a major victory by Israel. A ...
USS Liberty United States Navy: USS Liberty Six-Day War: The Belmont-class technical research ship was attacked by Israeli Air Force aircraft and Israeli Navy torpedo boats in the Mediterranean Sea north of the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. She was declared a constructive total loss and was consequently scrapped.
Spector saw action in the Six-Day War, and the commander involved in the 20-minute Israel airstrike and napalm-strafing of the USS Liberty on the 75-minute Israeli attack that comprises the USS Liberty incident. As commander he maintained that he believed the ship was an enemy vessel and acted based on the intelligence available at the time.