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The USS Stark incident occurred during the Iran–Iraq War on 17 May 1987 in the Persian Gulf, when an Iraqi jet aircraft fired two Exocet missiles at the U.S. frigate USS Stark. A total of 37 United States Navy personnel were killed or later died as a result of the attack, and 21 were injured.
USS Stark was deployed to the Middle East Force in 1984 and 1987. Captain Glenn R. Brindel was the commanding officer during the 1987 deployment. The ship was struck on 17 May 1987 by two Exocet anti-ship missiles during the Iran–Iraq War fired from an Iraqi aircraft officially identified as a Dassault Mirage F1 fighter, [3] The Reagan administration attributed the blame to Iran for its ...
The 35th anniversary of the Iraqi missile attack that left 37 dead on the USS Stark was held Tuesday at the ship's homeport at Naval Station Mayport.
Glenn R. Brindel (born 1943) is a former United States Navy officer. He was the commanding officer of USS Stark and was in command when the ship was attacked and struck by two Exocet missiles in the Persian Gulf on May 17, 1987.
Stark was decommissioned in 1999 and scrapped in 2006. Roberts was decommissioned at Mayport on 22 May 2015. [10] On 18 April 1988, USS Simpson was accompanying the cruiser USS Wainwright and frigate USS Bagley when they came under attack from the Iranian gunboat Joshan, which fired a U.S.-made Harpoon anti-ship missile at the ships.
USS Stark Edit by Pharaoh Hound. This is an absolutlely amazing photo shot by a United States Navy person on the 17th of May 1987, after an Iraqi fighter jet mistook the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Stark for an enemy ship and fired two anti-ship missiles into the vessel. I allways found this picture very moving and powerful in a ...
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