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  2. USS Stark incident - Wikipedia

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    This helped prevent the Stark from sinking. Brindel quickly dispatched a distress call after the first missile hit. It was received by USS Waddell, which was in the area and USS Conyngham with two-thirds of its crew on liberty in Bahrain. Waddell and Conyngham arrived to provide damage control and relief to the Stark ' s crew. According to the ...

  3. USS Stark - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Naval Station Mayport remembers 37 comrades, family ... - AOL

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    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.

  5. US Navy faces its most intense combat since World War II ...

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    In 1987, an Iraqi fighter jet fired missiles that struck the USS Stark, a frigate on patrol in the Persian Gulf during the Iran-Iraq war, killing 37 sailors and nearly sinking the vessel.

  6. Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate - Wikipedia

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    USS Stark listing to port following an air attack during the Iran-Iraq War. Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates made worldwide news during the 1980s. Despite being small, these frigates were shown to be very durable. During the Iran–Iraq War, on 17 May 1987, USS Stark was attacked by an Iraqi warplane.

  7. Drones vs. warships: How US military hardware is combatting ...

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    US warships in the Red Sea have been battling a growing number of weapons fired by Houthi forces in Yemen over the past several weeks, including 17 drones and missiles during a 10-hour period on ...

  8. United States Central Command - Wikipedia

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    On 17 May 1987, the USS Stark (FFG-31), conducting operations in the Persian Gulf during the Iran-Iraq War, was struck by Exocet missiles fired by an Iraqi aircraft, resulting in 37 casualties. Soon afterward, as part of what became known as the " Tanker War ", the Federal government of the United States reflagged and renamed 11 Kuwaiti oil ...

  9. How US warships are shooting down Houthi drones in the ... - AOL

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    US warships in the Red Sea have been battling shooting down a growing number of drones and missiles fired by Houthi forces in Yemen over the past several weeks, including an incident on Saturday ...