|
|
Subject:
USS Stark bombing
Category: Reference, Education and News > Current Events Asked by: ajsi-ga List Price: $5.00 |
Posted:
02 Feb 2005 10:32 PST
Expires: 04 Mar 2005 10:32 PST Question ID: 467620 |
What is the story of the terrorist bombing of the USS Stark in 1987? |
|
Subject:
Re: USS Stark bombing
Answered By: thx1138-ga on 02 Feb 2005 11:17 PST |
Hello ajsi and thank you for your question. It wasn't a terrorist boming, more (it seems) a tragic case of mistaken identity. "USS Stark (FFG-31)" "Stark was deployed to the Middle East Force in 1984 and 1987. She is remembered for the incident of May 17, 1987 when she was struck by two Exocet missiles from an Iraqi Mirage fighter during the Iran-Iraq War. The fighter had taken off from Shaibah at 20:00 and had flown south into the Persian Gulf. Shortly after being routinely challenged by the frigate at around 22:10 the fighter fired two Exocet ASM missiles. The frigate did not detect the missile attack and both missiles struck without warning. The first hit the port-side hull and left a three metre by four metre gash when it exploded in crew quarters; the second missile hit the superstructure of the frigate. Thirty-seven crew were killed and twenty-one were injured. Prior to the gun turret explosion onboard Iowa, it had been proclaimed as the worst US Naval peacetime disaster. The frigate was afire but this was brought under control by its crew during the night and the ship returned to Bahrain under her own power. $142 million was spent repairing the vessel." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Stark "The Iraqi pilot claimed that he had fired at Stark because he believed her to be an Iranian vessel 20 to 25 miles inside the Iranian exclusion zone. Stark's Captain Glenn Brindel was later relieved of command and his recent promotion to captain was never confirmed; he retired with the rank of commander." http://college.hmco.com/history/readerscomp/ships/html/sh_086800_ussstarkffg3.htm There is a lengthy account here: http://eightiesclub.tripod.com/id344.htm Thank you for your question, and if you need any clarification of my answer, do not hesitate to ask before rating my answer. Very best regards, THX1138 Search strategy included: "uss stark" 1987 37 ://www.google.com/search?q=%20%22uss%20stark%22%201987%2037&hl=en&lr=&sa=N&as_qdr=all&tab=iw |
|
There are no comments at this time. |
If you feel that you have found inappropriate content, please let us know by emailing us at answers-support@google.com with the question ID listed above. Thank you. |
Search Google Answers for |
Google Home - Answers FAQ - Terms of Service - Privacy Policy |