USS Stark (FFG-31) was the 23rd ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigates and was named after Admiral Harold Raynsford Stark (1880–1972). Ordered from Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle, Washington, on 23 January 1978, Stark was laid down on 24 August 1979, launched on 30 May 1980, and commissioned on 23 October 1982

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 …

On May 17, 1987, the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Stark (FFG-31) was on patrol when it was struck by two Iraqi Exocet missiles in the midst of the Iran-Iraq War. The missiles were fired from an Iraqi Dassault Mirage F1 by a pilot who thought the U.S. frigate was an Iranian tanker.

On the evening of 17 May 1987, the U. S. Navy guided-missile frigate Stark (FFG-31) was attacked by an Iraqi aircraft while on a radar picket station in the Persian Gulf. The ship was struck by two Exocet missiles; 37 U. S. sailors were killed. Unprovoked attacks on U. S. warships have occurred throughout our national experience.

On May 17, 1987, 37 sailors died and 21 were wounded when the USS Stark (FFG 31) was struck by two Iraqi missiles while on patrol in the Persian Gulf. For Pete Christman, Supervisor of...

Mar 31, 2022 · A view of damage sustained by the guided missile frigate USS Stark when it was hit by two Iraqi-launched Exocet missile while on patrol in the Persian Gulf. (U.S. Navy)

PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- On May 17, 1987, 37 sailors died and 21 were wounded when the USS Stark (FFG 31) was struck by two Iraqi missiles while on patrol in the Persian Gulf.

The Oliver-Hazard Perry class guided-missile frigate, USS Stark (FFG-31) was commissioned on October 23, 1982. While in the Persian Gulf on May 17, 1987, she was struck by two Iraqi...

The USS Stark (FFG-31) was a guided missile frigate, from the Oliver Hazard Perry class, built by Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle, Washington. Its keel was laid on August 24, 1979. It was launched on May 30 1980. The construction of the USS Stark was part of an effort to strengthen the U.S. Navys capabilities during

May 17, 2012 · USS STARK was the last but one short hull version in the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class of guided missile frigates. USS STARK was homeported in Mayport, Florida. Both decommissioned and stricken from the Navy list on May 7, 1999, the STARK spent the following years laid up at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (NISMF) in Philadelphia, PA ...