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 …

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 …

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 …

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...

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 …

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...

USS Stark, On Fire The USS Stark (FFG 31) burns and lists to port on 18 May 1987, one day after the guided missile frigate was struck by two Iraqi-launched Exocet missiles. The attack …

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 …