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 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 Exocet...

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 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.

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.

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.

Mar 16, 2017 · Caption: Stark (FFG-31) Ship’s Seal Gold and blue are the colors associated with the Navy. The globe refers to Adm. Stark’s global outlook of the Navy which began early in his naval career...

FFG-31 General Specifications. Class: Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate. Named for: Harold Rainsford Stark. Complement: 15 Officers and 190 Enlisted. Displacement: 4100 tons. Length: 453 feet . Beam: 45 feet . Flank Speed: over 29 knots . Range: 5 000 nautical miles . Final Disposition:Disposed of by scrapping - dismantled June 21 2006

May 17, 2012 · While deployed to the Arabian Gulf, the USS STARK is hit by two Iraqi Exocet missiles but only one of them detonates. Both missiles were accidentally fired by an Iraqi F-1 Mirage aircraft, killing 37 sailors and wounding 21 others.

May 9, 2019 · - A port bow view of the guided missile frigate USS Stark (FFG 31) en route to sea trials. The ship has just completed repairs by Ingalls Shipbuilding after suffering damage when it was struck by two iraqi-launched Exocet missiles while on patrol in the Persian Gulf.