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 ...

It is Sunday. The Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Stark (FFG-31) is struck by two Iraqi Exocet missiles at 9:12 p.m. while on patrols during the Iran-Iraq War. Initially, reports will state ...

A remembrance ceremony to honor Sailors who were killed aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Stark (FFG 31) 31 years ago was held at Naval Station Mayport last week. On May 17, 1987, while on ...

Decades have passed since an Iraqi jet carrying two Exocet missiles struck the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Stark (FFG-31), killing thirty-seven U.S. Navy personnel and injuring nearly ...

(WJXT) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It was 38 years ago this week that 37 brave sailors aboard the USS Stark (FFG 31) gave their lives during a catastrophic missile attack in the Persian Gulf.

It has now been 38 years since 37 sailors were killed in an attack on the Mayport-based USS Stark in 1987. The US Navy says the ship was on patrol in the Arabian Gulf when it was hit by two Iraqi ...

On Thursday, crew members from the USS Stark gathered at Naval Station Mayport on the 31st anniversary of the attack on the guided missile frigate. Thirty-seven Jacksonville based sailors were ...

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. — May 17, 2021 marks 34 years since the USS Stark was attacked by Iraqi missiles, killing dozens of sailors on board. One by one, 37 names were read aloud. Every one of ...

USS Stark was decommissioned in May 1999 ... was decommissioned and transferred to Pakistan Aug. 31, 2010. FFG 33, 39 and 53 were decommissioned in 2011 and all are designated for Foreign Military ...