Originally to be named USS Oriskany, she was instead named to honor the USS Wasp (CV-7) that was lost in September 1942 in the southwestern Pacific while supporting forces on Guadalcanal. She was ...

USS Stark (FFG-31) on May 18, 1987. US Navy 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 ...