"The Day Frigate Samuel B. Roberts Was Mined" Topic
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Editor in Chief Bill | 25 May 2015 5:59 p.m. PST |
The following is an account of the mine strike on the Oliver Hazard Perry frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) which originally ran in Proceedings in the April 2013 issue. In February 1988, the USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) reported for duty in waters made deadlier by war. The conflict between Iran and Iraq had spread from land to sea, and the United States had pledged to defend Kuwaiti tankers plying the Persian Gulf…
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nukesnipe | 26 May 2015 9:23 a.m. PST |
We were working up to head out to the Arabian Gull that June – TEXAS relieved VINCENNES shortly after she downed the airliner. Tense times. |
David Manley | 26 May 2015 2:48 p.m. PST |
the Sammy B mining is instructive to those (some of whom should know better) who think that contact mines "always" strike at the waterline. the path that this one took after initially contacting the ship was quite convoluted. |
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