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| |Ship namesake=Harold Rainsford Stark | |||
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| '''USS ''Stark'' (FFG-31)''', 23rd ship of the ] of guided-missile ]s, was named for Admiral ] (1880–1972). | |||
| Ordered from ], ], on January 23, 1978, as part of the ]78 program, ''Stark'' was laid down on August 24, 1979, launched on May 30, 1980, and commissioned on October 23, 1982, CDR Terence W. Costello commanding. | |||
| In 1987, an Iraqi jet fired a missile at ''Stark'', killing 37 U.S. sailors on board. It is the only successful ] attack on a U.S. Navy warship. | |||
| Decommissioned on May 7, 1999, ''Stark'' was scrapped in 2006. | |||
| ==Missile attack== | |||
| {{main|USS Stark incident}} | |||
| The USS ''Stark'' was deployed to the ] in 1984 and 1987. Captain ] was the ] during the 1987 deployment. The ship was struck on May 17, 1987, by two ] antiship missiles fired from an ]i ]<ref>http://www.jag.navy.mil/library/investigations/USS%20STARK%20BASIC.pdf</ref><ref>, p. 43.</ref> (although some believe it to be a Falcon) aircraft during the ]. The plane had taken off from ] at 8 p.m. and had flown south into the ]. The pilot fired the first Exocet missile from a range of {{convert|22.5|nmi|km}}, and the second from {{convert|15.5|nmi|km}}, just about the time ''Stark'' issued a standard warning by radio.<ref name=kelley-0706>{{Cite document|url=http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/research/theses/kelley07.pdf|format=PDF|title=Better Lucky Than Good: Operation Earnest Will as Gunboat Diplomacy|author=Stephen Andrew Kelley|date=June 2007|publisher=]|accessdate=2007-11-09|postscript=<!--None-->}}</ref> The frigate did not detect the missiles with radar; warning was given by the lookout only moments before the missiles struck.<ref name="DoD_report"></ref> The first penetrated the port-side hull and failed to detonate, but left flaming rocket fuel in its path. The second entered at almost the same point, and, leaving a 3-by-4-meter gash, exploded in crew quarters. 37 sailors were killed and 21 were injured.<ref name="DoD_report"/> | |||
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| No weapons were fired in defense of ''Stark''. The ] remained in standby mode, ] countermeasures were not armed, and the attacking Exocet missiles and Mirage aircraft were in a blindspot of the defensive STIR (Separate Target Illumination Radar) fire control system, preventing use of the ship's ]s. The ship failed to maneuver to bring its weapons batteries to bear before the first missile hit.<ref name="DoD_report"/> | |||
| On fire and listing, the frigate was brought under control by its crew during the night. The ship made its way to ] where, after temporary repairs by the tender {{USS|Acadia|AD-42|6}} to make her seaworthy,<ref>http://headmuscle.wordpress.com/2010/05/31/a-stark-reminder-2/</ref> she returned to her home port of ], under her own power. The ship was eventually repaired at ] in ] for $142 million. | |||
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| It is unknown whether Iraqi leaders authorized the attack. Initial claims by the Iraqi government (that ''Stark'' was inside the Iran–Iraq War zone) were shown to be false. The motives and orders of the pilot remain unanswered. American officials have claimed he was executed, but an ex-Iraqi Air Force commander later said that the pilot who attacked ''Stark'' was not punished, and remained alive.<ref>{{cite book|last=Fisk|first=Robert|title=The Great War For Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East|year=2005|publisher=Knopf Publishing}}</ref> | |||
| Citing lapses in training requirements and lax procedures, the U.S. Navy's board of inquiry relieved Captain Brindel of command and recommended him for ], along with Tactical Action Officer ] Basil E. Moncrief. Instead, Brindel and Moncrief received ] from ] ] and ]. Both opted for early retirement, while ] ] Raymond Gajan Jr. was detached for cause and received a letter of admonition.<ref>{{cite news|work=The New York Times|title=Navy Forgoes Courts-Martial for Officers of Stark|url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE6DD1439F93BA15754C0A961948260 |date=1987-07-28 | first=John H. | last=Cushman Jr}}</ref> | |||
| ==1990s== | |||
| ''Stark'' was part of the Standing Naval Forces Atlantic Fleet in 1990 before returning to the Middle East Force in 1991. She was attached to ] in 1993 and took part in ] and ] in 1994. In 1995, she returned to the Middle East Force before serving in the Atlantic in 1997 and in 1998. | |||
| ''Stark'' was decommissioned on May 7, 1999. A scrapping contract was awarded to Metro Machine Corp. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 7, 2005. The ship was reported scrapped on June 21, 2006.<ref>]. . Accessed April 4, 2007.</ref> | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| *] for the role of the USS ''Stark''. | |||
| ==References== | |||
| {{reflist|2}} | |||
| {{NVR|http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/FFG31.htm}} | |||
| ==Further reading== | |||
| *{{cite book| | |||
| author=Levinson, Jeffrey L. and Randy L. Edwards| | |||
| title=Missile Inbound| | |||
| location=Annapolis | publisher=Naval Institute Press| | |||
| year=1997| | |||
| isbn=1-55750-517-9}} | |||
| *{{cite book| | |||
| author=Wise, Harold Lee| | |||
| title=Inside the Danger Zone: The U.S. Military in the Persian Gulf 1987-88| | |||
| url=http://www.insidethedangerzone.com| | |||
| location=Annapolis | publisher=Naval Institute Press| | |||
| year=2007| | |||
| isbn=1-59114-970-3}} | |||
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