apr 14, 1988 - The frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts was badly damaged by an Iranian mine U.S. forces responded with Operation Praying Mantis on April 18, the U. S. Navy’s larges t engagement of surface warships since World War II . Two Iranian oil platforms, two Iranian ships and six Iranian gunboats were destroyed.
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apr 14, 1988
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