USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58)

Guided-Missile Cruiser USS Wainwright (CG28)

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The contrasting themes and traditions in Classical and Baroque Sculpture

SITUATION

Just before 5 p.m. on April 14, 1988, the guided-missile frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) struck an Iranian M-08 naval mine while participating in Operation Earnest Will in the central Arabian Gulf.