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330-CFD-DN-SN-89-03125: Operation Praying Mantis, April 1988

330-CFD-DN-SN-89-03125:  Operation Praying Mantis, April 1988.  An aerial view of the Iranian frigate IS Sahand burning after being attacked by aircraft of Carrier Air Wing 11 from the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) in retaliation for the mining of the guided missile frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) in the Persian Gulf, April 18, 1988.  U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives:  Online Public Access.
Caption: Operation Praying Mantis, April 1988. An aerial view of the Iranian frigate IS Sahand burning after being attacked by aircraft of Carrier Air Wing 11 from the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65) in retaliation for the mining of the guided missile frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) in the Persian Gulf, April 18, 1988. U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives: Online Public Access.
Accession #: 330-CFD-DN-SN-89-03125
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