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330-CFD-DN-SN-89-03126: Operation Praying Mantis, April 14, 1988

300-CFD-DN-ST-86-05316: USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58), 1986. USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58), an elevated port bow view of the guided missile frigate underway during sea trials, January 1, 1986. U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives.
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Caption: Operation Praying Mantis, April 14, 1988. An air-to-air left side view of an A-6E “Intruder” aircraft bombing Iranian targets during the operation, which was launched after USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) struck an Iranian mine on April 14, 1988. U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives.
Accession #: 300-CFD-DN-SN-89-03126
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