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330-CFD-DN-ST-89-07507: Naval Station, Mayport, Florida, September 1, 1988.

330-CFD-DN-ST-89-07507: Naval Station, Mayport, Florida, September 1, 1988. A single yellow rose lies atop a memorial plaque honoring the 37 crewmen of the guided missile frigate USS Stark (FFG 31) who were killed in the explosion and fires caused by tow Iraqi-launched Exocet anti-ship missiles that struck the ship on the night of May 17, 1987, while the Stark was on patrol in the Persian Gulf. . U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives: Online Public Access. U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives.
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Caption: Naval Station, Mayport, Florida, September 1, 1988. A single yellow rose lies atop a memorial plaque honoring the 37 crewmen of the guided missile frigate USS Stark (FFG 31) who were killed in the explosion and fires caused by tow Iraqi-launched Exocet anti-ship missiles that struck the ship on the night of May 17, 1987, while the Stark was on patrol in the Persian Gulf. . U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives: Online Public Access. U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives.
Accession #: 330-CFD-DN-ST-89-07507
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