Ship's Log
USS Nashville LPD-13: The 1983 Beirut Deployment
USS Nashville stood offshore during the 1983 Multinational Force deployment to Beirut, supporting operations after the Marine barracks bombing killed 241 service members. The amphibious ship that stayed ready.
USS Samuel B. Roberts FFG-58: The 1988 Mine Strike and...
USS Samuel B. Roberts struck an Iranian mine in the Persian Gulf on April 14, 1988, and her crew's damage control saved the ship. Four days later, Operation Praying Mantis retaliated.
USS Stark FFG-31: The 1987 Persian Gulf Attack
On May 17, 1987, an Iraqi jet struck USS Stark with two Exocet missiles in the Persian Gulf, killing 37 sailors. The crew's damage control efforts saved their ship.
USS Kitty Hawk CV-63: The 1972 Vietnam Deployment
USS Kitty Hawk flew sustained combat missions on Yankee Station during 1972, supporting Operation Linebacker II against North Vietnam's dense air defenses. The story of one of Vietnam's most intense carrier deployments.
USS Carl Vinson CVN-70: The 2001 Operation Enduring Freedom Deployment
USS Carl Vinson CVN-70 was underway on September 11 and launched the first carrier strikes of Operation Enduring Freedom against Afghanistan on October 7, 2001.
USS New Jersey BB-62: The Battleship That Wouldn't Stay Retired
USS New Jersey BB-62 fought in three wars across five decades, firing her 16-inch guns in Vietnam and off Lebanon in 1983 before her final decommissioning in 1991.