page_title: USS Stark (FFG-31)
hierarchical_section_title: USS Stark (FFG-31)
caption_attribution_description: English: A port quarter view of the U.S. Navy guided missile frigate USS Stark (FFG-31) underway during sea trials after being repaired at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi (USA). The Stark was damaged when struck by two Iraqi-launched Exocet missiles while on patrol in the Persian Gulf.
context_page_description: USS Stark (FFG-31), 23rd ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigates, was named for Admiral Harold Rainsford Stark. Ordered from Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle, Washington, on 23 January 1978, Stark was laid down on 24 August 1979, launched on 30 May 1980, and commissioned on 23 October 1982 with CDR Terence W. Costello commanding. In 1987, an Iraqi jet fired two missiles at Stark, killing 37 U.S. sailors on board. Decommissioned on 7 May 1999, Stark was scrapped in 2006.
context_section_description: USS Stark (FFG-31), 23rd ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigates, was named for Admiral Harold Rainsford Stark (1880–1972). Ordered from Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle, Washington, on 23 January 1978, Stark was laid down on 24 August 1979, launched on 30 May 1980, and commissioned on 23 October 1982 with CDR Terence W. Costello commanding. In 1987, an Iraqi jet fired two missiles at Stark, killing 37 U.S. sailors on board. Decommissioned on 7 May 1999, Stark was scrapped in 2006.
caption: USS Stark (FFG-31)
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