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“BIW Hoping to Make Up for Lost Time,”
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Downing, Paul, and Tux Turkel. “Hero First to Board New Ship,”
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Dryer, Lt. Jim. “Roberts Comes Home with Honors,”
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———. “U.S. Sinks or Damages 6 Iran Ships in Persian Gulf Clashes,”
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Gregory, PH1 Frank. “Surviving a Mine,”
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“Heading for the Gulf,”
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Heine, Lt. (jg) Kenneth. “‘This Is No Drill': Saving the ‘Sammy B.'”
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“How to Waste a Navy,”
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“Hydraulic Rams Align Damaged Frigate for Repair,”
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“Iran Mines Still in Gulf near Kuwaiti Oil Station,”
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“Mass Conflagration Training: Battling the Big Blaze,”
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McVicar, D. Morgan. “A Familiar, But Still Painful, Goodby,”
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, 12 January 1988.

“Missile Inbound, Starboard Side,”
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, November-December 1987.

“Modern War Ship Crippled by Mine Begins Recovery,”
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“MSC Contracts for Roberts Lift,”
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“On Board the Last U.S. Gulf Convoy,”
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Orchard, Lt. Curtis L. “A Threat to Which Navy?”
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O'Rourke, Ronald. “Gulf Ops,”
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———. “The Tanker War,”
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Perkins, Capt. J. B. III. “Operation Praying Mantis: The Surface View,”
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Purcell, David. “Bath Iron Works—100 Years and Still Bidding,”
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Pyle, Richard. “Alarms and Tension as U.S. Awaits Possible Iranian Attacks,” Associated Press, 21 April 1988.

———. “Frigate Shadows Landing Craft,” Associated Press, 24 March 1988.

———. Media Pool Report from USS
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———. “Mine-Damaged Frigate Towed Out for Loading aboard Cargo Ship,” Associated Press, 25 July 1988.

———. “Mine-Damaged U.S. Frigate Leaves for Home,” Associated Press, 1 July 1988.

———. “Missing Helicopter on Night Mission after U.S.-Iran Battle Ended,” Associated Press, 20 April 1988.

———. “Navy Analyses One-Day Missile War with Iran,” Associated Press, 22 April 1988.

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———. “Navy Reverses Decision, Will Recover Helicopter Wreckage,” Associated Press, 20 May 1988.

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———. “Officials Say U.S. Crews Alert in Gulf,” Associated Press, 22 March 1988.

———. “Previous Incident Raised Question about Radar Reliability,” Associated Press, 6 August 1988.

———. “Two Speedboats Approach U.S. Convoy in Strait of Hormuz,” Associated Press, 10 June 1988.

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