A starboard quarter view of the Iranian destroyer escort ITS ROSTAM (DE-73), now redesignated the frigate IS SABALAN (F-73). NOTE: This vessel was heavily damaged on 19 April 1988 by air attack of units of CVW-11 from the USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) in retaliation for the mining of the USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (FFG-58) in the Persian Gulf. The ship was reported under repair but as of 1991 has not yet been seen in service
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)
Scene Camera Operator: Nesseth
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
01/11/1977
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Source
The U.S. National Archives
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