The amphibious assault ship USS TRIPOLI (LPH-10) sits in drydock following repair of a large hole 10 feet beneath its waterline. Four sailors were injured and the vessel severely damaged when an Iraqi mine exploded near the TRIPOLI on February 18 as helicopters from the ship conducted minehunting operations in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM
Base: Bahrain
Country: Bahrain (BHR)
Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Hatzakos
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
01/04/1991
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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