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    Quote Originally Posted by kb2crk View Post
    during operation desert storm an Iowa class battleship was struck by an exocet missile. no one was injured and it took about 20 minutes to repair the damage to the paint.
    Twenty-four hours into the ground campaign, Iraqis manning the Kuwait Silkworm missile sites fired two anti-ship missiles at Missouri. The first landed harmlessly between Missouri and USS Jarrett (FFG 33). The second, headed straight for Missouri, but was intercepted by two Sea Dart missiles from the British warship HMS Gloucester (D 96).
    http://www.history.navy.mil/wars/dstorm/ds5.htm Missouri was BB-63.

    There were some smaller ships that suffered mine damage, however.
    Last edited by W5GA; 04-04-2011 at 03:04 PM.
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