The amphibious assault ship USS TRIPOLI (LPH-10) lies in dry dock for repairs to a hole in its starboard bow caused by an Iraqi mine. The TRIPOLI struck the mine on February 18 while serving as a mine-clearing platform in the northern Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm. The ship was able to continue operations after damage control crews stopped the flooding caused by the explosion
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Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM
Country: Bahrain (BHR)
Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Gawlowicz
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
01/02/1991
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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