A close-up view of a crack in the hull of the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS PRINCETON (CG-59), part of the damage sustained when the vessel struck an Iraqi mine while on patrol in the Persian Gulf on February 18th in support of Operation Desert Storm. The incident resulted in the injury of three crew members and also inflicted propeller damage on the ship, however, the PRINCETON was still able to navigate and operate its weapons systems
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM
Country: Bahrain (BHR)
Scene Camera Operator: Cw02 Bailey
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
21/02/1991
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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