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The USS Liberty was a Belmont-class technical research ship<ref>[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l6/liberty-iii.htm| The vessel's specification]</ref>, belonging to the [[United States Navy]]. The most notable event concerning it was a mistaken attack on it in international waters near the town of [[El Arish]] on June 8 1967, during the [[Six Day War]], by [[Israel|Israeli]] fighter planes and torpedo boats. The incident killed 34 US servicemen and wounded 173, making it the second deadliest attack against a US warship since the end of [[World War II]].

The USS ''Liberty'' was a Belmont-class technical research ship<ref>[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l6/liberty-iii.htm| The vessel's specification]</ref>, belonging to the [[United States Navy]]. The most notable event concerning it was a mistaken attack on it in international waters near the town of [[El Arish]] on June 8 1967, during the [[Six Day War]], by [[Israel|Israeli]] fighter planes and torpedo boats. The incident killed 34 US servicemen and wounded 173, making it the second deadliest attack against a US warship since the end of [[World War II]].  The government of Israel later paid a total of $12 million in compensation to the U.S. government and the families of the victims.<ref>''Raid on the Sun'', by Rodger W. Claire, Random House, 2004</ref>

 

The attack is still a subject of controversy.  Many people, including survivors of the incident, believe that the ''Liberty'' was targeted deliberately, and that her attackers knew she was an American ship.

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[http://www.nsa.gov/liberty/liber00010.pdf NSA investigation (warning - large (~15Mb) download)]

[http://www.nsa.gov/liberty/liber00010.pdf NSA investigation (warning - large (~15Mb) download)]

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