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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 an attack on it in international waters near the town of [[El Arish]] on June 8 1967 | + | 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 an 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 attack killed 34 US servicemen and wouned 173, making it the second deadliest attack against a US warship since the end of [[World War II]]. |
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Revision as of 17:58, June 25, 2007
The USS Liberty was a Belmont-class technical research ship[1], belonging to the United States Navy. The most notable event concerning it was an attack on it in international waters near the town of El Arish on June 8 1967, during the Six Day War, by Israeli fighter planes and torpedo boats. The attack killed 34 US servicemen and wouned 173, making it the second deadliest attack against a US warship since the end of World War II.