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Saving Sammy B: A frigate's heroic legacy

By: David B. Larter   May 22, 2015

A port quarter view of the guided missile frigate USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (FFG-58) underway after the ship struck a mine on Apr. 14, 1988. A U.S. Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter is on the helicopter pad.


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