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No Higher HonorCurt of “Chaotic Synaptic Activity” has a book review up on the now amost-forgotten Tanker War in the Arabian Gulf – especially as it has to do with an incident in the Spring of 1988 – the US had taken to escorting Kuwaiti-flagged oil tankers – when the USS Samuel B. Roberts became an inadvertant contestant in that struggle by striking an Iranian mine. The story of crew’s desperate – and ultimately successful – efforts to save the ship make compelling reading, according to Curt:
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The crew of the ROBERTS knew they could win *before* they were tested. CDR Rinn’s prior focus on damage control skills, reinforced by deckplate leadership, made it happen.
Visualize the fight first, and everyone’s role in it–then prevail.
NL, thanks for the link to Curt’s kind and thoughtful review. Photos and video of Operation Praying Mantis are posted at Nohigherhonor.com, a companion site to “No Higher Honor: Saving the USS Samuel B. Roberts in the Persian Gulf.” Brad
[...] Neptunus Lex has a link to this post and has some comments on Operation Praying Mantis from his experiences. [...]
I am currently reading “Decisions at Sea” which examines several key US Naval battles from Lake Erie, Hampton Roads, and Operation Praying Mantis. My last book was “Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailor”, concerning the Battle off Samar and TAFFY-3. “No Higher Honor” looks like another MUST READ!
I am also looking to replace my lost copy of “Storm Center” concerning USS Vincennes and Iran Air flight 655.
When USS Halsey transited the Hormuz Strait on Christmas day 1991, we met with and passed Port to Port about 200 yds from the Sabalan. it was the first up close and personal look we have had of the Sabalan since we put a bomb down her stack back in ‘88.
Please dont forget the harpoon the Joseph Strauss put in it.
Great discussion guys. Let me sum it all up for you in a few short words. We did what needed to be done to bring our ship home. Simple as that.
Thomas Mowry
Operations Specialist 1st Class
USS Samuel B Roberts (Plankowner)
I was the petty officer in charge of the ships small arms force on board USS Joseph Strauss DDG 16 (I was awarded a N.A.M. for efforts)I believe the Strauss efforts are GROSSLY overlooked.