Operation Nimble Archer was the 19 October 1987 attack on two Iranian oil platforms in the Persian Gulf by United States Navy forces. The attack was a response to Iran's 16 October attack on the MV Sea Isle City, a reflagged Kuwaitioil tanker at anchor off Kuwait, with a Silkworm missile. Map of the Persian Gulf. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations around the globe. ... A tanker is usually a vehicle carrying large amounts of liquid fuel. ... Silkworm missile stored at Umm Qasr in Iraq. ...
The action was part of Operation Earnest Will, the effort to protect Kuwaiti shipping amid the Iran-Iraq War. Mess Management Specialist 2nd Class Williams Hendrickson scans for mines from the bow of the U.S. Navy guided missile frigate USS Nicolas (FFG-47) during an Earnest Will convoy mission. ... Combatants Iran Iraq Casualties Est. ...
The platforms were being used by Iranian forces as command-and-control posts. They were shelled by four U.S. warships: USS Hoel (DDG-13), USS Leftwich (DD-984), USS Kidd (DDG-993), and USS John Young (DD-973). USS Hoel (DDG-13), named for Lieutenant Commander William R. Hoel USN (1825-1865), was a Charles F. Adams class guided missile armed destroyer laid down by Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City, Michigan, on 3 August 1959, launched on 4 August 1960 by Mrs. ... USS Leftwitch, named for Lieutenant Colonel William Groom Leftwich Junior USMC (1931-1970) killed in action at Quang Nam in the Republic of Vietnam on 18 November 1970, was a Spruance class destroyer built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula in Mississippi. ... Derived from the Spruance class, USS Kidd (DDG-993) was the lead ship in a class of destroyers operated by the U.S. Navy. ... USS John Young (DD-973), named for Captain John Young USN, was a Spruance-class destroyer of the United States Navy. ...
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