USS Liberty was a Belmont-class technical research ship that is notable for coming under attack from the Israel Defense Forces during the 1967 Six-Day War. She was originally built and served in World
USS Liberty sailing in the Chesapeake Bay on 29 July 1967
USS Liberty being assisted by Sixth Fleet SH-3 after being attacked by Israeli forces on 8 June 1967
Postmark and Cachet of USS Liberty
The USS Liberty incident was an attack on a United States Navy technical research ship, USS Liberty, by Israeli Air Force jet fighter aircraft and Israeli Navy motor torpedo boats, on 8 June 1967, dur
USS Liberty
…USS Liberty (AGTR-5) was a Belmont-class technical research ship (an electronic spying ship) that is notable for coming under attack from the Israel Defense Forces during the 1967 Six-Day War. She was originally built and served in World War II as a VC2-S-AP3 type Victory cargo ship…
Israeli Motor Torpedo Boats (MTBs) in formation, c. 1967. These were the MTBs that attacked USS Liberty.
Hunt-class destroyer HMS Blean. The Egyptian Navy had Hunt-class destroyers in 1967.
Liberty turns to evade Israeli torpedo boats