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An Iranian mine damaged guided missile frigate {{USS|Samuel B. Roberts|FFG-58|2}} in the [[Persian Gulf]] on 14 April 1988. On 18 April the U.S. launched retaliatory [[Operation Praying Mantis]] against the Iranian-occupied Rakhsh, Salman (Sassan), and Sīrrī-D (Nassr) [[oil platforms]]. ''Gary'' coordinated her efforts with naval aircraft while protecting Mobile Sea Bases Hercules and Wimbrown VII during the fighting.<ref name="DANFS">{{cite web | url=http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/g/Gary.html | title=Gary (FFG-51) | publisher=Naval History and Heritage Command | date=28 July 2015 | accessdate=6 January 2016 | author=Evans, Mark L.}}</ref> She even claimed to have shot down a [[Silkworm missile]], but this was never officially credited nor was she officially commended for her actions due to political reasons at that time.<ref name="Zatarain2">"America's First Clash with Iran: The Tanker War" by Lee Allen Zatarain, Chapter 17: Multiple Silkworms Inbound"</ref>
While aircraft carrier {{USS|Kitty Hawk|CV-63|2}}, guided missile destroyer {{USS|Curtis Wilbur|DDG-54|2}}, and ''Gary'', with an embarked an [[SH-60B Seahawk]] of [[List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons#Helicopter Anti-Submarine (Light) Squadrons|Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron (Light)]] [[HSM-51|(HSL) 51
On 13 March 2003, ''Gary'', with an SH-60B of HSL-51 embarked, assisted in the rescue of all eight Iraqi fishermen from [[dhow]] ''Kaptain Muhamadat'' when she lost steerage and propulsion in heavy seas and capsized 20 miles south of the Iranian coast.<ref name="DANFS" />
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