USS Stark (FFG-31)

USS Stark (FFG-31)

USS Stark (FFG-31), 23rd ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigates, was named for Admiral Harold Rainsford Stark (1880–1972).

Ordered from Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington, on 23 January 1978, as part of the FY78 program, Stark was laid down on 24 August 1979, launched on 30 May 1980, and commissioned on 23 October 1982, CDR Terence W. Costello commanding.

In 1987, an Iraqi jet fired a missile at the Stark, killing 37 U.S. sailors on board.

Decommissioned on 7 May 1999, Stark was scrapped in 2006.