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What was the significance other than the obvious harm to US forces of the terror attack on the USS Cole 2000?

What was the significance other than the obvious harm to US forces of the terror attack on the USS Cole 2000?

What was the significance, other than the obvious harm to US forces, of the terror attack on the USS Cole in 2000? It demonstrated that bin Laden and al-Qaeda were not intimidated by the United States’ reprisal for their terrorist acts. You just studied 5 terms!

Where is the USS Cole today?

Aden, Yemen
The U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) remains moored in Aden, Yemen.

When was the last time a US Navy ship was attacked?

The USS Liberty incident was an attack on a United States Navy technical research ship (spy ship), USS Liberty, by Israeli Air Force jet fighter aircraft and Israeli Navy motor torpedo boats, on 8 June 1967, during the Six-Day War….USS Liberty incident.

Date 8 June 1967
Location Mediterranean Sea near the Sinai Peninsula

Who died on the USS Cole?

Seventeen U.S. Navy sailors were killed and thirty-seven injured in the deadliest attack against a United States naval vessel since the USS Stark incident in 1987. Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack against the United States….USS Cole bombing.

USS Cole explosion
Casualties 17 (plus two attackers) killed 37 injured

What would have happened if the first attack on the World Trade Center has been successful quizlet?

What would have happened if the first attack on the World Trade Center (in 1993) had been successful? One tower would have collapsed into the other, killing thousands and destroying a purported symbol of wealth and greed.

When did the USS Cole get attacked?

October 12, 2000
USS Cole bombing/Start dates

Who repaired the USS Cole?

The Navy announced today that Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., will repair USS Cole, which was damaged in a Oct. 12 terrorist attack while in the port of Aden, Yemen.

What happened June 8th 1967?

On June 8, 1967, during the six-day Middle East war, 34 American servicemen were killed when Israel attacked the USS Liberty, a Navy intelligence-gathering ship in the Mediterranean Sea. (Israel later said the Liberty had been mistaken for an Egyptian vessel.)

How long is a destroyer ship?

Arleigh Burke-class destroyer

Class overview
Length Flights I and II: 505 ft (154 m) Flight IIA: 509 ft (155 m)
Beam 66 ft (20 m)
Draft 30.5 ft (9.3 m)
Installed power 3 × Allison AG9140 Generators (2,500 kW (3,400 hp) each, 440 V)