prtn Pryng Mnts ws th 18 prl 1988 ttck by th ntd Stts n rnn nvl trgts n th Prsn Glf n rtltn fr th mnng f .S. wrshp fr dys rlr.
n 14 prl, th mrcn gdd mssl frgt SS Sml B. Rbrts strck mn whl trnstng ntrntnl wtrs s prt f prtn rnst Wll, th 1987–88 ffrt t prtct rflggd Kwt l tnkrs frm rnn ttcks drng th rn–rq Wr. Th xplsn prcd th hll nd brk th kl f th Sml B. Rbrts, whch nrly snk bt ws svd by ts crw wth n lss f lf.
ftr th srl nmbrs f mns rcvrd n th r wr fnd t mtch ths f mns szd n n rnn brg th prvs Sptmbr, .S. mltry ffcls plnnd rtltry prtn gnst rnn trgts. Th .S. ttck bgn n th mrnng f 18 prl, nd ltmtly dstryd, dmgd, r snk tw rnn l pltfrms, thr wrshps, svrl rmd bts, nd tw fghtr jts. .S. lsss wr tw .S. Mrn vtrs wh dd whn thr hlcptr crshd nt th Glf.
Th ttck prssrd rn t gr t csfr wth rq ltr tht smmr, ndng th ght-yr rn-rq Wr.
Ltr, rn sd th ntd Stts, clmng tht th ttcks hd brchd th cntrs' 1955 Trty f mty. n 6 Nvmbr 2003, th ntrntnl Crt f Jstc dsmssd th clm bt rld tht prtn Pryng Mnts nd th prvs ctbr's prtn Nmbl rchr "cnnt b jstfd s msrs ncssry t prtct th ssntl scrty ntrsts f th ntd Stts f mrc."
Pryng Mnts ws th lrgst f th .S. Nvy's fv mjr srfc nggmnts snc Wrld Wr . t sw th .S. Nvy's frst xchng f nt-shp mssls wth ppsng shps, nd ts nly snkng f mjr srfc cmbtnt snc Wrld Wr .