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USS Pueblo (AGER-2) is a Banner -class environmental research ship, placed into service during World War II, then converted to a spy ship in 1967 by the United States Navy. She gathered intelligence and oceanographic information, monitoring electronic and radio signals from North Korea. On 23 January 1968, the ship was attacked and captured by ...
- 20-23 January 1968
- Sea of Japan
Jul 20, 2010 · North Korea Once Captured and Detained the Crew of a U.S. Spy Ship for 11 Months The captured crew were beaten and nearly starved in the 1968 incident that almost led to another war—and the ship ...
- Missy Sullivan
Jun 12, 2018 · The January 1968 capture of the U.S.S. Pueblo during a spy mission in international waters cost the life of one American sailor and began a grueling 11-month imprisonment for the other 82 ...
- Sarah Pruitt
Jan 31, 2021 · In January 1968, US Navy spy ship USS Pueblo left Japan for a normal operation off the coast of North Korea, where it could eavesdrop on North Korean and Soviet communications. Days later, however ...
- Henry Blodget
50 years ago North Korea attacked and captured a U.S. Navy spy ship. The U.S. chose negotiation rather than force to free the crew. Both sides learned lessons that resonate to the present day.
Jan 23, 2018 · The USS Pueblo, a Navy intelligence-gathering ship, was patrolling international waters in January 1968 when it was captured by North Korean vessels.
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Jan 23, 2012 · There is only one US Navy ship in the world held by a foreign nation - the USS Pueblo, a spy ship which was captured by North Korea on 23 January 1968. Its crew were held prisoner by North Korea ...
