▁salv age ▁t ug ▁USS ▁Beau fort ▁( AT S ▁ 2 ) ▁toward ▁Pr inc eton ▁to ▁to w ▁her ▁to ▁safety . ▁ ▁Tri pol i ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁continue ▁her ▁mission ▁for ▁several ▁days ▁before ▁she ▁was ▁rel ieved ▁by ▁USS ▁La ▁S alle ▁( AG F ▁ 3 ) ▁and ▁USS ▁New ▁Orleans ▁( LP H ▁ 1 1 ) ▁and ▁proceeded ▁to ▁Bah rain ▁for ▁rep airs . ▁New ▁Orleans ▁provided ▁the ▁hel ic opter ▁deck ▁while ▁the ▁mine ▁group ▁staff ▁moved ▁ab o ard ▁La ▁S alle ▁to ▁coordinate ▁the ▁operation . ▁Pr inc eton ▁restored ▁her ▁T LA M ▁strike ▁and ▁A EG IS ▁anti - air ▁war fare ▁defense ▁capabilities ▁within ▁fifteen ▁minutes ▁of ▁the ▁mine ▁strike , ▁where up on ▁she ▁re ass umed ▁duties ▁as ▁local ▁anti - air ▁war fare ▁coordin ator ▁and ▁remained ▁on ▁station , ▁providing ▁defense ▁for ▁the ▁mine ▁counter me asures ▁group ▁for ▁an ▁additional ▁ 3 0 ▁hours , ▁until ▁rel ieved . ▁ ▁Ch arts ▁and ▁intelligence ▁captured ▁from ▁Ira q ▁showed ▁the ▁mine ▁field ▁where ▁Tri pol i ▁and ▁Pr inc eton ▁were ▁hit ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁six ▁laid ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 5 0 - mile ▁arc ▁from ▁F ay la ka ▁Island ▁to ▁the ▁Sa udi - K uw ait i ▁border . ▁Within ▁that ▁arc , ▁there ▁were ▁four ▁additional ▁mine - lines — a ▁total ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁mines — la id ▁over ▁a ▁five