SS Mayaguez
The Mayaguez under attack by Khmer Rouge gunboats | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Commissioned | April 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 1979 |
| Identification | IMO number: 5312044 |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1979 |
SS Mayaguez was a U.S.-flagged container ship that is best known for its 12 May 1975 seizure by Khmer Rouge forces of Cambodia, which resulted in a confrontation with the United States at the close of the Vietnam War.