macnamera asked guys to immediately recall the jets which were in route to cairo. early next morning, the uss, america, uss, davis and uss massi arrived to remove the 34 dead sailors and 174 naval officers from the burnt down liberty and transfer the warship to malta for repairs. an hour later, admiral isaac kid, who was put in charge of investigating the liberty incident arrived on the scene to hear what the victims had to say so he can offer a written report to his superiors. after the suspicious liberty incident, word of the bizarre israeli attack on the us warship spread around the world. israelis claim they mistaken the liberty with the egyptian ship al-kuser. this is was a retired cargo ship and wasn't even half the size of the uss liberty. iran has come a long way to gain independence in the defense industry since the 1979 islamic revolution. it's warships, speed boats, missiles and drones among many items in its arsenal have caught many countries in the world. by surprise, but as military experts and top brass say, this is only a tiny fraction of iran's cap