Paul X. Rinn, a Vietnam War veteran and ship captain who in 1988 led a desperate effort to save a U.S. Navy vessel from sinking after it struck an Iranian mine, died Aug. 3. He was 75. His ...

The guided missile frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts was the third ship to bear that name. (U.S. Navy) On April 14, 1988, Rinn and his ship were on their 14th convoy, escorting minesweepers out of Kuwait.