The U.S. and British ships tracked the incoming missile on their radar .
One of the Silkworms splashed into the sea shortly after the Iraqis launched it , but the other missile hurtled toward Missouri at 605 knots and a height of 375 feet above the water .
The U.S. and British ships tracked the incoming missile on Iraqis ' radar .
One of the Silkworms splashed into the sea shortly after the Iraqis launched it , but the other missile hurtled toward Missouri at 605 knots and a height of 375 feet above the water .