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WarGamer

(18,464 posts)
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 10:02 PM 15 hrs ago

US submarine sinks Iranian ship in first US torpedo kill since WWII, Pentagon confirms

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/03/04/us-submarine-sinks-iranian-ship-in-first-torpedo-kill-since-wwii-pentagon-confirms/

A United States Navy submarine sunk an Iranian ship with a single torpedo as the frigate was transiting the Indian Ocean, marking the first such kill by a U.S. submarine since World War II, the Pentagon confirmed on Wednesday.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the strike during a Pentagon press briefing on Operation Epic Fury alongside Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine.

“Yesterday, in the Indian Ocean ... an American submarine sunk an Iranian warship that thought it was safe in international waters,” Hegseth said. “Instead, it was sunk by a torpedo. Quiet death. The first sinking of an enemy ship by a torpedo since World War II.”



For those who nerd out on this stuff... modern torpedoes don't strike the hull. They detonate under the ship causing a large gas pocket under the ship which breaks the keel of the ship
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US submarine sinks Iranian ship in first US torpedo kill since WWII, Pentagon confirms (Original Post) WarGamer 15 hrs ago OP
DUI hire Hegseth doesn' t know what he is talking about. Norrrm 14 hrs ago #1
First US torpedo kill since ww2 WarGamer 14 hrs ago #2
Yup. Not that I recommend reading the Washington Times, but DJ Synikus Makisimus 14 hrs ago #3
Yep. That's not what Hegseth said. Norrrm 14 hrs ago #4
he was probably drunk... WarGamer 12 hrs ago #6
Just a new toy they kacekwl 13 hrs ago #5

Norrrm

(4,696 posts)
1. DUI hire Hegseth doesn' t know what he is talking about.
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 10:07 PM
14 hrs ago

British sub sunk an Argentine ship in the Falklands.

WarGamer

(18,464 posts)
2. First US torpedo kill since ww2
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 10:10 PM
14 hrs ago

A United States Navy submarine sunk an Iranian ship with a single torpedo as the frigate was transiting the Indian Ocean, marking the first such kill by a U.S. submarine since World War II, the Pentagon confirmed on Wednesday.

DJ Synikus Makisimus

(1,344 posts)
3. Yup. Not that I recommend reading the Washington Times, but
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 10:14 PM
14 hrs ago

they were all over this event:
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/4/us-navys-sinking-iranian-warship-fourth-incident-since-wwii/

"On Dec. 9, 1971, a Pakistani submarine, the PNS Hangor, sank an Indian frigate, the INS Khukri, during the Indo-Pakistani War. There were 194 casualties in what was the first sinking of a warship by a submarine since World War II.

On May 2, 1982, the HMS Conqueror launched a torpedo against an Argentine cruiser, the ARA General Belgrano, during the Falklands War. The 323 fatalities who were aboard the warship accounted for nearly half of all Argentine deaths during the entire conflict.

On May 26, 2010, a North Korean minisub sank the ROKS Cheonan, a South Korean cruiser, during the ongoing tensions between both countries. An international investigation, including by the U.S., confirmed the attack’s details. Pyongyang has deputed those findings, however."

Norrrm

(4,696 posts)
4. Yep. That's not what Hegseth said.
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 11:02 PM
14 hrs ago

“Instead, it was sunk by a torpedo. Quiet death. The first sinking of an enemy ship by a torpedo since World War II.”

kacekwl

(9,073 posts)
5. Just a new toy they
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 11:19 PM
13 hrs ago

haven't played with in a while. I can just see them around a table with their helmets and fake medals on moving toy boom booms around.

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