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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
Norrrm
(4,696 posts)British sub sunk an Argentine ship in the Falklands.
WarGamer
(18,464 posts)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)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 attacks details. Pyongyang has deputed those findings, however."
Norrrm
(4,696 posts)Instead, it was sunk by a torpedo. Quiet death. The first sinking of an enemy ship by a torpedo since World War II.
WarGamer
(18,464 posts)kacekwl
(9,073 posts)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.