US submarine sinks Iranian warship by torpedo in a first since World War II !!

What a beautiful periscope view!


https://www.foxnews.com/politics/us-...e-world-war-ii


Wow!


Wiki already updated it and stricken it from Naval Records


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRIS_Dena

That is a first for a US Submarine.

During the Falklands War in the 1980s=, A British sub sank an Argentine Navy Cruiser with a torpedo.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinkin...neral_Belgrano

Think of all the money spent on submarines since WW2. And this is the first sinking since then.

Think of all the money spent on submarines since WW2. And this is the first sinking since then. Originally Posted by VitaMan

It's not an accurate claim if you're talking about all submarines. Subs have been used against surface ships in at least two other conflicts. But if you're just talking about the US it may be true. There are whispers of activity in the cold war, but if they happened, they're classified.

Indo-Pakistani War (1971)
Falklands War (1982)

That is a first for a US Submarine. Originally Posted by ICU 812

Whatever do you mean by "a first'?


https://historynet.com/american-subs...viously-known/


https://maritime.org/doc/subsinpacific.php


https://www.usni.org/magazines/proce...uccess-pacific


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied...he_Pacific_War

9 ships sunk, but i guess only 1 by sub.

https://www.axios.com/2026/03/01/tru...rait-of-hormuz

the Strait of Hormuz is a "busy" place, apparently..

The days of submarine warfare are, for the most part, gone. Their primary duty is being 1/3 of the nuclear triad and conventional sea to ground.

The days of submarine warfare are, for the most part, gone. Their primary duty is being 1/3 of the nuclear triad and conventional sea to ground. Originally Posted by Jacuzzme

not what i'm hearing about the China/Taiwan situation. word is subs>carriers. but i don't pretend to be a military expert.

Think of all the money spent on submarines since WW2. And this is the first sinking since then. Originally Posted by VitaMan

There was a Japanese fishing vessel 20 years ago off Hawaii.

In 2001, the USS Greenville surfaced under the Ehime Maru sinking the fishing boat.

Think of all the money spent on submarines since WW2. And this is the first sinking since then. Originally Posted by VitaMan

Think someone pointed out the Falklands bit.

It's not an accurate claim if you're talking about all submarines. Subs have been used against surface ships in at least two other conflicts. But if you're just talking about the US it may be true. There are whispers of activity in the cold war, but if they happened, they're classified.

Indo-Pakistani War (1971)
Falklands War (1982) Originally Posted by fd-guy

They ain't just used for things on the surface or above.
Plenty of action in the Cold War eavesdropping on the ruskies on that hard to pronounce penisula where they did alot of their sub were and missle testing.

The days of submarine warfare are, for the most part, gone. Their primary duty is being 1/3 of the nuclear triad and conventional sea to ground. Originally Posted by Jacuzzme

I'm not a squid so I don't know squat about the silent service. *BUT* ima sure that they play a key role in a properly functioning defense of this country.