US submarine sinks Iranian warship by torpedo in a first since World War II
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Thomas Horatio Hornblower Spritzler, Commander of the US Ohio Class Submarine Voldemort was credited this morning with the sinking of an Iranian Warship (ShiekYrBooty). Spritzler was quick to point of that he'd been a busy "beaver" in recent weeks with several more "hits" under his belt.
According to Claude AI
Total count: 20+ Iranian vessels struck or sunk
All of the ships destroyed have been military vessels — no merchant ships or civilian tankers. Here's a breakdown:
Types of vessels:
Frigates/Corvettes — the primary targets. Struck and sunken vessels include several frigates from the Bayandor, Alvand, and Jamaran classes. USNI News
Drone carrier — Drone carrier IRIS Shahid Bagheri (C110-4), a converted containership, was attacked by U.S. forces at its berthing in Bandar Abbas within the initial hours of Operation Epic Fury. USNI News
Forward basing ship — Satellite photos also show the Iranian forward basing ship IRIS Makran (441) struck while at the pier at Bandar Abbas. USNI News
Submarine — Caine said the U.S. has sunk over 20 Iranian vessels and an Iranian submarine since Saturday. USNI News
IRGC corvette — CENTCOM posted a video showing an IRGC Navy Shahid Soleimani-class corvette surrounded by clouds of smoke; based on the hull number, the ship is IRIS Shahid Sayyad Shirazi. USNI News
Most notable recent sinking (today):
A U.S. Navy submarine sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena with a single MK-48 torpedo in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Sri Lanka — the first sinking of an enemy ship by a U.S. submarine since World War II. Military Times Sri Lanka's navy said 87 bodies had been recovered and 32 sailors were rescued; the ship had approximately 180 crew members on board. Al Jazeera
Strategic picture:
CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper said the U.S. is focused on "sinking the Iranian Navy – the entire Navy," adding "Today there is not a single Iranian ship underway in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Gulf of Oman." USNI News
This is all part of Operation Epic Fury, the ongoing U.S.-Israel military campaign against Iran that began on February 28/March 1.
US submarine sinks Iranian warship by torpedo in a first since World War II
Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine briefed reporters on Navy attack that sent Iranian vessel to 'bottom of the sea'
By Stephen Sorace,Fox News
Published March 4, 2026
A U.S. submarine sunk an Iranian warship in international waters in the Indian Ocean, War Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed Wednesday. (Credit: @DeptofWar/X)
A U.S. submarine sank a prized Iranian warship by torpedo, the first such sinking of an enemy ship since World War II, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Wednesday morning.
Hegseth joined Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine at the Pentagon to provide an update to reporters on "Operation Epic Fury" in Iran.
"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 Two. Like in that war, back when we were still the War Department. We are fighting to win."
Caine said that an Iranian vessel was "effectively neutralized" in a Navy "fast attack" using a single Mark 48 torpedo. He added that the U.S. Navy achieved "immediate effect, sending the warship to the bottom of the sea."
Hegseth says US sunk Iranian warship with torpedo, marking a first since World War IIVideo
The Iranian ship was later identified as the IRIS Dena, a frigate, which was sunk in the Indian Ocean.
In a separate incident, Hegseth said that the U.S. Navy sank another Iranian warship, the Soleimani. The flagship was named for Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian military officer who served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who the U.S. killed in a January 2020 drone strike during President Donald Trump's first term.
"The Iranian Navy rests at the bottom of the Persian Gulf. Combat ineffective, decimated, destroyed, defeated. Pick your adjective," Hegseth said. "In fact, last night we sunk their prize ship, the Soleimani. Looks like POTUS got him twice. Their navy, not a factor. Pick your adjective. It is no more."
Officials later said the Soleimani, a corvette class missile ship, was sunk in the Strait of Hormuz near Iranian shores.
Hegseth also told reporters at the briefing that the U.S. and Israel will soon achieve "complete control" over Iranian airspace after Iran's missile capabilities were drastically diminished in the four days of fighting.
"More bombers and more fighters are arriving just today and now, with complete control of the skies, we will be using 500 pound, one thousand pound and 2,000 pound laser-guided precision gravity bombs, of which we have a nearly unlimited stockpile," he said.
The war has killed more than 1,000 people in Iran and dozens in Lebanon, while U.S. officials said six American troops were killed in a fatal drone strike in Kuwait.
Thousands of travelers have been left stranded across the Middle East.
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