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A Short History of Naval Torpedoes

The first moving naval “torpedo” was physically attached to the submarine that used it—with perhaps predictable results.
Reports on March 4, 2026, revealed that a U.S. Navy submarine sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena using a torpedo in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka. A torpedo is a powerful underwater missile used in ...
A U.S. submarine sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena off the coast of Sri Lanka on March 4, 2026, killing 87 people in what amounts to the first American torpedo attack on an enemy warship since World ...
A torpedo from a United States military submarine has sunk an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, killing at least 87 people.
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Iran is launching more missiles at Israel as attacks in the Middle East commence for a sixth day. Israel announced multiple incoming attacks early Thursday and said it was moving to intercept the ...