{"id":84937,"date":"2026-03-04T14:12:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T14:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/03\/04\/us-submarine-sinks-iranian-ship-in-first-torpedo-kill-since-wwii-pentagon-confirms\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:40:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:40:21","slug":"us-submarine-sinks-iranian-ship-in-first-torpedo-kill-since-wwii-pentagon-confirms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2026\/03\/04\/us-submarine-sinks-iranian-ship-in-first-torpedo-kill-since-wwii-pentagon-confirms\/","title":{"rendered":"US submarine sinks Iranian ship in first torpedo kill since WWII, Pentagon confirms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A United States Navy submarine sank 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/03\/03\/b-1b-lancers-conduct-deep-strikes-in-iran-as-part-of-operation-epic-fury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/03\/03\/b-1b-lancers-conduct-deep-strikes-in-iran-as-part-of-operation-epic-fury\/\">Pentagon<\/a> confirmed on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the strike during a Pentagon press briefing on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/02\/28\/us-confirms-first-combat-use-of-lucas-one-way-attack-drone-in-iran-strikes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/02\/28\/us-confirms-first-combat-use-of-lucas-one-way-attack-drone-in-iran-strikes\/\">Operation Epic Fury<\/a> alongside Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYesterday, in the Indian Ocean &#8230; an American submarine sunk an Iranian warship that thought it was safe in international waters,\u201d Hegseth said. \u201cInstead, it was sunk by a torpedo. Quiet death. The first sinking of an enemy ship by a torpedo since World War II.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The identity of the fast-attack boat was not revealed, as is custom for operational security surrounding submarine operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strike occurred off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/sri-lanka-rescues-30-people-board-distressed-iranian-ship-foreign-minister-says-2026-03-04\/\" rel=\"\">according<\/a> to Reuters, which would indicate the action occurred in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacom.mil\/About-USINDOPACOM\/Area-of-Responsibility-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.pacom.mil\/About-USINDOPACOM\/Area-of-Responsibility-map\/\">U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IRIS Dena, a Moudge-class frigate assigned to the Southern Fleet of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, was in the region after reportedly taking part in a naval drill in the Bay of Bengal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sri Lankan Foreign minister Vijitha Herath said 180 people were on board the IRIS Dena. Thirty-two people were subsequently rescued by Sri Lankan naval personnel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ndtv\/status\/2029176640803357126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ndtv\/status\/2029176640803357126\">Commander Buddhika Sampath<\/a>, a Sri Lankan navy spokesman, said the rescue effort was also recovering bodies from the scene. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor the first time since 1945, a United States Navy fast attack submarine has sunk an enemy combatant ship using a single <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lockheedmartin.com\/en-us\/news\/features\/2025\/5-fast-facts-about-the-mk-48-heavyweight-torpedo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.lockheedmartin.com\/en-us\/news\/features\/2025\/5-fast-facts-about-the-mk-48-heavyweight-torpedo.html\">Mk-48 torpedo<\/a> to achieve immediate effect, sending the warship to the bottom of the sea,\u201d Caine said during the press briefing Wednesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is an incredible demonstration of America\u2019s global reach. To hunt, find and kill an out-of-area deployer is something that only the United States can do at this type of scale.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Caine added that, to date, the U.S. has hit over 2,000 total targets across Iran and destroyed more than 20 of the Islamic Republic\u2019s naval vessels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The campaign has \u201ceffectively neutralized, at this point in time, Iran\u2019s major naval presence in theater,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Strikes on infrastructure and naval capability by the vast assembly of U.S. forces in the region are expected to continue over the next 24 to 48 hours, Caine noted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ll continue to assess our progress against the military objectives,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A single Mk-48 torpedo achieved &#8220;immediate effect&#8221; on an Iranian frigate, which was operating in the Indian Ocean, the Pentagon confirmed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":8,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[100,8,12,25,70],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3407,3414],"class_list":["post-84937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-flashpoints","category-news","category-newsletters","category-your-army"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"ROCNW7GACZCVLITGPLAHDKHKSE","arc_canonical_url":"\/news\/your-military\/2026\/03\/04\/us-submarine-sinks-iranian-ship-in-first-torpedo-kill-since-wwii-pentagon-confirms\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>US submarine sinks Iranian ship in first torpedo kill since WWII, Pentagon confirms - Army Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A single Mk-48 torpedo achieved &quot;immediate effect&quot; on an Iranian frigate, which was operating in the Indian Ocean, the Pentagon confirmed.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"US submarine sinks Iranian ship in first torpedo kill since WWII, Pentagon confirms\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A single Mk-48 torpedo achieved &quot;immediate effect&quot; on an Iranian frigate, which was operating in the Indian Ocean, the Pentagon confirmed.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2026\/03\/04\/us-submarine-sinks-iranian-ship-in-first-torpedo-kill-since-wwii-pentagon-confirms\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Army Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-03-04T14:12:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T16:40:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"J.D. 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