The U.S. and UK sank the decommissioned frigate ex-USS Klakring (FFG 42) in the North Atlantic during Exercise Atlantic Thunder 2026, a live fire sinking exercise (SINKEX) led by US 6th Fleet, held last month.
Weapons fired at the hull:
- SM-6 from USS Paul Ignatius (DDG-117)
- Naval Strike Missile (NSM) from HMS Portland (F79)
- Naval Strike Missile from HMS Portland (F79)
- Sea Venom (Royal Navy)
- Mk 48 torpedo from USS Massachusetts (SSN-798)
U.S. and RAF P-8s and U.S. Air Force F-15Es also took part in the exercise.
Klakring was an Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate in active U.S. Navy service from 1983 to 2013. She was named for Rear Admiral Thomas Klakring, a three time Navy Cross recipient who commanded the submarine USS Guardfish in WWII.
The exercise was also the Royal Navy’s first live firing of its new ship killing missiles, NSM and Sea Venom, against a ship.
Source: www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/dis...
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