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minus-squareYeather@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoThe last ship to sink an enemy vessel was the USS Simpson in the 1988 Iran-Iraq war, which retired in 2015. Every conflict after has not had any naval combat resulting in a loss of vessel.
minus-squarebalsoft@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 hours agoThat’s very surprising to me. Do they not count random pirate boats and so, or did they really sink no vessels at all since then?
minus-squareYeather@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 hours agoThey do not count anti-pirate operations, the US Navy has never counted anti-pirate operations.
minus-squareprettybunnys@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·22 hours agoI think many of the actions have been against what are considered non-state actors. So I think it’s just what’s considered an “enemy vessel”
The last ship to sink an enemy vessel was the USS Simpson in the 1988 Iran-Iraq war, which retired in 2015. Every conflict after has not had any naval combat resulting in a loss of vessel.
That’s very surprising to me. Do they not count random pirate boats and so, or did they really sink no vessels at all since then?
They do not count anti-pirate operations, the US Navy has never counted anti-pirate operations.
I think many of the actions have been against what are considered non-state actors. So I think it’s just what’s considered an “enemy vessel”