Spruance Fires 5-Inch Deck Gun at Iranian Vessel, First Such Action Since 1988
TL;DR
The USS Spruance fired its 5-inch MK 45 deck gun at the Iranian cargo ship Touska on April 19, marking the first time a U.S. warship used a deck gun against another vessel in nearly four decades (the 1988 Praying Mantis engagement). Touska was not sunk but boarded and seized, and the broader Iran-US naval clash remains context for ongoing tensions in the Persian Gulf.
- USS Spruance Blasting A Ship With Its Deck Gun Is A First In Nearly Four Decades The War Zone
- Seized Iranian-Flagged Ship Was Part of Fleet That Frequented China WSJ
- Iran vows retaliation after U.S. ship seizure and says 'no decision' yet on new peace talks NBC News
- What a US destroyer shooting a cargo ship's engine out reveals about how the Navy is handling Iran blockade runners Business Insider
- Three Ships Including an Iranian Vessel Cross Hormuz Strait Bloomberg.com
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