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minus-squareYeather@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days 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-up1·2 days 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-squareprettybunnys@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days 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”
minus-squareYeather@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoThey do not count anti-pirate operations, the US Navy has never counted anti-pirate operations.
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?
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”
They do not count anti-pirate operations, the US Navy has never counted anti-pirate operations.