The first moving naval “torpedo” was physically attached to the submarine that used it—with perhaps predictable results.

Reports on March 4, 2026, revealed that a U.S. Navy submarine sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena using a torpedo in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka. A torpedo is a powerful underwater missile used in ...

There are only two confirmed and one alleged incidents of warships being targeted and sunk by submarine-fired torpedoes and ...

After a U.S. submarine sank Iran’s IRIS Dena with a Mk 48 torpedo, attention turned to the Navy’s primary undersea weapon that first entered operational service in 1972.

Naval combat seems complicated enough, but if torpedoes have to directly impact their target to do damage, it'd be even harder. Do they require accuracy?

This story has been updated with additional information from U.S. Central Command about the sinking of an IRGCN corvette. An ...

Key Points and Summary - The Soviet-era VA-111 Shkval was a "near-unstoppable" torpedo that used supercavitation to "fly" through water at 200+ knots, enveloping itself in a gas bubble to eliminate ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This Japanese Type 97 torpedo ...

The sinking of the IRIS Dena by an American submarine in the Indian Ocean and off the coast of Sri Lanka marks the first time the US sunk a ship with a torpedo after World War Two. What are torpedoes, ...