US naval and air assets used SM-6 missiles and Mk 48 torpedoes to sink a decommissioned Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate.

A decommissioned U.S. guided-missile frigate was sent to the bottom of the Atlantic on Sept. 25 during a joint U.S.-U.K.

The recent exercises near Hawaii included the sinking of the USS Peleliu (LHA-5) amphibious assault ship and USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) cruiser—a more interesting end for both vessels than the scrap heap.

The US Navy donated the retired frigate and participated in the exercise, with the Virginia-class submarine USS Massachusetts delivering the final blow. It was the first operational demonstration of ...

The USS Klakring, a former US Navy frigate decommissioned in 2013, is slated for the chopping block—though some have wondered why the UK is not providing the ship instead. Displacing just 4,100 long ...

The USS Klakring was sent below the seas during a recent joint SINKEX event. (U.S. Navy) A decommissioned U.S. guided-missile frigate was sent below the seas on Sept. 25 during a joint U.S.-U.K. naval ...