HMAS Torrens (DE 53) sunk as a part of a combat systems trials by HMAS Farncomb (SSG 74). The Mark 48 and its improved Advanced Capability (ADCAP) variant are American heavyweight submarine-launched torpedoes. They were designed to sink deep-diving nuclear-powered submarines and high-performance surface ships. Mk-48 and Mk-48 ADCAP torpedoes can be guided from a submarine by wires attached to the torpedo. They can also use their own active or passive sensors to execute programmed target search, acquisition, and attack procedures. The torpedo is designed to detonate under the keel of a surface ship, breaking the keel and destroying its structural integrity. In the event of a miss, it can circle back for another attempt.

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Coast Guard, Homeland Security Task Force partners seize and offload $13.3 million in cocaine in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4408876/coast-guard-homeland-security-task-force-partners-seize-and-offload-133-million/ 

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Russian nuclear submarine, Kazan (K-561), in the Norwegian territory used by Russia.

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https://seawaves.com/svalbard-a-testing-ground-for-future-authoritarian-ambitions/ 

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Decommissioned USS Normandy (CG 60) Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser was towed out of Norfolk, Virginia for her new “home” in Philadelphia – February 25, 2026

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USS LST-755 was a LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy during World War II. She was commissioned in 1944 and participated in the Philippines campaign before being decommissioned in 1946. That year, she was transferred to the Republic of China Navy as ROCS Chung Hai, was deccommissioned yesterday after 82 years service.

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On this day, HMS Gloucester, the first ship to shoot down a missile, was in action. It was fired at USS Missouri, which deployed chaff, but painful lessons from the Falklands instructed the RN to shoot it down to avoid target reacquisition.