Event Brief
USS Tarawa sunk in RIMPAC SINKEX with F/A-18F and B-2
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 07, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
Summary: The U.S. Navy sank the decommissioned amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa during a SINKEX on July 19, 2024, as part of RIMPAC 2024. An F/A-18F fired a Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile and a B-2 Spirit dropped a QUICKSINK munition designed to detonate just below the waterline.
WHO: U.S. Navy
WHAT: USS Tarawa was sunk in a SINKEX using an F/A-18F Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile and a B-2 Spirit QUICKSINK munition.
WHEN: Sep 07, 2026
WHERE: More than 50 miles off the northern coast of Kauai, Hawaii
WHY: The ship was sunk as part of the RIMPAC 2024 SINKEX exercise.
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