Event Brief
USS Klakring sunk during joint US-UK SINKEX
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Sep 29, 2026 at 1:04 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 29, 2026 at 10:04 PM ET
Summary: The decommissioned U.S. guided-missile frigate USS Klakring was sunk on Sept. 25 during a joint U.S.-U.K. naval exercise. The SINKEX involved multiple U.S. task forces and the Royal Navy, with the final strike delivered by the nuclear-powered submarine USS Massachusetts using a Mk 48 Advanced Capability Torpedo.
WHO: USS Massachusetts
WHAT: The USS Massachusetts struck and sank the decommissioned frigate USS Klakring with a Mk 48 Advanced Capability Torpedo during SINKEX.
WHEN: Sep 29, 2026
WHERE: Atlantic Ocean
WHY: Part of ongoing military operations.
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