An F/A-18-fired anti-ship missile was used to sink the former amphibious assault ship on July 19 during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2024. Named for a famous World War II battle, the Tarawa is the ...

The USS Tarawa — a venerable, decommissioned amphibious assault ship that was a fixture in San Diego for decades — was sunk by a missile as a part of war games off Hawaii on Friday, the Navy said.

The ex-Tarawa was one of two surface vessels sunk during RIMPAC. On July 11, the ex-USS Dubuque, a 17,000-ton amphibious transport dock was sent to the bottom of the Pacific, also off Kauai ...

The former amphibious transport dock Dubuque and amphibious assault ship Tarawa were sent 15,000 feet under July 11 and 19, respectively, as part of the 2024 Rim of the Pacific exercise, or RIMPAC.

Ex-USS Dubuque and ex-USS Tarawa were sunk in a demonstration of the capabilities the US and its allies have to sink enemy surface vessels. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

The B-2 aircraft released an experimental weapon called QUICKSINK during the second of the two drills, which took place on Friday and involved the decommissioned amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa.

This year marks the second time a Tarawa-class ship has been used for a SINKEX, following the sinking of the ex-USS Belleau Wood (LHA 3) during RIMPAC 2006. H/T Ryan Chan for the heads up!

In addition to the Friday SINKEX with the former Tarawa, RIMPAC participants also joined for a SINKEX on July 11 featuring former Austin-class amphibious transport dock USS Dubuque (LPD-8), which ...

The ex-Tarawa was one of two surface vessels sunk during RIMPAC. On July 11, the ex-USS Dubuque, a 17,000-ton amphibious transport dock was sent to the bottom of the Pacific, also off Kauai ...

The ex-Tarawa was one of two surface vessels sunk during RIMPAC. On July 11, the ex-USS Dubuque, a 17,000-ton amphibious transport dock was sent to the bottom of the Pacific, also off Kauai ...