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US deploys guided-missile submarine amid tensions with Iran
« on: April 10, 2023, 01:48:59 pm »
US deploys guided-missile submarine amid tensions with Iran
By The Associated Press
 Apr 9, 10:24 AM
 
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press

He said the nuclear-powered submarine, based out of Kings Bay, Georgia, passed through the Suez Canal on Friday. “It is capable of carrying up to 154 Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles and is deployed to U.S. 5th Fleet to help ensure regional maritime security and stability,” Hawkins said.

The 5th Fleet patrols the crucial Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which 20% of all oil transits. Its region includes the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off Yemen and the Red Sea stretching up to the Suez Canal, the Egyptian waterway linking the Mideast to the Mediterranean Sea.

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2023/04/09/us-deploys-guided-missile-submarine-amid-tensions-with-iran/
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Re: US deploys guided-missile submarine amid tensions with Iran
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2023, 01:49:53 pm »
Did they check to make sure there are no subsurface mountains in their operations areas? :whistle:
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