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Watch: 'Ship buster' missiles sink old US warship in live fire training off Scotland

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The 43-year-old decommissioned frigate was used for target practice off the Outer Hebrides last Monday.

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Section: Highlands & Islands
By: BBC News
Published: Sep 29, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC
Updated: Sep 29, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC

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The 138-metre-long USS Klakring was hit by missiles from the USS Paul Ignatius and a torpedo from USS Massachusetts as part of Exercise Atlantic Thunder 2026.

dailymail.comNavy tests 'ship-buster' missiles by blowing up old American warship

'This is potentially a battle space that we will need to fight in the future,' said Commander Paul Meigh

GB NewsWATCH: Warship blown up and sunk off British coast as Royal Navy test new ‘ship buster’ missile

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Outer Hebrides

Archipelago and council area off the west coast of mainland Scotland

The Outer Hebrides or Western Isles, sometimes known as the Long Isle or Long Island, is an island chain off the west coast of mainland Scotland. It is the longest archipelago in the British Isles. The islands form part of the archipelago of the Hebrides, separated from the Scottish mainland and from the Inner Hebrides by the waters of the Minch, the Little Minch, and the Sea of the Hebrides. The Outer Hebrides are considered to be the traditional heartland of the Gaelic language.

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Navy tests ‘ship-buster’ missiles on old US warshipThe TelegraphUnited Kingdom2 days ago
Navy tests ‘ship-busting missiles’ by blowing up old US warshipThe Times46 hr. ago
Navy tests 'ship-buster' missiles by blowing up old American warshipdailymail.com47 hr. ago
WATCH: Warship blown up and sunk off British coast as Royal Navy test new ‘ship buster’ missileGB News27 hr. ago

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