The Maine built warship that stopped an enemy cargo ship dead in the water is drawing high fives from the president.
The USS Spruance, built by Bath Iron Works, intercepted the Iranian ship Touska in the Gulf of Oman and “gave them fair warning to stop,” President Trump said.
“The Iranian crew refused to listen, so our Navy ship stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engine room,” Trump said in a Truth Social post.
The 510-foot Spruance had warned an Iranian Cargo ship on Sunday to stop but its captain refused to, Pentagon officials said.
The 9,200-ton guided-missile destroyer fired on the Touska with its five-inch gun, disabling its propulsion in the Gulf of Oman before Marines boarded and seized it, Trump said.
“Right now, U.S. Marines have custody of the vessel,” the president posted. “The Touska is under U.S. Treasury sanctions because of their prior history of illegal activity. We have full custody of the ship, and are seeing what’s on board! – President DONALD J. TRUMP”
The MK45 that the Spruance fired at the cargo ship’s engine room has a range of 13 nautical miles and a projectile that travels at 2,500 feet per second.
Thank you President Trump for what you are doing to keep America safe from a nuclear attack. Carry on, Sir, carry on. G. Schneider, US Navy, ETR2, ‘Nam era.
“Maine Destroyer Crew” is inaccurate. The ship was built in Maine, that’s all.