A guided-missile ship that was built by Bath Iron Works fended off an attack in the Iran war, defense officials told CBS News.
The USS Mason was fired on by drones and missiles but shot them all down.
“The USS Mason and USS Truxtun , supported by Apache helicopters and other aircraft, faced a series of coordinated threats during the passage,” the defense officials said.
Iran launched small boats, missiles and drones against them in what officials described as a sustained barrage, CBS reports.
“Despite the intensity of the attacks, neither U.S. vessel was struck,” the news outlet said.
Military officials said that defensive measures, bolstered by air support, successfully intercepted or deterred each incoming threat.
They added that no projectiles that were launched reached the ships, despite Iranian government claims to the contrary.
The Mason, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, launched from Bath in 2001.
The U.S. military’s Central Command said earlier this week that American destroyers had traveled through the strait as part of an initiative dubbed Project Freedom.
The military did not specify which or how many naval vessels were involved in the transit.
