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Decommissioned US frigate sunk off Scotland in training exercise

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• The 43-year-old USS Klakring was hit by missiles and a torpedo before sinking in the North Atlantic about 170 miles off the Outer Hebrides last Monday.
• The ship underwent a rigorous cleaning process, and personnel checked for whales and dolphins before the live-firing exercise began.
• USS Paul Ignatius fired a missile at the frigate and USS Massachusetts launched a torpedo as part of Exercise Atlantic Thunder 2026.