American Destroyer Ship Destroyed 65 Houthis Targets

Guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG-64) returned from a historic deployment to the Middle East, the Navy offered new insights into the warship’s engagements with the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.

Over the course of about six months on station in the Red Sea region, Carney’s crew destroyed 65 Houthi targets launched from Yemen and on the ground there, according to the Navy.

The Carney had “51 engagements” with the Houthis, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, said during a speech welcoming the ship back to the U.S. last week.

The Navy release further stated Carney “successfully destroyed 45 Houthi-launched weapons, including land attack cruise missiles, anti-ship ballistic missiles, and unmanned systems.” In addition, the ship “conducted two defensive strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, destroying 20 targets.” It is unclear what happened in the six engagements against Houthi-launched targets that did not result in destruction.