The US Navy destroyer USS Spruance seized Iranian-flagged cargo ship Touska after officials said it tried to breach an American blockade. From its weapons and speed to past Houthi attacks, here’s what to know about the warship now in focus.

The USS Spruance "disabled Touska's propulsion by firing several rounds from the destroyer's 5-inch MK 45 Gun into Touska's engine room," CENTCOM stated.

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Sailors are making final preparations before bringing the Navy’s newest warship to life, the USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr., an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.

The Navy’s newest destroyer, USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr., commissioned into service during a ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk.

Two Navy guided-missile destroyers entered the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, the first American warships to transit the strait since the U.S.-Israel offensive in Iran began on Feb. 28. USS Frank E. Peterson (DDG-121) and USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112) are now in the Persian Gulf after transiting the strait as part of the U.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A US Navy destroyer used an SM-3 interceptor to down an Iranian ballistic missile on Friday. It's the third time in two weeks that a Navy destroyer used the SM-3 to defend NATO airspace.

The USS Frank E. Petersen and USS Michael Murphy sailed into the Persian Gulf to start preparations for sweeping the waterway for explosives.