USS Torsk: Last US Submarine to Sink Enemy Ship Until 2026 Incident
The USS Torsk, a World War II-era submarine, was the last U.S. Navy vessel to sink an enemy ship in combat until a recent operation in March 2026. Now a museum ship in Baltimore, it allows visitors to explore its interior and learn about submarine operations. The vessel provides insight into both historical and contemporary submarine warfare.
slashgear.comU.S. Navy submarine until March 2026. U.S. Navy fast-attack submarine torpedoed an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean on March 4, 2026, as part of Operation Epic Fury, according to video footage released by the Department of Defense.
It was decommissioned in 1968, served in training reserves until 1971, and became a museum ship in 1972.
The USS Torsk is docked in Baltimore's Inner Harbor and managed by Historic Ships in Baltimore.
95 per adult and include access to the Torsk, the USS Constellation, and the US Coast Guard Cutter WHEC-37. Visitors can tour the submarine's wooden deck, which was painted black during service for camouflage against aerial reconnaissance. An emergency buoy on display was designed to help locate the submarine if it sank.
The museum offers views of the torpedo rooms, control room, and crew berthing areas.
Brian Auer, operations director of Historic Ships in Baltimore, noted that tours have been updated following the 2026 incident. >"Now we say we sank the last two ships during World War II," — Brian Auer (Business Insider). Modern submarines have advanced with nuclear power, but their layouts resemble those of World War II vessels like the Torsk.
The museum provides information on submarine warfare evolution.
