Warship Destroyed': Greece and Israel Sank the Retired Frigate HS Bouboulina North of Crete With Israeli Spike Missiles and a German Torpedo From a Type 214 Submarine

Greek and Israeli naval forces held live-fire exercises north of Crete on October 21, sinking the retired Hellenic Navy frigate HS Bouboulina in waters Turkey claims. The drills came as tensions persist over continental shelf rights and maritime jurisdiction in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean. Greek Machitis-class gunboats and Mark V craft fired newly purchased Israeli Spike NLOS and Spike ER missiles in a simulated swarm attack, while a German-made Type 214 submarine used a SUT-264 torpedo to finish the frigate. The exercise followed a Turkish SeaWolf-I show of force in September, highlighting competing approaches to seabed energy exploration, fishing, and regional control.