Exocet Missile Sinkex

HS Nearchos D-219 / USS Waddell DDG-24

On May 29 2006 two Hellenic / Greek navy Super Vita-type FAC(M)s, the HS Rousen (P-67) and HS Daniolos (P-68), each fired one MBDA MM-40 Block 2 Exocet Surface-to-Surface missile against HS Nearchos (D-219), the former USS Waddell DDG-24, a decommissioned Charles F. Adams Class guided missile destroyer.

The missile shot by HS Rousen ran a 64 km straight course, while that from HS Daniolos, ran a 44 km dog-leg course. Also taking part were a Sikorsky S-70B Aegean Hawk helicopter, which fired a Hellfire II air-to-surface missile and HS Triton (S-112), a Type 209/1100 submarine, which fired a SST-4 torpedo.

Following the day-long firings, HS Nearchos finally sunk late in the evening.

More pictures are located here:
http://www.usswaddell.com/nearchos/sinkex/nearchossinkex.htm
The Super Vita-type FAC(M)s or 62m Roussen Class fast attack craft are the Hellenic navy's latest ships. Meant primarily for use in the Aegean Sea, their weapons include one Oto Breda Super Rapid 76mm gun, two Oto Breda 30mm guns, a Ramsys GMWS Mk31 RAM (Rolling Airframe Missile)16 cells w/surface-to-air capability, and 8 Exocet ITL70A surface-to-surface missiles. The ship is also fitted with the Tacticos combat management system. Countermeasures include Argo Systems AR900 electronic support measures system and the Sippican SRBOC decoy launcher. The main propulsion system is four MTU 20V 538 TB93 diesels, 18,740hp, in two machinery spaces, each driving a fixed-pitch propeller. The maximum speed is 35kt and the range is in excess of 1,800nm at 12kt
http://greekmilitary.net/navy.htm

The Adams Class Veterans Association, Inc. (ACVA, Inc.) is working to establish an ADAMS Ship Museum in Jacksonville, Florida (USA).
Visit them at: www.adamsclassddgvets.org

Video used courtesy of youTube user otrelostouxwriou

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[riezwan86]

exocet is much more better than harpoon u idiot!

[grekos1940]

GREEK POWER!!!!

[capespring]

good... natural sound

not some crap music

[RoboCorpse3000]

I love the sound of the missile cover popping off. It's like a sewer manhole cover!

[navyreviewer]

@Milo2050 Agreed about the torpedo.

[mrplease66]

I wish to express my deepest and most sincere gratitude to the Greek tax payer (!) for making this video and delighting me with the show of seeing my taxes being thrown into the sea. Hellas, you rock!

[Milo2050]

just shows that exocet is not that amazing. Harpoon will take up high above radar and shoot down the funnel and blow the keel out while his brother will hover in circles to pick up the remains. HOWEVER, these two combined would not match that of a warshot torpedo. Which uses the earths natural sea and air to lift a ship and break its spine inevitably resulting in a sunken ship and most regretebly part of its crew........

[batalion666]

why this crap didnt explode on sheffield ?

[chrisfrenchriviera]

@grekos1940 lol Exocet = french missil !

[Poetin1975]

It must be hard to hit a target that lies dead in the water.

[heatmiser31]

@heavengz two things should be kept in mind. First, the exocets used in this exercise might not bear the full explosive payload. Second, the greatest part of the damaged inflicted on a surface unit is the result of fuel and weapon systems' ignition after the missile hits the compartments. An empty ship being hit will not result in a 'big firework'.

[heatmiser31]

@heavengz two things should be kept in mind. First, the exocets used in this exercise might not bear the full explosive payload. Second, the greatest part of the damaged inflicted on a surface unit is the result of fuel and weapon systems' ignition after the missile hits the compartments. An empty ship being hit will not result in a 'big firework'.