Blockship Tactics to Trap Enemy Fleets

Scott Savitz

ResearchPosted on rand.org Feb 8, 2022Published in: U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, Volume 147, Issue 12 (December 2021)

The March 2021 Suez Canal blockage, though an accident, is a reminder of the potency of an old naval tactic: sinking a ship to block a critical channel. The U.S. Navy should explore opportunities to use this simple, low-cost, time-honored tactic—called blockship attacks—to trap enemy submarines and ships in port during conflict.

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  • Copyright: U.S. Naval Institute
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 2021
  • Pages: 1
  • Document Number: EP-68848

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