Editing Torpedo (section)

=== Post–World War II ===
[[File:Type 123K Torpedo boat Bangladesh Navy T 8224 (23317190180).jpg|thumb|Decommissioned [[P 4-class torpedo boat]] of the [[Bangladesh Navy]]. Preserved at the [[Bangabandhu Military Museum]].]] 
Because of improved submarine strength and speed, torpedoes had to be given improved warheads and better motors. During the [[Cold War]], torpedoes were an important asset with the advent of [[nuclear-powered submarine]]s, which did not have to surface often, particularly those carrying strategic [[nuclear missile]]s.

Several navies have launched torpedo strikes since World War II, including:
* During the [[Korean War]], the United States Navy successfully attacked a dam with air-launched torpedoes.<ref>{{cite book |last=Faltum |first=Andrew |title=The Essex Aircraft Carriers
|publisher=The Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company of America |year=1996 |location=Baltimore, Maryland |pages=125–126 |isbn=1-877853-26-7}}</ref>
* Israeli Navy [[fast attack craft]] crippled the American electronic intelligence vessel [[USS Liberty incident|USS ''Liberty'']] with gunfire and torpedoes during the 1967 [[Six-Day War]], resulting in the loss of 34 crew.
* A [[Pakistan Navy]] {{sclass|Daphné|submarine|2}} sank the Indian frigate {{INS|Khukri|1958|6}} on 9 December 1971 during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], with the loss of over 18 officers and 176 sailors.
* The British Royal Navy nuclear attack submarine {{HMS|Conqueror|S48|6}} sank the [[Argentine Navy]] [[light cruiser]] {{ship|ARA|General Belgrano}} on 2 May 1982 with two [[British 21 inch torpedo#21 inch Mark VIII|Mark 8]] torpedoes during the [[Falklands War]] with the loss of 323 lives.
* On 16 June 1982, during the [[1982 Lebanon War|Lebanon War]], an unnamed [[Gal-class submarine|Israeli submarine]] torpedoed and sank the Lebanese coaster ''Transit'',<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Stichting Maritiem Historische Data - Schip |url=https://www.marhisdata.nl/schip&id=2654 |access-date=11 February 2021 |website=www.marhisdata.nl |language=dutch}}</ref> which was carrying 56 Palestinian refugees to [[Cyprus]], in the belief that the vessel was evacuating anti-Israeli militias. The ship was hit by two torpedoes, managed to run aground but eventually sank. There were 25 dead, including her captain. The [[Israeli Navy]] disclosed the incident in November 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=22 November 2018 |title=Israel admits it sank Lebanese refugee boat in 1982 war error, killing 25 — TV |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-admits-it-sank-lebanese-refugee-boat-in-1982-war-error-killing-25-tv/ |access-date=11 February 2021 |website=www.timesofisrael.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
* The [[Croatian Navy]] disabled the Yugoslav patrol boat [[PČ-176 Mukos|PČ-176 ''Mukos'']] with a torpedo launched by Croatian [[Frogman|naval commandos]] from an improvised device during the [[Battle of the Dalmatian channels]] on 14 November 1991, in the course of the [[Croatian War of Independence]]. Three members of the crew were killed. The stranded boat was later recovered by Croatian trawlers, salvaged, and put in service with the Croatian Navy as OB-02 ''Šolta''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uhddr-hrm.com/clanci/2011/premijera-hrvatskog-minitorpeda.html |title=Premijera hrvatskog monitored |first=Stjepan Bernadić |last=Kula |language=hr |access-date=10 December 2018 |archive-date=29 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129012738/http://uhddr-hrm.com/clanci/2011/premijera-hrvatskog-minitorpeda.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* On 26 March 2010, the South Korean Navy ship [[ROKS Cheonan sinking|ROKS ''Cheonan'']] was sunk with the loss of 46 personnel. A subsequent investigation concluded that the warship had been sunk by a North Korean torpedo fired by a [[Yono-class submarine|midget submarine]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-09-13 |title=Seoul reaffirms N. Korea's torpedo attack in final report |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/09/205_72997.html |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=The Korea Times |language=en}}</ref>