Editing Anti-ship missile (section)

====2023 Houthi missile attacks====
On 26 December 2023, the [[USS Laboon|USS ''Laboon'']] shot down three ASBMs in the [[Red Sea]] fired by [[Houthi]] rebels with multiple SM-6s. This was its first intercept of a ballistic missile in combat.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/12/26/navy-defends-against-17-houthi-attacks-red-sea-shipping-over-just-10-hour-period.html|title="Massive One-Day Barrage of Houthi Attacks on Shipping Fended Off by Navy Destroyer, Fighter"|first1=Konstantin|last1=Toropin|date=December 26, 2023|work=[[Military.com]]}}</ref>

On 30 December 2023, Danish container ship Maersk Hangzhou issued a distress call after coming under fire from four small ships commanded by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels from Yemen. Attempts were also made to board Maersk Hangzhou by force, while a contracted security team defended the ship. {{USS|Gravely|DDG-107|2}} and aircraft carrier {{USS|Dwight D. Eisenhower|CVN-69|2}} responded to a distress call from the container ship. Verbal commands were radioed to the Houthi ships, while helicopters from Eisenhower were dispatched. After taking small arms fire, U.S. Navy helicopters returned fire, sinking three of the four Houthi ships. There was no damage to U.S. equipment or personnel. In the process of responding to the distress call, ''Gravely'' shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired from Yemen.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://twitter.com/CENTCOM/status/1741381969936834951 |title= Iranian-backed Houthi small boats attack merchant vessel and U.S. Navy helicopters in Southern Red Sea |author= US Central Command |date= 31 December 2023 |website= X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Tanyos | first=Faris | title=Missile fired from Houthi-controlled Yemen strikes merchant vessel in Red Sea, Pentagon says | website=CBS News | date=30 December 2023 | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/missile-from-houthi-controlled-yemen-strikes-merchant-vessel-red-sea-uss-gravely-shoots-down-anti-ship-missiles/ | access-date=31 December 2023}}</ref>

On Jan. 9, at approximately 9:15&nbsp;p.m. (Sanaa time), Iranian-backed Houthis launched a complex attack of Iranian designed one-way attack UAVs (OWA UAVs), anti-ship cruise missiles, and an anti-ship ballistic missile from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen into the Southern Red Sea, towards international shipping lanes where dozens of merchant vessels were transiting. Eighteen OWA UAVs, two anti-ship cruise missiles, and one anti-ship ballistic missile were shot down by a combined effort of F/A-18s from {{USS|Dwight D. Eisenhower|CVN-69|2}}, {{USS|Gravely|DDG-107|2}}, ''USS Laboon (DDG 58)'', USS {{USS|Mason|DDG-87|2}}, and the United Kingdom’s {{HMS|Diamond}}. This is the 26th Houthi attack on commercial shipping lanes in the Red Sea since Nov. 19. There were no injuries or damage reported.<ref>{{Cite news |title=US CENTCOM Statement on 26th Houthi attack on commercial shipping lanes in the Red Sea |url=https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/STATEMENTS/Statements-View/Article/3639970/us-centcom-statement-on-26th-houthi-attack-on-commercial-shipping-lanes-in-the/}}{{Source-attribution}}</ref>

On 14 January 2024, an anti-ship missile was fired in the direction of ''Laboon'' from a Houthi-controlled portion of Yemen, according to [[CENTCOM]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gambrell |first1=Jon |title=Yemen Houthi rebels fire missile at US warship in Red Sea in first attack after American-led strikes|url=https://apnews.com/article/houthis-us-yemen-israel-palestinians-gaza-fa2aefc86ae002e73081e6ac1b772610 |access-date=14 January 2024 |website=AP News |publisher=Associated Press |date=14 January 2024}}</ref> Two weeks later, on 30 January 2024, the [[USS Carney|USS ''Carney'']] shot down an ASBM in the [[Gulf of Aden]] fired by Houthi rebels with an SM-6.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.twz.com/sea/navys-sm-6-missile-used-in-combat-report |title="Navy's SM-6 Missile Used In Combat: Report"|first1=Thomas| last1=Newdick|first2=Joseph|last2=Trevithick|date=February 1, 2024|work=The War Zone}}</ref>

On 30 January 2024, ''USS Gravely'' used its [[Phalanx CIWS]] to shoot down an incoming anti-ship cruise missile fired by the Houthis. U.S. officials said that the missile came within a mile of the destroyer.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Liebermann |first1=Oren |last2=Bertrand |first2=Natasha |date=31 January 2024 |title=US warship had close call with Houthi missile in Red Sea |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/31/politics/us-warship-close-call-houthi-missile/index.html |access-date=31 January 2024 |website=CNN}}</ref> No damage or injuries were reported.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Sherman |first1=Ella |last2=Epstein |first2=Jake |date=31 January 2024 |title=A Houthi missile got so close to a US destroyer the warship turned to a last resort gun system to shoot it down: report |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/houthi-missile-close-us-warship-close-in-weapon-system-2024-1 |access-date=31 January 2024 |website=Business Insider}}</ref>

On February 6, 2024 at 4:30&nbsp;p.m., while patrolling in the Gulf of Aden, ''USS Laboon (DDG 58)'', operating near M/V Star Nasia, intercepted and shot down an anti-ship ballistic missile fired by the Iranian-backed Houthis.<ref>{{cite news |title=Iranian-Backed Houthi Terrorists conduct Multiple Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile Attacks in the Southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden|url=https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-View/Article/3668425/iranian-backed-houthi-terrorists-conduct-multiple-anti-ship-ballistic-missile-a/}}</ref> Later in the month, on 20 February 2024 at 12:30&nbsp;a.m., while operating in the [[Gulf of Aden]], ''Laboon'' detected and shot down one anti-ship cruise missile fired by the Houthis.<ref>{{cite news |title=Feb. 19 and early morning Feb. 20 Red Sea Update |url=https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-View/Article/3681040/feb-19-and-early-morning-feb-20-red-sea-update/ |access-date=12 April 2024 |publisher=U.S. Central Command |date=20 February 2024}}</ref>