| Action of 18 March 2006 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Piracy in Somalia, Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa | |||||||
.jpg) USS Gonzalez in 2004 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States | Somali pirates | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Robert Randall Jr.[1][2] James Yohe[3] | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
|
1 destroyer | 3 skiffs | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 cruiser superficially damaged |
1 skiff destroyed 2 skiffs captured 1+ killed 12 captured (5 of whom were wounded) | ||||||
The action of 18 March 2006 occurred when two United States naval vessels were attacked by pirates. The U.S. ships were part of Combined Task Force 150.
- ^ "U.S. prowls Africa's coast to extinguish threats from pirates". The Virginian-Pilot. 21 March 2006.
- ^ "Destroyer Photo Index DDG-66 USS Gonzalez".
- ^ "Cruiser Photo Index CG-71 USS Cape St. George". Navsource – Photographic History of the U.S. Navy.
- ^ The Dutch arrived after the fighting was over and therefore cannot be considered a combatant.