If you remember your World War II aerial combat vs. battleships, aircraft carriers, and such, one of the carrier-based aircraft was a torpedo bomber. A torpedo bomber, as you might guess, carried a torpedo, and when close enough, dropped the torpedo to zip through the water until it hit an enemy ship (likely an aircraft carrier, as those were the most critical targets) and blew a hole in it.
Here's a picture of one:
The U.S. Navy recently provided an update of the technology.
USAF B-2 bomber demonstrates new anti-ship technology in Gulf of Mexico
"The US Air Force (USAF) has successfully demonstrated a new low-cost method for neutralizing surface vessels with an air-delivered strike known as QUICKSINK.The test took place in the Gulf of Mexico near Eglin Air Force Base during RIMPAC 2024, the world’s largest international maritime exercise, which involved 29 nations and over 25,000 personnel.During the test, a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber successfully sank the M/V Monarch Countess, a decommissioned cargo vessel now resting 180 feet (54 meters) below the water off the coast of Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Florida."
This is QUICKSINK.
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