US Destroyer Loads Missiles Using Crane A US Navy destroyer is seen reloading its Marker 41 VLS missiles using a floating crane in Tokyo Bay, off Yokosuka. A critical capability for long-range naval warfare, demonstrated for the first time in 2024 but not yet capable of the entire fleet Loading missile silos without reference to the Cay dock was one of the needs that arose after the battle with the Houthis in the Red Sea where American ships began firing missiles from their silos at commercial ships to counter the UAVs and missiles launched by the Houthis, but to replace them, they had to leave Sde The fight and get out.