Errors such as this really grate my cheese.
This is a photo the NY Daily News used to explain the great Easter pirate shoot. Notice the ship erroneously labeled the USS Bainbridge. It's not. This is the USS Boxer, I believe.
This is the USS Bainbridge.
Totally different class of warship - one (Boxer - LPH) is really big, the other (Bainbridge - DDG) is relatively small. Makes a big difference in the eyes of someone who knows anything about ships and hitting moving targets. A steady shot, such as the ones made that made pâté out of the pirates skulls, would have been significantly easier had they been taken from the LPH. Fuck, I could have probably made the shot from the LPH.
The marksmanship displayed by the SEALS from the DDG was even more remarkable, given the effects of waves on the steadiness of the firing platform and the even smaller target. Imagine it like this. You are on a 30' pontoon boat on a choppy lake. Now, envision yourself on a 10' flat bottom boat under those same conditions. Makes all the difference in the world.
Google can be a very helpful research tool.