"Overnight, HMS Diamond, along with US warships, successfully repelled the largest attack from the Iranian-backed Houthis in the Red Sea to date," Shapps said in a statement.
"The UK alongside allies have previously made clear that these illegal attacks are completely unacceptable and if continued the Houthis will bear the consequences.
"We will take the action needed to protect innocent lives and the global economy," he vowed.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the Houthis had launched "a complex attack of Iranian designed one-way attack UAVs", as well as firing anti-ship cruise missiles and an anti-ship ballistic missile from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.
They were downed by a combination of F/A-18 warplanes, operating from the USS Dwight D Eisenhower aircraft carrier, three American destroyers and the British naval vessel, CENTCOM said.
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The incident is the latest since the US set up a multinational naval task force last month to protect Red Sea shipping from Houthi attacks, which are endangering a transit route that carries up to 12 per cent of global trade.
CENTCOM said US forces shot down a drone launched from Yemen over the weekend, while Vice Admiral Brad Cooper said the Houthis had launched an explosives-laden sea drone into shipping lanes last week - the first time they had used such a weapon in the current conflict.
The Houthis - who control much of Yemen - are part of the "axis of resistance" of groups arrayed against Israel.
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