Torpedo test sinks US ship.

[Notebook]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7523147.stm

Surprised the Australian Navy didn't have one of their own?

N.

 

[pattersoncr]

Scratch one Spru-can!

 

[Urwumpe]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7523147.stm

Surprised the Australian Navy didn't have one of their own?

Maybe they just don't have enough ships they can use for making fish sensations?

 

[Notebook]

Its quite dramatic, I assume its a Spruance Class destroyer?

N.

 

[ar81]

Thanks God it was a test... if it had not been a test, Earth would have been a supernova... :lol:

 

[Urwumpe]

Its quite dramatic, I assume its a Spruance Class destroyer?

N.

No, the Spruance is one of the modern LEGO ships of the USA. Forms the basic hull of the Ticonderoga cruisers.

It looked like a older model, most likely a Farragut destroyer.

 

[pattersoncr]

Its quite dramatic, I assume its a Spruance Class destroyer?

N.

Yup.

 

[Urwumpe]

Yup.

You are right, but the forward mast looked different to the photos of a Spruance - but it is the class which has most in common with the target.

 

[adamb193]

Thanks God it was a test... if it had not been a test, Earth would have been a supernova... :lol:

No Australlia would just be glass, at least it would be no loss, it is a silly place anyway.

 

[pattersoncr]

I remember hearing about the torpedo mentioned in the story a couple of years ago while I was still on active duty.
Common Broadband Sonar System, pronounced "sea bass".
Gotta love those acronyms!

I guess they're finally going to field it.

 

[jedidia]

Man, she goes down fast!

Torpedoes clearly have improved... :blink:

 

[Notebook]

It did go down fast, I assume they left watertight doors open, and weakened the hull?

N.

 

[Urwumpe]

It did go down fast, I assume they left watertight doors open, and weakened the hull?

N.

Not automatically, such Torpedoes break the spine of the ships by exploding under them. While you can be sure, that nobody was there to keep the ship afloat, the possibilities would be limited. Right below the center, where the torpedo usually explodes is the engine room, so there will be instantly no power for pumps around. Even by closing the bulkheads automatically, the ship would sink in minutes.

 

[Apollo 11]

Thank God it was just a test. Or Australia would soon have some trouble explaining that to the U.S.!