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Iain Stuart Yardley
Member
Username: boz
Post Number: 1011
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 4:06 pm: | 
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Sunk by a Sonar System missile in the Pacific by the Australians! See the video!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7523147.stm |
Michael H. Standart
Moderator
Username: mstandart
Post Number: 20617
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 4:58 pm: |
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The weapon used was the Mk 48 Mod 7. If you go to the bottom of http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WTUS_PostWWII.htm you'll see a description of this weapon. The torpedo did it's usual work of exploding under the hull which produced a gas bubble which broke the ship's back.
I don't recognize the ship though it is a Spruance class destroyer
Cordially,
Michael H. Standart
Equal Opportunity Curmudgeon
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Trevor William Sturdy
Member
Username: trev
Post Number: 137
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Friday, July 25, 2008 - 4:02 am: |
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http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24075865-421,00.html
A bit more in the local media here...
Amateurs built the Ark - Professionals built Titanic.
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