U.S.S. Fletcher sunk

[UnderseaLcpl]

U.S.S. Fletcher broken in half and sunk.
Just heard about it on the news but can't find any vids yet. Evidently it was the subject of an experimental torpedo test. Anybody heard/seen anything?

[Raptor1]

Fletcher? Wasn't it supposed to be sent to Pakistan?

The USS David R. Ray was sunk by the Australian submarine HMAS Waller yesterday (or the day before) while testing a variant of the ADCAP Torpedo (Mod 7, was it?), most of the Spruance class Destroyers are sunk in life-fire tests these days

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=139788 <<<

[UnderseaLcpl]

I don't know they said Fletcher on the news, maybe they meant a Fletcher-class.

[Raptor1]

I don't know they said Fletcher on the news, maybe they meant a Fletcher-class.

Maybe they just got the wrong ship

[Pioneer]

I believe the video you may be looking for is here....

Report from my hometown newspaper.

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,24075515-953,00.html

[bookworm_020]

while testing a variant of the ADCAP Torpedo (Mod 7, was it?

A mod 7 setup for shallow water work.