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captainprid · 05-31-10, 10:43 AM

Actually there was a very interesting article in the paper recently about this very subject. The sinking of tankers during WW2 did far less damage than the sinking of U-Boats and war ships. The reason being is during WW2 tankers carried refined products like Petrol rather than crude, therefore when they were torpedoed they tended to go bang in a big way, the result was that the product was Burnt off and very easily dispersed whereas crude oil can not be so easily burnt off, certain elements can but it tends to leave behind the heavier product.
This changed after the war mainly due to instability within oil producing countries, that is why during WW2 there were hardly any refineries in Britain but after the war, refineries sprung up everywhere

05-31-10, 10:43 AM	#9
captainprid Watch Officer Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Blackpool, England Posts: 347 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Actually there was a very interesting article in the paper recently about this very subject. The sinking of tankers during WW2 did far less damage than the sinking of U-Boats and war ships. The reason being is during WW2 tankers carried refined products like Petrol rather than crude, therefore when they were torpedoed they tended to go bang in a big way, the result was that the product was Burnt off and very easily dispersed whereas crude oil can not be so easily burnt off, certain elements can but it tends to leave behind the heavier product. This changed after the war mainly due to instability within oil producing countries, that is why during WW2 there were hardly any refineries in Britain but after the war, refineries sprung up everywhere __________________ Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war;