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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
Unless the ship was sunk while making a depth charge attack, the charges wouldn't be primed. No depth setting, no boom.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hammann_%28DD-412%29
The USS Hammann was torpedoed during the Battle of Midway while attempting salvage work on the USS Yorktown. The depth charges detonated as the ship sank below the preset depth.