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Originally Posted by Missing Name
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If you had followed the reference link to the original source
http://destroyerhistory.org/goldplat...1200&pid=41210 , you would have seen that the quote "from the destroyer's depth charges and torpedoes going off" isn't there, which means that the Wiki article author was guessing. Also you're guessing, as even the Wiki article doesn't contain your phrase "preset depth".
On the other hand, the Captain's and Gunnery Officer's official reports
http://www.history.navy.mil/docs/wwii/mid9.htm does raise the possibility of a faulty depth charge or torpedo, but also insists that all depth charges were set to 'safe'.