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Linton · 07-23-06, 04:47 PM

Modern torpedoes are designed to explode under the keel .The explosion creates a pressure bubble which breaks the back of the ship as the photographs show.Here is a wiki entry about the ship:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Torrens_(DE-53)

07-23-06, 04:47 PM	#12
Linton Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,898 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Modern torpedoes are designed to explode under the keel .The explosion creates a pressure bubble which breaks the back of the ship as the photographs show.Here is a wiki entry about the ship:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Torrens_(DE-53) __________________ http://lintonsview.blogspot.com/ Last edited by Linton; 07-23-06 at 04:58 PM.