SH3 ships moving after a torpedo

Sailor Steve · 02-23-12, 01:37 PM

By and large most medium merchants were sunk with one torpedo, and like as not they would stop fairly quickly. That said, there were many examples of merchants sailing away.
http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2966.html
http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2966.html

One thing the records show is that it was rare for a medium merchant to sink after just one torpedo. They usually took two or even three.

On the other hand there was this tanker whose crew abandoned ship after not being hit by a torpedo that detonated early. The u-boat kaleun then fired a second eel that ran deep and detonated on the far side of the target. Thinking he had sunk her he departed the area. The crew reboarded the ship and sailed away.

Three years later she was sunk by another u-boat.
http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2578.html

One American sub chased a Japanese freighter for six hours and hit it with eight torpedoes before it finally sank.

And of course there was San Demetrio, which was shelled by Admiral Scheer. The crew abandoned ship which then sailed away on its own, made a huge circle back to the crew, which reboarded her and finished the trip.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_San_Demetrio

You're right, most ships should stop after one torpedo, but it can also be argued that you shouldn't be surprised or cry foul when they don't.

brett25 · 02-23-12, 09:06 PM

nice info, sailor steve, thanks for that

what a gallant action on the part of the heroic crew of the Jervis Bay

krashkart · 02-23-12, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

And of course there was San Demetrio, which was shelled by Admiral Scheer. The crew abandoned ship which then sailed away on its own, made a huge circle back to the crew, which reboarded her and finished the trip.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_San_Demetrio

One could say they had a...

fortunate turn of events.

YYYYYYEEEEAAAAAHH!!!

andwii · 02-23-12, 09:52 PM

ya the San Demetrio. I was very inspired by the events that took place there. Actually did a book report on uboats and focused on that story.

02-23-12, 01:37 PM	#1
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	By and large most medium merchants were sunk with one torpedo, and like as not they would stop fairly quickly. That said, there were many examples of merchants sailing away. http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2966.html http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2966.html One thing the records show is that it was rare for a medium merchant to sink after just one torpedo. They usually took two or even three. On the other hand there was this tanker whose crew abandoned ship after not being hit by a torpedo that detonated early. The u-boat kaleun then fired a second eel that ran deep and detonated on the far side of the target. Thinking he had sunk her he departed the area. The crew reboarded the ship and sailed away. Three years later she was sunk by another u-boat. http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2578.html One American sub chased a Japanese freighter for six hours and hit it with eight torpedoes before it finally sank. And of course there was San Demetrio, which was shelled by Admiral Scheer. The crew abandoned ship which then sailed away on its own, made a huge circle back to the crew, which reboarded her and finished the trip. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_San_Demetrio You're right, most ships should stop after one torpedo, but it can also be argued that you shouldn't be surprised or cry foul when they don't. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-23-12, 09:06 PM	#2
brett25 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oakland CA, USA Posts: 737 Downloads: 570 Uploads: 0	nice info, sailor steve, thanks for that what a gallant action on the part of the heroic crew of the Jervis Bay __________________ http://shmf.larsbundgaard.dk/index.p...1tn5&board=7.0

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02-23-12, 09:52 PM	#4
andwii Frogman Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Bridge of U-123 Posts: 300 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	ya the San Demetrio. I was very inspired by the events that took place there. Actually did a book report on uboats and focused on that story.