Video: Sub Torpedoes Destroyer

_Seth_ · 11-22-06, 03:18 PM

Cool! It just fell apart, like it was made of plastic! Excellent video, mate!

Saukko · 11-22-06, 03:40 PM

I have seen that before, but that is really amazing, how the destroyer almost jumps out of the water.

TarJak · 11-22-06, 09:45 PM

I was lucky enough to see this live! Big bang! Big Splash! Mmmmm! dead DD!

Fitz62STG · 11-22-06, 09:48 PM

How do I download that video?

stabiz · 11-22-06, 10:02 PM

BOOM!

What were you doing there Tarjak?

TarJak · 11-24-06, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by stabiz

BOOM!

What were you doing there Tarjak?

Watching through a pair of binoculars from flag deck of another RAN ship.

Respenus · 11-24-06, 09:05 AM

No offense but the ship looks like a model, too light and it floats kindaa strangly when she is blow up. I'm no expert so there is a great chance that I'm wrong.

TarJak · 11-25-06, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Respenus

No offense but the ship looks like a model, too light and it floats kindaa strangly when she is blow up. I'm no expert so there is a great chance that I'm wrong.

None taken. The ship and the sinking however were real, I know I was there. Check the Wikipedia entries on it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Torrens_(DE-53) She was as light as we could make here as everything usable and some stuf that wasn't have been removed plus hundres of huge holes drilled through internal bulkheads to help her sink. Funny then that the bows stayed up for about 15 mins before dropping pretty quickly to the bottom.

She is now an artificial reef to attract sea life and you can dive on the wreck now if you want.

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

What battleship ? lol

It certainly wasn't a battleship. See my eariler posts.

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

What sub type is the Francomb ?

The HMAS Farncomb is a Collins Class Submarine currently in the Royal Australian Navy. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Farncomb and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collins_class_submarine

TarJak · 11-22-06, 10:02 PM

Before anyone picks me up on that the ship was actually formerly HMAS Torrens, a River Class Destroyer Escort in the RAN.

The River Class DE's were a variant of the Leander class Frigate which were reclassified in the 1960's from ASW Frigate to DE.

Still it made a nice boom when she got thumped by theat keel shot! She was sunk by a Mk48 ADCAP (Advanced Capability) torpedo with a convential warhead fired from over the horizon.

The first explosion is from the pressure wave from the explosion and the 2nd blast is the actual explosion itself travelling slightly behind the pressure wave. The keel as you can see gets badly bent out of shape by the first and then snapped by the 2nd.

Reece · 11-22-06, 11:01 PM

Very nice, does anyone know the extension of this type of file?

Edit: Got it, it's an flv file, downloaded a player (freeware) & plays good!

HunterICX · 11-23-06, 04:27 AM

I love the commentary voice

especialy when he talks about ''But there where no casualties, because the ship was empty'' :rotfl:

TarJak · 11-23-06, 05:11 PM

Of course it was empty!:rotfl: It was a live range test of the HMAS Farncomb's weapon systems. The Torrens had been decommissioned and was in mothballs for about 12 months before getting sunk. The RAN does have a history of sinking it's own and it's Allies (HMAS Melbourne, twice cut destroyers in half, but that's another couple of stories), but it doesn;t tend to use human targets in live firing excersises.

Another trivia bit is that doctored footage of this sinking was used in the movie Pearl Harbour!

The Noob · 11-24-06, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by HunterICX

especialy when he talks about ''But there where no casualties, because the ship was empty'' :rotfl:

lol yes thats funny! :rotfl::rotfl:

Anyway, that ship got OWNED!

11-22-06, 03:18 PM	#1
_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	Cool! It just fell apart, like it was made of plastic! Excellent video, mate! __________________

11-22-06, 09:48 PM	#4
Fitz62STG Seaman Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 34 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	How do I download that video? __________________ SAGIRE CLASSIS DESTRUCTUM

11-22-06, 10:02 PM	#5
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	BOOM! What were you doing there Tarjak? __________________

11-24-06, 09:05 AM	#7
Respenus Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,169 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	No offense but the ship looks like a model, too light and it floats kindaa strangly when she is blow up. I'm no expert so there is a great chance that I'm wrong. __________________

11-22-06, 11:01 PM	#10
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,807 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Video extension Very nice, does anyone know the extension of this type of file? Edit: Got it, it's an flv file, downloaded a player (freeware) & plays good! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!* Last edited by Reece; 11-23-06 at 12:16 AM.

11-22-06, 03:40 PM	#2
Saukko Electrician's Mate Join Date: May 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 136 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I have seen that before, but that is really amazing, how the destroyer almost jumps out of the water.

11-22-06, 09:45 PM	#3
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	I was lucky enough to see this live! Big bang! Big Splash! Mmmmm! dead DD!

11-23-06, 04:27 AM	#11
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	I love the commentary voice especialy when he talks about ''But there where no casualties, because the ship was empty'' :rotfl: __________________

11-23-06, 05:11 PM	#12
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Of course it was empty!:rotfl: It was a live range test of the HMAS Farncomb's weapon systems. The Torrens had been decommissioned and was in mothballs for about 12 months before getting sunk. The RAN does have a history of sinking it's own and it's Allies (HMAS Melbourne, twice cut destroyers in half, but that's another couple of stories), but it doesn;t tend to use human targets in live firing excersises. Another trivia bit is that doctored footage of this sinking was used in the movie Pearl Harbour!

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