This is a US Navy Spruance-class destroyer sinking in mere minutes after being hit by the latest version of a Mk 48: a heavyweight torpedo which, as you can see in this video, can wipe a whole ship out of the water in a single strike. This version, developed by the US and Australia, has new sonar enhancements that make it an “effective weapon in shallow water and in a countermeasure environment.” The footage was taken during the Rim of the Pacific 2008 naval exercise to demonstrate its capabilities. Obviously, with frightening success (at least for someone who is looking to go to NYC in a freighter ship soon.) [Ares and BBC]
This is a US Navy Spruance-class destroyer sinking in mere minutes after being hit by the latest version of a Mk 48: a heavyweight torpedo which, as you can see in this video, can wipe a whole ship out of the water in a single strike. This version, developed by the US and Australia, has new sonar enhancements that make it an “effective weapon in shallow water and in a countermeasure environment.” The footage was taken during the Rim of the Pacific 2008 naval exercise to demonstrate its capabilities. Obviously, with frightening success (at least for someone who is looking to go to NYC in a freighter ship soon.) [
Matthew Goodall
Sunday, January 11, 2009 at 10:37 PMThe torpedo doesn’t ‘hit’ the ship though does it? The explosion at the centre breaks the spine of the ship. This is clear in the video and is the way torpedoes work. At least I thought that was the way they worked. A ‘hit’ would not be a success.