Video of Ship Sunk by Torpedo

Here’s a good video of an Australian submarine sinking a decommissioned US warship during a test of the Mk 48 Mod 7 Common Broadband Sonar System torpedo.  This new torpedo was fired from HMAS Waller off Hawaii.

I’ve seen the results of a torpedo strike on wrecks that I’ve dived but to see this ship buck and almost jump out of the water as its back is broken, just shows the power that is involved in such an explosion.

About Neil Hambleton

I am a British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC) Advanced Diver and an Open Water Instructor. I have been diving since 1992, after joining South China Diving Club (SCDC), which is a Hong Kong-based branch of the BSAC. Having moved to New Zealand, I am now a member of BSAC New Zealand.
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