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Well, the double hulls of these ships are inch-thick steel, but I think the dome is less protected. An attack that blew the dome off could open up a large hole
by slang800 9y ago
Well, the double hulls of these ships are inch-thick steel, but I think the dome is less protected. An attack that blew the dome off could open up a large hole and ignite the escaping gas, but it would still take minutes for all of it to boil off, probably freezing as it does.
I guess a big enough rocket could blow the liquid out of the tank, or rupture a large hole in the hull of the ship causing the LNG to dump into the (relatively) warm water and boil off faster. But at some point the real question is: How did the bad guys fire rockets into a secured unloading station?
- dsfyu404ed 9y agoInch thick is the same as road plate and means nothing when there's tens of thousands of tons of ship involved. Freight ships are built as light as possible. Steel that you don't have to float leaves room for more cargo weight and increases fuel economy.
- olegkikin 9y agoAn inch of steel is nothing. A dumb RPG-7 goes through 12-13 inches of steel.