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It seems that this frigate sunk much too easily for a warship because of a failure of watertight compartmentalization. (Specifically, the part which allows the
by stcredzero 8y ago
It seems that this frigate sunk much too easily for a warship because of a failure of watertight compartmentalization. (Specifically, the part which allows the propeller shaft to interpenetrate multiple compartments.) There might be a parallel here with the Kursk. The watertight compartments were supposed to be hardened against explosive over-pressure, but I remember seeing a documentary where it was proposed that this hardness was compromised by installations of new equipment. There is also speculation that one of the watertight doors to the torpedo room wasn't even closed, which has parallels with the HMS Hood. (Not all of the ammunition transport safety features were used by the crew on the Hood.)
- CoolGuySteve 8y agoWell certainly the front shouldn't have fell off I can tell you that much. Hopefully they'll have removed the ship from the environment.
- stcredzero 8y agoWell certainly the front shouldn't have fell off I can tell you that much. Water is quite heavy and dense. When you are jacking around with differential buoyancy, you're dealing with forces that can break the back of a ship. This is how torpedoes often wreak the worst damage. The overpressure can lift a part of the ship and break its back. Flooding the 1st 3rd or a ship could do something similar.