Recovery pics of USS COLE..Amazing...
01-05-2004, 09:05 PM
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Recovery pics of USS COLE..Amazing...
Thes pics are enlightening... I never knew how they did this.
http://www.pianoladynancy.com/recovery_usscole.htm
http://www.pianoladynancy.com/recovery_usscole.htm
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01-05-2004, 09:10 PM
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It's amazing that a little 16 foot boat could carry that much exlosive to do that kind of damage. I wonder if they found any bits of the suicide bombers stuck in the hull.
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Those are some really cool photos.
Recognize the music they used?
Braveheart main theme.
Recognize the music they used?
Braveheart main theme.
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01-05-2004, 10:42 PM
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"The initial ARLEIGH BURKE-class guided missile destroyers have a full load displacement of 8,300 tons, are 506 feet in overall length and have a 62 foot beam. They are driven by two shafts powered by four LM2500 engines. Their maximum speed is in excess of 30 knots and they have a cruising range of 4,400 n. miles at 20 knots. The ships complement is about 30 officers and 302 enlisted personnel."
01-06-2004, 05:47 AM
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Notice the ammount of underwater damage?
I'll bet they had some of the explosives under the boat. A bomb underwater has more power than one above. When explosives detonate in water a pressure wave builds which can do considerable damage. A WWII depth charge does not have to contact a submarine to do damage. The hydraulic pressure wave does it all.
I'll bet they had some of the explosives under the boat. A bomb underwater has more power than one above. When explosives detonate in water a pressure wave builds which can do considerable damage. A WWII depth charge does not have to contact a submarine to do damage. The hydraulic pressure wave does it all.
