Monday, February 23, 2004

Boom!

THE AWESOME POWER OF THE SUBMARINE LAUNCHED MARK-48 TORPEDO
On Monday June 14, 1999 the Australian Collins class submarine, HMAS Farncomb, fired a Mark-48 war-shot torpedo at the 28 year old former Destroyer Escort TORRENS.

The firing was part of the Collins class trials requirements and was designed to validate the submarine's combat system...


Good pictures!