A Torpedo Hits a Decomissioned U.S. Navy Ship During RIMPAC 08

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PACIFIC Ocean (July 16, 2008) - HMAS Waller (SSG 75) sinking an unidentifed decomissioned U.S. Navy ship with a Mk 48 Mod 7 CBASS torpedo. The firing occurred during the Rim of the Pacific 2008 (RIMPAC 08) exercise, involving multiple navies off the coast of Hawaii between June and July. This controlled exercise resulted in the planned sinking of a retired US warship. The MK 48 Mod 7 Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System (CBASS) torpedo is the latest enhancement for the MK 48. Considered the world's premier submarine-launched torpedo, the MK 48 Mod 7 represents a superior capability against both surface ships and submarines with sonar enhancements that make the torpedo an effective weapon in shallow water and in a countermeasure environment. The development of the CBASS torpedo has been achieved under an Armaments Cooperative Program between the United States Navy (USN) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). This partnership has established common requirements, interfaces, configurations and maintenance standards enabling any Australian or US submarine to load torpedoes prepared by any Australian or US torpedo maintenance facility. U.S. Navy video (Released)

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A Torpedo Hits a Decomissioned U.S. Navy Ship During RIMPAC 08

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    The ship is the ex-USS Fletcher DD 992 and was sunk by a Mk 48 Mod 7 torpedo. The ship did have it's back broken but did not completely separate. The fast sinking, not normal for this class of ship, was the result of the stern (aft) section filling up with water and dragging the bow (forward portion) of the ship down. It must be noted that these ships are "prepared" to be sunk. The ship is unmanned, material condition (watertight integrity) was not set and the ship was not running on her own power. A ship of this size set up in this kind of condition will sink. If she was active, the ship could have outrunned the torpedoe. I served aboard this ship in the early 80's and know her capabities when it comes to finding submarines and steering clear of them while pressing on an attack of our own.

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