Some of our torpedoes work that way.  They blow up under the middle to the
ship, causing an air pocket.  The ship folds up in the middle and goes down
quick.

Guy Avenell
www.hpto.net

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From: "Tom of Bunyon" <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] The Edmund Fitzgerald


> I actually remember that as a kid - whole Ore freighter just vanished
> without a trace in a great-lakes storm. Turned out to be a combination of
> cold water brittleness, and the fully loaded freighter being cantilevered
> between two giant waves. Snapped in two, went down in minutes.
>
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> > As a side note, if anyone is interested in the true story behind GORDON
> (not
> > Godon!) Lightfoot's song, please see:
> >
> > http://www.msu.edu/bell/index.html
> >
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