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If the torpedo detonates, most ships will sink. Some ships have torpedo belts, which are basically empty compartments near the waterline. Even a large hole in the hull can be treated by a trained crew in a well-designed ship. If the explosion is near the engine or ammo compartments, the ship is probably doomed.
Tankers carrying fuel or chemicals stand little chance against torpedo impacts, and the crew survival rate is dismal.
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What is the ship bomb called?
A torpedo.
What was the name of the cruise ship that go hit by a torpedo?
That was the Lucitania.
What made the Torpedo Bombers obsolete?
Anti-Ship Missiles
In 1968 what Uss ship was captured by a North Corean torpedo boat?
USS Pueblo, an intelligence gathering ship.
Where are torpedoes stored on a ship?
Russian torpedo boat destroyers stored their torpedoes in their torpedo tubes on deck during the Russo-Japanese War in 1904.
How do you use the word submarine in a sentence?
"The submarine fired a torpedo at the large ship."
Why did Germany sank the Lusitania off southern coast of Ireland?
It was an enemy ship and it was carrying munitions. When it was hit by a torpedo, some of those munitions are thought to have exploded causing more damage and hastening the sinking of the ship.
Who invented the torpedo boat?
The torpedo boat is a type of naval ship. They were created to counter battleships. These boats were created by a commission placed by Australian naval officer.
How did Phillip and his mother become separated in The Cay?
Phillip and his mother became separated when the ship they were traveling on was torpedoed by a German submarine during World War II. Phillip was thrown overboard and eventually washed ashore on a deserted island, while his mother boarded a lifeboat and was unable to find him before being rescued.
What made nagasaki important?
Nagasaki was targeted because they had a torpedo factory there and a ship building factory.
Did Kennedy have his own ship?
He was the commander of a Patrol Torpedo ship, PT-109, during World War II. After he died, they named an aircraft carrier after him.
Do torpedoes have a bigger explosion than a canonball?
Yes, much bigger. Explosive cannonballs were very destructive for their day, but a torpedo uses more powerful explosive, and more of it. Furthermore, since a torpedo explodes underwater, the effect of the explosion is magnified. It usually took many cannonballs to sink a ship in the days when cannonballs were used, but often only a single torpedo was needed to sink a ship because it blows a huge hole in the side of the ship.
