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The best answer is "that depends". Many times, a ship is small, and a torpedo will completely destroy it, or cause a boiler explosion to destroy it. But assuming that it is around 7100 tons, (like a liberty ship) A single torpedo would punch a hole of about 40 ft. by 20 ft. at an area just below the waterline. Depending on what the cargo is, and where it hits, as to whether it is enough to sink the vessel. Some Liberty ships had a nasty habit of cracking in two if hit just forward of the deck house. A hit at the bulkhead between holds would likely cause both holds to fill with water. There being just 5 holds on a Liberty ship, such a hit could prove a fatal blow. A torpedoed ship on the bottom, may come to rest upright, or lying on her side, or in an extreme case lying upside down. Heavy machinery may have torn loose from its bedding and cargo may have shifted. After many years on the bottom of the sea, rusting plates may have collapsed in on the wreck.
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What was method protecting US troop transport ships?
They positioned them in the middle of a convoy presuming that the ships on the out edges would be torpedoed first.
Who were the Aztec eagles in World War 2?
The Aztec Eagles were a group of Mexican pilots who joined because a German U-Boat torpedoed one of their Cargo ships.
How did Germany actions lead the US into war?
because a erman submarine torpedoed one of our ships IF we are asking about the second world war, then it wasn't until the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbour (Hawaii) that the US came to join the British fighting Germany.
What was the English liner torpedoed during world war 2?
One of them was Orama.
What did a 1700s ship look like?
That depends on the application the ship was built for. Here is a link to information and pictures of ships that you would have seen in 1700: http://www.thepiratesrealm.com/pirate%20ship.html
How many ships in world war 1 were torpedoed?
4 ships were torpedoed in World War 1.
What british merchant ships were torpedoed in 1917?
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What happened to the ships bringing food?
Many of them were torpedoed by U-boats.
What happened to the ships bringing in food?
Many of them were torpedoed by U-boats.
The name of the French passenger ship that was torpedoed by a German submarine in March 1916?
there were several ships torpedoed in the channel, 1915 one was a ferry and the other one was the "Lusitania"
What was method protecting US troop transport ships?
They positioned them in the middle of a convoy presuming that the ships on the out edges would be torpedoed first.
What do ships criuse ships look like?
boats lokklike
How was samuels ships transportation?
How did samuels ships look like
Did Germany warn people that ships like the Lusitania were subject to be torpedoed by German submarines?
Germany posted ads in US newspapers that ships entering a zone around Great Britain were subject to submarine attacks. People ignored the warning.
What did slave ships look like?
the slave ships were wooden and they smellt horrible and the ships are really dirty.
How did hernan Cortes ships look like?
they were pingas shaped
Vikings sometimes camouflaged their ships to look like what?
floating islands
