To: Fitzcarraldo
No. Unless it was directly beneath it. A 85,000 ton carrier isn't going to be moved by shockwaves from a few miles away if detonated underwater.
79 posted on
03/29/2004 8:20:42 PM PST by
xrp
To: xrp
I was thinking in terms of the reduced water density due to the vapor generated by the nuclear explosion causing the ship to loose bouyancy for a short period of time.
To: xrp
No. Unless it was directly beneath it. A 85,000 ton carrier isn't going to be moved by shockwaves from a few miles away if detonated underwater. 
323 posted on
03/30/2004 7:37:50 AM PST by
null and void
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