To: Grampa Dave; Robert A. Cook, PE; Doohickey
Captain Cook's assessment sounds good. The explosion was near midships and engineering.....everything above is most likely secondary damage caused by an exploding power plant.
Too bad there isn't a clear photo of the hull below the waterline or any of the internal areas showing the cascade effect of the explosion.
I'll leave damage assessment to resident engineers and targeting to our resident Bubbleheads.
Meanwhile I'm going to check on the type of power plant on that ship.
48 posted on
04/24/2010 10:57:40 AM PDT by
BIGLOOK
(Keelhaul Congress!)
To: Grampa Dave; Robert A. Cook, PE; Doohickey
The propulsion unit was a gas/diesel engine.....which explains the raging fires.
50 posted on
04/24/2010 11:11:01 AM PDT by
BIGLOOK
(Keelhaul Congress!)
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