thx...“how did it sink to the opposite side on the hole in the hull with the with the huge piece of rock sticking out of it??? i would think it would of gone down on that side”
Probably has something to do with a wing tank on that side suddenly emptying due to now having a hole in it. The other side would still be loaded, thus heavier. The result would be water entering, and running downhill to the undamaged side, making it list even more in that direction. By the time the hole cleared the surface, the low side was deep enough for other sources from above to continue the flooding.
See USS Perry’s mine damage of Okinawa in WWII for an example where the hole cleared the water before the ship rolled totally over or sank, allowing the crew to get off. (she floated for some hours like that before structural failure sent her to the bottom)
thx...