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To: 4Zoltan

The Titanic hit the bottom of the ocean at about 35mph.
That ship was broken in half on the surface and the compartments that were watertight blew - imploded which made the back half of the ship look as it does.

I wonder how fast the Indianapolis hit the bottom?
It would have had many watertight compartments although I expect the guys left the ship with the hatches open to escape.


40 posted on 08/20/2017 2:24:00 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: minnesota_bound

It was at night (midnight) so many of the watertight hatches would have been closed. But as badly as it was damaged a lot of bulkheads would have been blown down.


48 posted on 08/20/2017 5:48:46 PM PDT by 4Zoltan
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