To: sukhoi-30mki
How did the ship sink?
I see blast and fire damage topside, but no hull damage (in the picture at least).
2 posted on
10/15/2017 8:25:34 PM PDT by
txnativegop
(The political left, Mankinds intellectual hemlock)
To: txnativegop
How did the ship sink? I see blast and fire damage topside, but no hull damage (in the picture at least).Correct. The missile didn't even detonate! The impact started fires that the crew was unable to control (the impact destroyed fire suppression infrastructure) and the ship eventually sank due to fire damage.
4 posted on
10/15/2017 8:43:36 PM PDT by
Alter Kaker
(Gravitation is a theory, not a fact. It should be approached with an open mind...)
To: txnativegop
How did the ship sink? I see blast and fire damage topside, but no hull damage (in the picture at least).
I recall I think she was abandoned because they were unable to extinguish burning aluminum superstructure.
5 posted on
10/15/2017 8:44:41 PM PDT by
Spirochete
(GOP: Give Obama Power)
To: txnativegop
They towed her after the fires were put out to be dry docked but the temp patch over the hole in the hull failed and she sunk in heavy seas.
6 posted on
10/15/2017 8:46:34 PM PDT by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: txnativegop
How did the ship sink?
Because it’s what the Brits call al-u-min-i-um which the ship was made of. When heated to a given temp the stuff burns like a 4th of July sparkler which by the way are also made from using the powered form.and a key component of flash powder.
15 posted on
10/15/2017 9:40:45 PM PDT by
mosesdapoet
(Mosesdapoet aka L.J.Keslin (not related to poster))
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