What is the largest number of torpedoes a ship has taken and actually survived?
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Torpedo Survival
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SeaTurtle Prince |
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Posts: 283 25-Mar-2008 02:34:52 |
Junyo was hit by 3 submarine torpedoes on Dec 9, 1944 and made it to port.
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Posts: 8968 26-Mar-2008 00:56:56 Generally Obscure |
If one were to consider mines as a stand in for torpedoes, Goeben hit 3 or 4, IIRC.
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Posts: 292 7-Apr-2008 20:32:51 |
Ran aground on the way home though.
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One only glanced off the stern though | #4 | ||
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Posts: 293 7-Apr-2008 20:35:05 |
so I guess I should qualify that, though the question was not specifically "how many exploded". ;-)
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| Torpedo Survival | 29-Feb-2008 00:47:10 | Desertfox.historypolitics... |
| Three | 25-Mar-2008 02:34:52 | SeaTurtle Prince |
| One only glanced off the stern though | 7-Apr-2008 20:35:05 | SeaTurtle Prince |
| Re: Torpedo Survival | 26-Mar-2008 00:56:56 | jim 1 |
| 3 mines is pretty good too | 7-Apr-2008 20:32:51 | SeaTurtle Prince |
