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At random: Dollar for dollar and man for man, the submarine is the country's most economical weapon. Comprising only 1.6 percent of the Navy's World War II personnel, the submarine service accounted for 55 percent of all enemy shipping destroyed.

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RCK

Posted 2007-06-15 8:41 PM (#4570)

Master and Commander

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Subject: Live Torpedo Firing

How many of you have actually been on board when a live torpedo was fired. We test fired one when I was on Gudgeon. It went out the tube but didn't run. It impacted the botton and exploded. We were aiming at the cliffs of Kaholawe, Hawaii. I was manning the sonar gear at the time and got to hear it explode.

SOB490

Posted 2007-06-15 8:51 PM (#4571 - in reply to #4570)

Old Salt

Posts: 489

Location: San Freakcisco CA area

Subject: RE: Live Torpedo Firing

November 1964 USS VOLADOR SS-490 fired a MK37-1 warshot, sinking USS SEA DEVIL SS-400 off San Diego. We heard the warhead detonate thru our pressure hull.

RCK

Posted 2007-06-15 8:55 PM (#4572 - in reply to #4571)

Master and Commander

Posts: 1431

Subject: RE: Live Torpedo Firing

I don't recall wether we fired a wire guide or if it was an old Mk 14 for sure, but I think it was a wire.

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