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Yeah, this clearly shows her down by the stern:This photo shows the damage to her after end. Note what appears to be a tidemark on her hull under the potholes. This is dated on the Wiki page to 15 Nov. If true then it didn't take long to pump her out.
This photo shows the damage to her after end. Note what appears to be a tidemark on her hull under the potholes. This is dated on the Wiki page to 15 Nov. If true then it didn't take long to pump her out.
Yeah, this clearly shows her down by the stern:
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Prow is higher than it should be.
It's clearly not the whole ship that settled to the bottom, only the stern.
I suspect that the bomb that hit the forecastle did the damage to the buildings right alongside. I do wonder where the other bombs went.
According to various period ordnance manuals, these were the 1,000-lb class AP and SAP bombs the U.S. fielded during the war. Note that the figures given for the bombs varied slightly between manuals; the numbers below are the most commonly stated.
(AP) AN-Mk 33 — 1,008 lbs complete weight ; overall length, 73.0" ; body diameter, 12.0" ; tail width, 16.0" ; 140.0 lbs explosive filler (Explosive 'D')
(AP, Army) M52 — 1,077 lbs complete weight ; overall length, 70.9" ; body diameter, 12.3" ; tail width, 16.6" ; 58.4 lbs explosive filler (Explosive 'D')
(SAP) AN-M59 — 990 lbs complete weight ; overall length, 70.4" ; body diameter, 15.1" ; tail width, 20.7" ; 312.0 lbs explosive filler (TNT or Amatol 50-50)
Were those used against JB?
Discussed before on other threads. The M52 was an Army weapon converted from an artillery shell and with no known USN use.No idea. But they would be the leading candidates, depending on when they were introduced (which the ordnance manuals don't mention).
Note that the earliest ordnance manual I have come across is for 1944, so it's possible references to earlier ordnance was removed from them.
Well, yeah. That's why I labeled it "Another angle of the aft damage."The most bottom pic in the post above should be attached below the first top one. This is the same damage at the stern seen form the another side.