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THE AWESOME POWER OF THE SUBMARINE LAUNCHED MARK-48 TORPEDO

On Monday June 14, 1999 the Australian Collins class submarine, HMAS Farncomb, fired a Mark-48 war-shot torpedo at the 28 year old former Destroyer Escort TORRENS.

The firing was part of the Collins class trials requirements and was designed to validate the submarine’s combat system…

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