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"Charles Momsen" wrote:
....... The Knox class was the first
class designed to withstand the blast of nuclear depth charges.

I dunno if I'd take that statement too seriously. As a strategic
countermeasure to the Soviet Navy's overwhelming number of subs at the
time, they were designed to deliver nuclear depth charges with a
possibility of surviving. The InSurv board had quite a lot to say on
the matter.

During sea trials they were shock tested with 4,000 lbs (4 kT) of explosive:

http://www.ussknox.org/knox_statistics.htm

The ASROC had a 10,000 lb (10 kT) yield:

http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/asroc.htm



..... Here's an
interesting incident:

http://216.230.103.132/oralhistory/T/train.htm

Pictures too! The VDS brought the commies to their knees.

A comment to definitely not take seriously.

The VDS was very effective. It could be dropped beneath the thermocline and
operated in a much quieter environment than any hull mounted unit.

Great story though... still being talked about when I was in... thanks
for the link!

I left the ship 2 weeks before it happened. There was another incident about
a month before that involving 2 Osa missile boats but no one got hurt.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King (ex-BT1 (SW))