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Old 01-25-08, 01:35 PM   #38
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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins
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Often, Japanese merchantmen would enter port with unexploded Mark XIV torpedoes thrust into their hulls.
Sounds like my occasional portrayals of Admiral Lockwood may not be far off the mark!
The Japanese merchant shipping documents include the record of one ship that flooded and sank - after being hit by a torpedo that didn't explode!
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