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Re: Methods of eliminating hydrogen from Battery compartments on electric torpedoes
Posted by: JTMcDaniel ()
Date: January 11, 2010 12:20AM

Whatever we used, it didn't always work. COD (SS-224) experienced her only personnel loss when a torpedo being charged experienced a hydrogen explosion and caught fire in the ATR. The theory I've heard as to the cause was human error. Two torpedoes were being charged, one having completed its charge and the other still charging, and the theory is that the TM disconnected the wrong one, causing a spark (from the still-turned-on charger) and lighting off the battery. The casualty actually occurred after the fire was out, when two men sent to open the ATR hatch from the deck were washed overboard and only one recovered the next morning.

You will presumably be able to see some still unknown future issue of Naval History for an article on this, if they ever get around to printing the thing.

J.T. McDaniel

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Methods of eliminating hydrogen from Battery compartments on electric torpedoes ROBERT M. 08/16/2009 05:48PM
Re: Methods of eliminating hydrogen from Battery compartments on electric torpedoes JTMcDaniel 01/11/2010 12:20AM
Re: Methods of eliminating hydrogen from Battery compartments on electric torpedoes ROBERT M. 01/11/2010 10:06AM
Re: Methods of eliminating hydrogen from Battery compartments on electric torpedoes Walter Schmidt 01/13/2010 02:13AM
Re: Methods of eliminating hydrogen from Battery compartments on electric torpedoes ROBERT M. 01/13/2010 02:21AM
Re: Methods of eliminating hydrogen from Battery compartments on electric torpedoes Walter Schmidt 01/14/2010 04:12AM
Re: Methods of eliminating hydrogen from Battery compartments on electric torpedoes ROBERT M. 01/14/2010 08:50AM


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