Canadian destroyer loses torpedo - by accident

[RoyalHighlander]

CBC
GULF OF OMAN - A Canadian destroyer on anti-terrorism patrol in the Gulf of Oman accidentally fired a torpedo Wednesday, the navy said.

HMCS Iroquois, flagship of coalition Task Force 151, fired the unarmed anti-submarine homing torpedo at about 1 p.m. local time during a training exercise.

No one was hurt.

It‘s the second embarrassing event for the ship in six weeks. It was forced to return to Halifax in February after its Sea King helicoper crashed just after the ship left Canada to take up its anti-terrorism role.

The Mk 46 torpedo dove harmlessly into the seabed 100 metres below the Iroquois.

Commanding officer Capt. Paul Maddison has ordered the ship‘s six torpedo tubes be taken out of service while investigators try to figure out what caused the firing.


Written by CBC News Online staff

 

[Marauder]

How much does an ND with one of those bad boys cost an Able Semen (snicker)? :blotto: :blotto: :mg:

 

[Medic34Canada]

As Per the squids cant get there act together. Having an ND with a large weapon is like peeing in to the wind it wind it always catches with you.

 

[Gunner109]

It would be more than an Ordinary Seaman to get that ND. As far as I know the firing is done from the OP‘s room.

 

[NavyGunner]

It will be the poor Leading Seaman Gunner in the Torpedo Mag who wears the crap. They should have made sure the Air Hose was disconnected when they were doing the training. We NEVER conduct training with the air line connected.