Destoyer Anchor Chain

Modeling Subjects Ships
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I tried that on the Air Force once with my 1/48th Enola Gay Little Boy and they said no. [clwn]

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So much for that 1/48 Monogram B-29 in my stash…

…OTOH…PBS just re-broadcast this Secrets of the Dead episode

Season 11, Episode 3
The World’s Biggest Bomb

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoPpGJE59sI

Hmmmm…I wonder how many ships anchor chains were snapped by the Bikini Atoll bomb…[^o)]

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Hmm, cool question. First (air drop) Crossroads shot sank two ships, and had one adrift–IIRC.

(Not a lot of documentation on how the ships were moored–fore-and-aft; dual bower; or what.)

So, probably 6 or 7 snapped chains.

Now, the later, underwater, shot?

That was 5-6 sunk outright, and one flooded and sank later. There was a submerged submarine in the target array as well. Add in the chains on the shot barge to, and it’s probably two dozen parted.

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Thanks for the info.

I may do a search on-line for photos of the ships.to see if any show how they were moored.