On 19/03/2015 21:54, Byker wrote:
> Trivia: Britain stands alone in testing its first nuke aboard a ship. The
> ship was used due to Cold War fears that Britain could be attacked by a
> nuclear weapon smuggled into a strategic port by a ship.
>
> So the frigate HMS Plym was sacrificed with a 25 KT implosion device 15 ft.
> below the waterline. The ship didn't completely vaporize. Hunks of molten
> metal rained down on a nearby island and the set the vegetation alight.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGQuwj_-ugU
Hi Byker,
Thank you for further information.
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