HMCS Victoria sinks the former USNS Concord

[Halidon]

Video Link.

The Royal Canadian Navy submarine HMCS Victoria (SSK 876) conducts a live fire sink exercise on the decommissioned USNSConcord at the Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands during RIMPAC 2012. The Victoria, a former British Royal Navy Upholder-class diesel-electric submarine, sent Concord 15, 930 feet to the bottom with a single MK 48 torpedo.

Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise from June 29 to Aug. 3, 2012, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971.

[happyslapper]

Very cool...

[awood]

Damn cool find

[JasonC]

Couldn't get anymore realistic scenerio then that.

[Bushranger]

Cool video but not as good as when the Torrens got hit by a MK48, broke its back & lifted it out of the water.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLrKOOXcOhM

[bd popeye]

hey... I posted pictures of this from navy.mil yesterday...and of course my pix have hi-res links. enjoy!


http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums...=1#post6275088



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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2012) The Ex-USNS Concord (T-AFS-5) is used as a target vessel for The Royal Canadian Navy Canadian submarine HMCS Victoria (SSK 876) during a Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 sink exercise near the Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii.(Canadian Forces photo/Released)