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Scuttling may be performed to dispose of an abandoned, old, or captured vessel; to prevent the vessel from becoming a navigation hazard; as an act of self-destruction to prevent the ship from being captured by an enemy force; as a blockship to restrict navigation through a channel or within a harbor; to provide an artificial reef for divers and ...
The ship is towed to the sinking location, usually in waters shallow enough to allow access by numerous divers, but deep enough to be relatively unaffected by surface weather conditions. The ship is usually scuttled using shaped explosives, in a controlled demolition. The holes may be blown so that the heavier engine room and stern floods first ...
Scuttling, the deliberate sinking of one's own ship; Scuttle or sidescuttle, a synonym for a porthole, a circular window in a ship. Coal scuttle, a bucket-like container for coal; Shaving scuttle, a teapot-like container for hot water; Scuttle, a fictional character in Disney's The Little Mermaid
A crowd of 20,000 watched as the scuttling charges were set; the crew was taken off by an Argentine tug and the ship was scuttled at 20:55. [ 41 ] [ 43 ] The explosions from the munitions sent jets of flame high into the air and created a large cloud of smoke that obscured the ship which burned in the shallow water for the next two days.
The ship's captain, Moreau, ordered the scuttling charges in the main turrets lit with shortened fuses and when they exploded and fires took hold, ordered a final evacuation. French and Germans alike fled the vessel. Explosions from the ship's torpedo stores destroyed the vessel, which burned for ten days. [30] Panzertruppen watch the burning ...
The Scuttling of SMS Cormoran off Guam on April 7, 1917 was the result of the United States entry into World War I and the internment of the German merchant raider SMS Cormoran. The incident was the only hostile encounter between United States and German military forces during the Pacific Ocean campaign of the war.
In admiralty law, barratry is an act of gross misconduct committed by a master or crew of a vessel resulting in damage to the vessel or its cargo. These activities may include desertion, illegal scuttling, theft of the ship or cargo, and any act carried out against the best interests of the shipowner.
Russian ship Chesma (1849) Japanese cruiser ChÅkai; French submarine Circé (Q125) USS Columbia (1836) USS Columbus (1819) Italian submarine Comandante Cappellini; French ship Commerce de Bordeaux (1785) French battleship Condorcet; SS Conte Verde; SMS Cormoran (1914) French battleship Courbet (1911) HMS Coventry (D43) Haitian gunboat Crête ...