A MK 48 torpedo explodes against the side of the ex-U.S. Navy destroyer USS Moore (DE-240) off Cape Hatteras NC, breaking the ship in half. Project SINKEX also involved firing a MK 48 into the submarine ex-USS Carbonero (SS-337) off Hawaii. The Naval Sur
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