During World War II many surface combatants were damaged or severely crippled by close-proximity underwater explosions from ordnance that had actually missed th

The USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81) shock trial was conducted in May and June of 2001 off the coast of Naval Station Mayport, Florida. Because the USS Winston

During World War II many surface combatants were damaged or severely crippled by close-proximity underwater explosions from ordnance that had actually missed th

Because of the large number of ships crippled by indirect detonations during World War II, the U.S. Navy took an interest in underwater explosion phenomena. To

In 2001 the USS WINSTON CHURCHILL (DDG-81) was subjected to three underwater explosions as part of a ship shock trial. Using the actual trial data front experim