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The US Navy continues to use and build ships with aluminum superstructures
as do other navies. The reason is speed and stability.
Sadly, the resources were available to to deflect the missiles just as in
the case of the American ship attacked by Iraq before any war with Iraq. Two
out of three British ships did so and were not hit. The missile fuel was
enough to start a fire and create lethal smoke. 20 died outright and 24 were
wounded. The tragic failure of the fleet-wide anti-air warfare coordinator
in Invincible to believe early warnings from the Glasgow is a key reason for
the "failure" of the aluminum. Of course, the Exocet does not depend upon
aluminum as fuse modification was due to its being designed to puncture
steel.
Men fail before materials do (except on new USCG vessels.) The failure of
our situational awareness and systems usually precede material failures. A
properly specified vessel will likely survive the anticipated contingencies.
If the designer doesn't anticipate groundings, deadheads, or container
strikes; the proper structure and scantlings will not be specified. Aluminum
can be specified to equal or exceed a given thickness of steel wherever
warranted.
Ron Rogers
----- Original Message -----
From: "Woody and Kathy" <>
|
| The aluminium superstructures went away so fast, the French had to
redesign
| the Exocet fuses....the missiles were detonating on the other side of the
| ships after going completely through. Could be the reason the US Navy
| decommissioned all the nuclear cruisers before their time. They had
| aluminium superstructures.
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