mike65 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 A V2 has turned up in Harwich harbour http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17553150 Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P Marriott Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Just thought people may be interesetted in this link. Unbelievable that a V2 rocket could come down to earth in one piece!! http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2012/March/29/120329-V2-Disposal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike65 Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 Just posted the BBC link a second or before you. Hopefully some kinf moderator will merge the 2. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redherring Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Will they salvage or will they explode it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Just posted the BBC link a second or before you.Hopefully some kinf moderator will merge the 2. Mike Done!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 You don't blow up a 1 tonne warhead, unless you really need to. Only having a 40m exclusion zone, suggests that it going BANG isn't expected. The photos show the combustion chamber & venturi, the question is, "How much of the rest is sunk into the mud"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 What a amazing find. IIRC they came down at mach 3-5 or so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 What a amazing find.IIRC they came down at mach 3-5 or so! From wiki: Speed maximum: 1,600 m/s (5,200 ft/s) 5,760 km/h (3,580 mph) at impact: 800 m/s (2,600 ft/s) 2,880 km/h (1,790 mph) 2600fps is slightly less than Mach 2.5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 From wiki: Speed maximum: 1,600 m/s (5,200 ft/s) 5,760 km/h (3,580 mph) at impact: 800 m/s (2,600 ft/s) 2,880 km/h (1,790 mph) 2600fps is slightly less than Mach 2.5. OK, my guess was too high. Still fast though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike65 Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 Done!! Thank you You don't blow up a 1 tonne warhead, unless you really need to.Only having a 40m exclusion zone, suggests that it going BANG isn't expected. The photos show the combustion chamber & venturi, the question is, "How much of the rest is sunk into the mud"? You may be right. However I believe that an underwater explosion has a lesser effect over distance. Something to do with water being denser than air. Then again don't trust me all my science/physics comes from watching Mythbusters. However I did find this site a month or so back whilst "bored" (at work) http://londonist.com/2009/01/london_v2_rocket_sitesmapped.php Been updated for this one. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Interesting find that, especially that there are still craters to be seen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowtracdave Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 The usual story - all the unimportant locals knew exactly where it was - one lad interviewed by local radio said his dad saw it come down - and it had been reported to the authorities repeatedly over the years but nobody of any 'significance' was interested in doing anything about it until now . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Had a chuckle at one of the photos as it appears to show a hammer about to be used to tap on the part shown ! S_d that :-D:-D On a serious note though , hats off to bomb disposal chaps ! Special breed of people in my book ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I'm busy taping up all my southeast-facing windows...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I'm busy taping up all my southeast-facing windows...... [ATTACH=CONFIG]59739[/ATTACH] Nutter !:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHillyard Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Friend of mine took this photo in Harwich yesterday was being towed by a coast guard vehicle. Looks like just the engine to me, but perhaps just a part of what was there. Another friend in Harwich tells me that it has been in Harwich sinse the war, people have known it was a v2 but no one cared, they aparently used to moor boats to it. Rumours say it may be going to the museum in Harwich, Redoubt Fort v2 engine to compare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike65 Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share Posted April 3, 2012 Apparantly they could not find the warhead, so its safe. Apparently a witness remembers an airburst in 1944. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17572030 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17576274 Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RattlesnakeBob Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Thank you You may be right. However I believe that an underwater explosion has a lesser effect over distance. Something to do with water being denser than air. Then again don't trust me all my science/physics comes from watching Mythbusters. However I did find this site a month or so back whilst "bored" (at work) http://londonist.com/2009/01/london_v2_rocket_sitesmapped.php Been updated for this one. Mike All the same .....there's still gonna be a lot of floating fish afterwards if they do blow her up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rambo1969 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Plenty more out there, thats for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 A 'Major Cache' of unexploded WW2 ordnace was found off St Aubins bay in Jersey about 40 years back. It was decided to explode it in place. Many Civil Defence Warnings and damage limitations instructions were issued. Us kids were very devious in avoiding the Police officers posted along the top of the coast line. Come the Moment Off Doom!!!!!!! Slight splash! Wasn't worth the various bollokings from Police , parents and teachers. Most dissaponiting! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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