6th Experiment.
Torpedo:—33 lbs. of dynamite, enclosed as in first experiment. It was placed 12·75' from No. 7 frame, 9·25' below the surface of the water.
Effect of explosion:—Ship not lifted as much as was the case in No. 3 experiment; but explosion much sharper. On board, fire engines were capsized, and vertical shores displaced. Outer bottom opposite charge indented to a depth of about 1/2 an inch, other parts less bulged, and many rivets started.