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I know shock waves travel through water at about 6000 ft per second. Sock waves from explosives go through multiple phases of expansions and contractions with each phase loosing force in relation to a sine function. I also know underwater sensors can pick up explosions a thousand miles away...

17.5 inches wide by approx.4 feet long.

Let me back up. I did not really list details. There were actually two near simultaneous explosions. They were weak with no sign of water disturbance.the airships carried 4 depth bombs. The theory is that two sunk to the bottom and later exploded. We now now that the other two bombs exploded and...

The depth bombs are heavy, about 325 lbs. I am sure they drifted in relation to the current as they sank. I can't imagine more than a mile if even that much. The surface current is between 4 to 5.5 mph. It is less as you go deeper. I don't think they would move much once they hit bottom given...

I am conducting research for my Master Thesis. I am a historian focusing on a historic battle between a Navy airship and a German U-boat that occurred just south of Key West on July 19, 1943. The airship was shot down. There is controversy about whether the 4 depth bombs were actually dropped...