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Old August 8th 03, 10:14 PM
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Paul J. Adam wrote:

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Speed of sound in water is about 3,000 miles an hour, from memory, so
getting a torpedo to go that fast would be a significant achievement.

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Speed of sound in water is about 1500m/s, 3375mph roughly. As you would
expect, varies with salinity and temperature.
JD