Why can’t a naval ship have chains extended on sides to keep torpedos from reach it?

Question

I’ve always thought a navy ship could have arms extending from each side, out say 20′ or so that holds some sort of draping system, like a chain or something, that extends below the bottom of the hull. Then, if a sub fired a torpedo at it, it would either explose on the chain or just get caught up in it.

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Answer 1

Because it would slow the ship down so much that it would be a sitting duck, including to a sub firing multiple torpedoes in a row at the same spot.