does it include anything about the controversy of the conquorer returning to port flying the jolly roger?
the commander of the boat got slated for that, but to be fair he was following naval tradition.
btw did you know they used a pre-wwII design torpedo so sink the belgrano? they had the new tigerfish eals but they were unrealiable so they fired the standard type VIII's which had been around since 1925! of the three eals fired two struck the belgrano one on the bow almost breaking it off (but internal bulkheads held) and the second hit in the aft machine room detonating after penetrating the hull and blowing out a rec room and two mess halls (hence the 300 casualties)
the third torpedo actually struck one of the destroyers tasked with the belgrano although it failed to detonate.
in 1982 3 shots and 3 hits with non homing torpedo's designed in 1925? that was some good plotting.
pete
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