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Offline Swoop

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Quite interesting.
« on: April 28, 2010, 04:31:34 PM »
The Argentinian ship Belgrano is famous for being the only ship ever to be sunk by a nuclear submarine, what other claim to fame did this unlucky boat have?

(the clue is in the question).
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Offline cobia38

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Re: Quite interesting.
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2010, 04:47:38 PM »
  used to be the uss pheonix till the twits sunk her,er i mean brits sorry.
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Offline allaire

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Re: Quite interesting.
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2010, 04:53:15 PM »
It's only the second boat sunk by a sub since WWII.
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Offline Swoop

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Re: Quite interesting.
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2010, 09:27:44 PM »
Keep guessing.

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Offline wojo71

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Re: Quite interesting.
« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2010, 10:16:55 PM »
                                                 It  survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor ? :salute
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Re: Quite interesting.
« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2010, 10:32:03 PM »
It is the only Argentinian ship that was sunk by any sub?
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Offline SuBWaYCH

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Re: Quite interesting.
« Reply #6 on: April 28, 2010, 11:33:10 PM »
It is the only WW2 ship to ever be sunk in combat since WW2 ended? (doubtful but worth a guess)

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Offline vonKrimm

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Re: Quite interesting.
« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2010, 11:40:48 PM »
It was sunk using WWII contact torpedoes (Mk8s iirc).
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Re: Quite interesting.
« Reply #8 on: April 29, 2010, 12:04:39 AM »
The "Nueve de Julio"
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Offline Swoop

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Re: Quite interesting.
« Reply #9 on: April 29, 2010, 06:12:53 AM »
wojo is close enough.

When it was called the USS Phoenix it was known as the luckiest ship in the US Navy as it was the only vessel to be present at Pearl Harbour in December 1941 that didn't even get a scratch.

Turned out to be not so lucky for the Argentinians......
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Offline gyrene81

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Re: Quite interesting.
« Reply #10 on: April 29, 2010, 10:49:49 AM »
That's because they renamed it...everyone knows you don't mess around with luck and rename something that is lucky.
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Offline xbrit

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Re: Quite interesting.
« Reply #11 on: April 29, 2010, 12:48:57 PM »
They were offered a glass bottomed boat to go out and review the fleet.
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