She was ex-USS Phoenix of WWII. We sold her to them in 1951. A light cruiser (6" guns). Over 300 men went down with her.
Bow blown off and sinking.
Posted on 11/17/2018 2:48:04 AM PST by Drago
The wreckage of a submarine which went missing with 44 crew on board a year ago has been found, the Argentine navy says.
The ARA San Juan submarine disappeared 430km (270 miles) off the Argentine coast on 15 November 2017.
The navy stopped its rescue mission two weeks after the sub's disappearance.
However, a year and a day after it went missing, officials announced it had been found 800m (2,620ft) below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean.
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She was ex-USS Phoenix of WWII. We sold her to them in 1951. A light cruiser (6" guns). Over 300 men went down with her.
Bow blown off and sinking.
Brezhnev took Afghanistan.
Begin took Beirut.
Galtieri took the Union Jack.
And Maggie, over lunch one day,
Took a cruiser with all hands.
Apparently, to make him give it back
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