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Emrys

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7. It's NOT the first torpedo kill of a surface vessel since World War Two

Reply to Wonder Why (Original post)

Sun Mar 8, 2026, 11:16 PM

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Not something to brag about, but the UK hunter-killer submarine HMS Conqueror sank the Argentinian cruiser General Belgrano with the loss of 323 lives on May 2 1982 during the Falklands War.

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I think a lot of people misunderstood my post. I was trying to point out that there is no such things as Wonder Why Monday #8