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How a Sabotage, a Secret Invasion, and a Court Order Failed a Flagship
How a Sabotage, a Secret Invasion, and a Court Order Failed a Flagship
Fear and awe collide: a ship that launched an invasion and survived a 170-kg limpet mine ended up listing 50 degrees on the bottom of its own naval base, despite a federal court order forbidding its destruction-how did a flagship go from centerpiece to ruin? What sequence of sabotage, wartime command, and institutional neglect allowed the ARA Santísima Trinidad to be lost twice?
In this episode, we tell the story of the Santísima Trinidad through the incidents that defined her life and death, from construction and…
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