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How a Nuclear Submarine Changed Its Mission Mid-Deployment
In this episode of The Pivot Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the remarkable story of USS San Francisco, a Los Angeles-class submarine that suffered a catastrophic underwater collision in 2005, killing one sailor and injuring dozens. Rather than decommission the boat, the Navy executed an unprecedented at-sea repair and mission pivot—transforming a fast-attack sub into an engineering test bed, eventually extending its service life by over a decade. The hosts unpack the leadership decisions, the technical workaround (a temporary fiberglass bow), and the organizational culture that allowed such…
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