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To: MNJohnnie

The last time this happened was 17 December 1939. The captain chose honorable suicide and scuttled his ship in order to save the crew of the Admiral Graf Spee and prevent a state of the art vessel from falling into British hands.


15 posted on 03/05/2026 4:20:06 PM PST by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys many aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: Vigilanteman

“The captain chose honorable suicide and scuttled his ship”

No, he took the coward’s way out.


17 posted on 03/05/2026 4:26:02 PM PST by DesertRhino (When men on the chessboard, get up and tell you where to go…)
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