Dreadnought HolidayJul 21, 2023

PC-815. Built as a cheap submarine chaser, it spent 68 hours bravely fighting a known magnetic anomaly, declared war on neutral Mexico, arguably inspired Scientology, and finally ended an all round superb career of uselessness by ramming a friendly destroyer and sinking itself. Sterling stuff.

#FailureFriday

Show threadSean Gallagher  🐀 Jul 21, 2023
@DreadShips The Windows Me of warships.
Show threadNicholas Weaver

@thepacketrat @DreadShips
It can't be that crazy...

(look up Wikipedia...)

Oh. Oh my.

Jul 21, 2023 at 11:23pmWeb
Show threadMattJul 22, 2023
@thepacketrat @DreadShips @ncweaver The USS Laffey is still around — it’s a museum ship in Charleston, SC https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Laffey_(DD-724)
USS Laffey (DD-724) - Wikipedia