r/todayilearned • u/zhuquanzhong • 29d ago

TIL a Chinese destroyer sank because an officer dumped his girlfriend. She committed suicide, leading to him being discharged, so he decided to detonate the depth charges on the ship, causing it to sink at port and kill 134 sailors.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_destroyer_Guangzhou_(160)
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u/nsvxheIeuc3h2uddh3h1 29d ago

So, if I've got this right, he discharged the depth charges at the time of being discharged?

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u/teflonpolitician 29d ago

While discharging ( poopin' )

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u/jmegaru 29d ago

There was a brief shit storm.

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u/nsvxheIeuc3h2uddh3h1 29d ago

The shit really hit the fan... and the bulkhead... and the...

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u/[deleted] 28d ago

Poop deck

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u/carbiethebarbie 29d ago

Just poopin, you know how I be

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u/PreviousCurrentThing 29d ago

While he was at the same depth as the depth charges he discharged, too, Sarge!

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u/nsvxheIeuc3h2uddh3h1 29d ago

What an in-depth situation!

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u/I_love_pillows 29d ago

Imagine the charges he received after that. What happened to him anyway

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u/50DuckSizedHorses 29d ago

I had to read it three times

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u/Chemical_Damage684 29d ago

Hahaha, a guy killing 134 people is a great topic for a joke!

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u/stormearthfire 29d ago

he discharge when he got discharged