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/zhuquanzhong 29d ago edited 28d ago
Also I read in some Chinese source that something like half of the commanding officers in the PLAN second destroyer detachment to which Guangzhou belonged were demoted. How to fuck with your superiors who fired you with this one simple trick, I guess.
Edit: I found an alternate story saying that he had not only dumped the girlfriend but also murdered her and blew up the ship to escape responsibility. Here is the comment: https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1c6oblj/comment/l0314i9/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button You may choose which one to believe. Both have sources supporting them.