On this date in 1982, during the Falklands War, a British submarine fired torpedoes which struck the Argentine ship the General Belgrano. Three hundred twenty three people died, which according to Wikipedia means that this single incident accounted for just over half the total of the deaths that Argentine forces suffered in the conflict.
Here's Elvis Costello singing his oblique song about the Falklands War, Shipbuilding. The trumpet solo is by none other than Chet Baker.
Robert Wyatt's version of this song is supposed to be even better, but a copy could not be found in time for this post.
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