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❄️ The Steel Guillotine: The Sinking of HMS Punjabi
On May 1, 1942, in the freezing, fog-choked graveyard of the North Atlantic, the laws of physics and the fog of war conspired to create a nightmare. While escorting an Arctic convoy to Russia, the destroyer HMS Punjabi met an "enemy" far more terrifying than any U-boat: its own flagship, the 35,000-ton battleship HMS King George V.

This is the true story of a collision so violent it didn't just sink a ship—it executed it.

A Tale of Two Impacts:
The Slicing of a Fleet: In a visibility-zero fog, the Punjabi swerved to avoid what was believed to be a floating mine. Within seconds, the massive, razor-sharp prow of the King George V emerged from the mist like a guillotine. Traveling at high speed, the battleship's 35,000 tons of steel sliced through the Punjabi’s hull as if it were parchment, bisecting the destroyer completely.

The Ghost of the Forward Section: Eyewitnesses described the surreal sight of the ship's two halves drifting apart in the icy water. While 169 men scrambled for their lives from the still-floating forward section, the stern plummeted toward the abyss.

The Final Treachery: The tragedy didn't end with the collision. As the stern section sank, the Punjabi’s own depth charges—unsecured for the disaster—detonated under the pressure of the deep. The resulting underwater shockwave was so powerful it nearly disabled the very battleship that had struck it and sent lethal concussions through the survivors struggling in the water.

The Silent Aftermath: The disaster was so sensitive during the height of WWII that it was kept a state secret for years. It stands as a grim testament to the high-stakes pressure of Arctic Convoy duty, where a single reflex turn could lead to a catastrophic friendly-fire tragedy.

"The Steel Guillotine" is a visceral exploration of the raw power of naval machinery and the thin line between survival and disaster in the world’s most hostile waters.

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