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Collision in the Dark: Wasp–Hobson and Command at Sea
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On a moonless Atlantic night in 1952, routine carrier operations turned into catastrophe when the USS Wasp and her plane guard destroyer USS Hobson collided during a turn into the wind. In minutes, the Hobson was torn apart and over 170 sailors were lost. This extended version of our written article explores how doctrine, fatigue, and split-second decisions collided with unforgiving physics at sea, shaping one of the Navy’s most haunting peacetime tragedies.
Listeners will be taken onto the darkened bridges and into the chaos of the collision, hearing vivid storytelling that goes beyond the written page. From the perspective of sailors in the water to officers balancing command decisions, this episode draws leadership lessons on vigilance, communication, and the crushing weight of responsibility at sea. It is history told not just as events, but as lived experience. Produced by Trackpads.com.
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