ARA Santa Fe (S-21)

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ARA Santa Fe was an Argentine Balao-class submarine that was lost during the Falklands War. Built by the United States during the Second World War, the ship operated in the U.S. Navy as USS Catfish (SS-339) until 1971 when she was transferred to the Argentine Navy. She served until 1982 when she was captured by the British at South Georgia after being seriously damaged and subsequently sank along a pier, with just her conning tower (sail) visible above the waterline. The submarine was raised, towed out of the bay and scuttled in deep water in 1985.

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