Sinking of ARA General Belgrano

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The Sinking of ARA General Belgrano was a controversial 1982 torpedo attack by the British submarine HMS Conqueror on an Argentine cruiser during the Falklands War, resulting in heavy loss of life and intense political debate.

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instanceOf military incident ⓘ
naval engagement ⓘ
war crime allegation ⓘ
aftermath Argentine Navy surface fleet largely confined to port ⓘ
became symbol of controversy over conduct of Falklands War ⓘ
intensified diplomatic tensions between UK and Argentina ⓘ
attacker HMS Conqueror ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
belligerent Argentina ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
casualties 323 Argentine sailors killed ⓘ
cause torpedo attack by HMS Conqueror ⓘ
commanderAttacker Captain Christopher Wreford-Brown ⓘ
conflict Falklands War ⓘ
controversy legality of attack outside exclusion zone ⓘ
political debate in Argentina ⓘ
political debate in the United Kingdom ⓘ
countryInvolved Argentina ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
date 1982-05-02 ⓘ
distanceFromFalklands approximately 36 nautical miles outside the Total Exclusion Zone ⓘ
fatalities 323 ⓘ
legalStatusClaimedByCritics unlawful use of force ⓘ
legalStatusClaimedByUK act of self-defence ⓘ
location South Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: South Atlantic

outside the declared Total Exclusion Zone around the Falkland Islands ⓘ
mediaCoverage extensive coverage in British and Argentine press ⓘ
notable only ship ever sunk in combat by a nuclear-powered submarine ⓘ
originalNameOfTarget USS Phoenix ⓘ
partOf South Atlantic naval operations of the Falklands War ⓘ
linked to: Falklands War
politicalFigureInvolved Leopoldo Galtieri ⓘ
Margaret Thatcher ⓘ
relatedConcept exclusion zone in armed conflict ⓘ
relatedDoctrine rules of engagement in naval warfare ⓘ
result sinking of ARA General Belgrano ⓘ
serviceBranchAttacker Royal Navy Submarine Service ⓘ
serviceBranchDefender Argentine Navy ⓘ
shipClassOfTarget Brooklyn-class cruiser ⓘ
subjectOf books on naval warfare and international law ⓘ
documentaries about the Falklands War ⓘ
parliamentary debates in the United Kingdom ⓘ
survivors over 700 ⓘ
target ARA General Belgrano ⓘ
targetType cruiser ⓘ
timeOfDay afternoon ⓘ
weaponUsed Mark 8 torpedo ⓘ
torpedo ⓘ
year 1982 ⓘ

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Falklands War → notableNavalEngagement → Sinking of ARA General Belgrano ⓘ
Operation Corporate → includesEvent → sinking of ARA General Belgrano ⓘ
linked to: Sinking of ARA General Belgrano
Steven Berkoff → notableWork → Sink the Belgrano! ⓘ
linked to: Sinking of ARA General Belgrano