Leopoldo Galtieri2 May 1982
HMS Conqueror fired three torpedoes at General Belgrano on 2 May 1982; two struck and the cruiser was abandoned as she sank.
Argentina · Warfare / Falklands War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
HMS Conqueror fired three torpedoes at General Belgrano on 2 May 1982; two struck and the cruiser was abandoned as she sank.
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