30 Years On: General Belgrano Remembered | Forces TV

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Published on May 3, 2012 11:15:04 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4aCid826M4

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It was perhaps the most controversial episode of the Falklands War and brought its single heaviest loss of life. Thirty years later, the sinking of the General Belgrano cruiser, with the deaths of 323 Argentine crewmen, still arouses deep emotions and fierce debate. Despite its advancing years, the vessel was the most potent in the junta's navy. After it was sunk on 2 May 1982, by two torpedoes fired by HMS Conqueror, a nuclear-powered Royal Navy submarine, no Argentine vessel left port again during the conflict.

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