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ARA General Belgrano (C-4) was an Argentine Navy light cruiser in service from 1951 until 1982. Originally commissioned by the U.S. Navy as USS Phoenix, she saw action in the Pacific theatre of World War II before being sold to Argentina.
The Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano was sunk on May 2, 1982, by the British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror during the Falklands War.The sinking of the General Belgrano led to the death of 323 Argentine sailors, [1] [2] almost half of all Argentine casualties during the conflict, [3] [4] and sparked controversy, as the attack occurred outside the exclusion zone established by the ...
USS Phoenix (CL-46), was a light cruiser of the Brooklyn-class cruiser family. She was the third Phoenix of the United States Navy.After World War II the ship was transferred to Argentina in 1951 and was named General Belgrano in 1956. [1]
Clive Sheridan Ponting (13 April 1946 – 28 July 2020) [2] [3] [4] was a senior British civil servant and historian. In 1984, he leaked classified documents about the sinking of the ARA General Belgrano in the Falklands War in 1982, which showed that government statements about the sinking were untrue.
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A high-ranking Mexican cartel leader who faked his own death to "live a life of luxury" in California has been arrested and charged with drug trafficking, U.S. officials said Thursday.
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General Belgrano may also refer to: Places. General Belgrano, Buenos Aires, a city in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina; General Belgrano Partido, a district of ...