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- ARA General Belgrano - Wikipedia
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
- Meet the General Belgrano: The Only Ship Ever Sunk by a Nuclear . . .
General Belgrano did have certain advantages against modern naval vessels Her 6″ guns would have made very short work of any British ships unfortunate enough to wander within twelve or so miles
- The Sinking of the Belgrano: War Crime or Necessary Evil?
Manuel Belgrano was a lawyer who had founded the Argentine school of navigation, the Escuela de Nautica, in 1799 A national hero, he had also fought for Argentine independence during the war of 1811 to 1819
- Manuel Belgrano | Argentine Patriot, Revolutionary Statesman | Britannica
Manuel Belgrano was a military leader in the Argentine war for independence After studying law in Spain, Belgrano was appointed secretary of the Buenos Aires official merchants’ guild (1794), a position in which he advocated liberal ideas, particularly in education and economic reform
- ARA General Belgrano (C-4) Light Cruiser Warship - Military Factory
The Argentine Navy ARA General Belgrano (C-4) warship was originally built as the American USS Phoenix (CL-46), the fifth of the Brooklyn-class cruisers, built in the United States and launched in March of 1938
- A look at life ARA General Belgrano - Navy General Board
Survivor of Pearl Harbor General Belgrano would become the only warship in history sunk in anger by a nuclear submarine
- BBC ON THIS DAY | 2 | 1982: British sub sinks Argentine cruiser
Argentina's only cruiser, the General Belgrano, has been sunk by a British nuclear submarine in the South Atlantic It is the first serious attack on the Argentine navy by the
- Sinking of General Belgrano: Unveil Controversy in Naval History
The Belgrano, originally a United States Navy ship named USS Phoenix, was acquired by Argentina in 1951 and served as a proud symbol of the country’s naval power
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