Argentine cruiser General Belgrano sinking after being torpedoed by HMS Conqueror, off Falkland Islands, 2 May 1982

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Caption     Argentine cruiser General Belgrano sinking after being torpedoed by HMS Conqueror, off Falkland Islands, 2 May 1982 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Drake Passage, Atlantic Ocean
Date 2 May 1982
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseArginetine Navy via Imperial War Museums
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   FKD 2675
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 600 x 293 pixels



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