28. In 1982, the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano became the first warship to be sunk by a nuclear submarine in combat. Which British submarine was responsible for the ship's sinking?
From Quiz Post-War Losses in Combat
Answer:
HMS Conquerer
Following the invasion of the Falkland Islands, the Argentine Navy was ordered out to meet the British Task Force in an effort to deter it from approaching the islands. The main element was formed into Task Force 79, which was divided into two major groups; the first was centered around the aircraft carrier Veinticinco de Mayo, and the second around the cruiser General Belgrano. Each group sailed from a port at opposite ends of Argentina, to try and catch the British in a pincer movement from different directions. To counter this, a pair of Royal Navy nuclear submarines were assigned to find and track the two task groups, with orders to sink the major vessels if ordered.
On 30 April 1982, HMS Conquerer detected the General Belgrano's task group to the south-west of the British exclusion zone around the islands. The following day, the British intercepted a signal ordering the Argentine Navy to find and attack the British Task Force. This led to orders being made to attack the cruiser. Just before 3.00pm local time on 2 May, HMS Conquerer fired three torpedoes at General Belgrano, of which two hit, with one striking just after of the bow, and the other in the aft machinery spaces. The ship took approximately an hour to sink, with the action leading to the return of the Argentine Navy to port to take no major part in the rest of the war.
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