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Why is the light cruiser ARA General Belgrano often described as a battleship? Was this deliberate propaganda to try and alter the perception of its sinking or was it a simple mistake
![last moments of the Cruiser ARA General Belgrano after being hit by the nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror during the Falklands war. May 2 1982 [893x591] : r/WarshipPorn last moments of the Cruiser ARA General Belgrano after being hit by the nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror during the Falklands war. May 2 1982 [893x591] : r/WarshipPorn](https://preview.redd.it/oj6e5ida7b041.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=814d47532f28b8fd6962bbee755d8013a53f4964)
last moments of the Cruiser ARA General Belgrano after being hit by the nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror during the Falklands war. May 2 1982 [893x591] : r/WarshipPorn
How did HMS Conqueror find ARA Belgrano? Did it get its approximate location through other sources or just through its Periscope and sonar? - Quora
![What would have happened differently in the Falklands War if the ARA General Belgrano wasn't sunk? - Quora What would have happened differently in the Falklands War if the ARA General Belgrano wasn't sunk? - Quora](https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-fe108302f3fdeca77a63ba089be518fa.webp)
What would have happened differently in the Falklands War if the ARA General Belgrano wasn't sunk? - Quora
Why is the light cruiser ARA General Belgrano often described as a battleship? Was this deliberate propaganda to try and alter the perception of its sinking or was it a simple mistake
![Vintage photographs of battleships, battlecruisers and cruisers.: Argentine Navy light cruiser ARA General Belgrano (formerly USS Phoenix). Vintage photographs of battleships, battlecruisers and cruisers.: Argentine Navy light cruiser ARA General Belgrano (formerly USS Phoenix).](http://i.imgur.com/EtEn1QI.jpg)