| − | While cruising west of the Falklands on 2 May, the submarine HMS Conqueror spotted the cruiser ARA General Belgrano. Conqueror fired three torpedoes, hitting hitting the Belgrano twice and sinking it. This attack led to the Argentinian Navy, including the aircraft carrier ARA Veinticinco de Mayo, returning to port for the rest of the war. Two days later, Admiral [[Jorge Isaac Anaya]] had his revenge when an Exocet anti-ship missile, launched from an Argentinian Fleet Air Arm Super Étendard fighter-bomber, struck HMS Sheffield setting it ablaze, killing 20 and wounding 63 British sailors in the process.<ref>"The missile struck fuel tanks amidships, killing 20 members of crew and wounding another 63." Task Force, Jon Parker, Hachette, 2013</ref>Having been ordered forward to serve as a radar picket, the British destroyer was hit amidships and the resulting explosion severed its high-pressure fire main. After attempts to stop the fire failed, the ship was abandoned. | + | While cruising west of the Falklands on 2 May, the submarine HMS ''Conqueror'' spotted the cruiser [[USS Phoenix (CL-46)|ARA ''General Belgrano'']]. ''Conqueror'' fired three torpedoes, hitting hitting the ''Belgrano'' twice and sinking it. This attack led to the Argentinian Navy, including the aircraft carrier ARA ''Veinticinco de Mayo'', returning to port for the rest of the war. Two days later, Admiral [[Jorge Isaac Anaya]] had his revenge when an Exocet anti-ship missile, launched from an Argentinian Fleet Air Arm Super Étendard fighter-bomber, struck HMS ''Sheffield'' setting it ablaze, killing 20 and wounding 63 British sailors in the process.<ref>"The missile struck fuel tanks amidships, killing 20 members of crew and wounding another 63." Task Force, Jon Parker, Hachette, 2013</ref>Having been ordered forward to serve as a radar picket, the British destroyer was hit amidships and the resulting explosion severed its high-pressure fire main. After attempts to stop the fire failed, the ship was abandoned. |