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On April 26, ''General Belgrano'' and her escorts were ordered to the area to patrol the sea to the south of the islands; on April 30 they were sighted and tracked by HMS ''Conqueror'', a British nuclear-powered attack submarine. Although outside the exclusion zone and sailing away, ''Conqueror'' determined ''General Belgrano'' to be a threat in accordance with the rules of engagement and fired three torpedoes; one blew off the bow of the ship, a second hit amidships. The third torpedo missed. ''General Belgrano'' sank in less than thirty minutes. 321 crew members and two civilians died, while 770 were rescued during the next two days.
On April 26, ''General Belgrano'' and her escorts were ordered to the area to patrol the sea to the south of the islands; on April 30 they were sighted and tracked by HMS ''Conqueror'', a British nuclear-powered attack submarine. Although outside the exclusion zone and sailing away, ''Conqueror'' determined ''General Belgrano'' to be a threat in accordance with the rules of engagement and fired three torpedoes; one blew off the bow of the ship, a second hit amidships. The third torpedo missed. ''General Belgrano'' sank in less than thirty minutes. 321 crew members and two civilians died, while 770 were rescued during the next two days.
Despite some public controversy following the sinking, the official position of the Argentinian Navy is that it was a legitimate act of war as the ship was engaged in an operation directed against the British task force.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/8965405/Belgrano-was-heading-to-the-Falklands-secret-papers-reveal.html</ref>
Despite some public controversy following the sinking, the official position of the Argentinian Navy is that it was a legitimate act of war as the ship was engaged in an operation directed against the British task force.<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/8965405/Belgrano-was-heading-to-the-Falklands-secret-papers-reveal.html</ref>
''Text taken in part from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, a work in the public domain.''
''Text taken in part from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, a work in the public domain.''