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How many Argentine troops were in the Falklands war?
The British casualties were 256 the Argentines lost about 1 000, mostly from the sinking of the Belgrano.
What was the name of the submarine that sank the Belgrano?
HMS Conqueror ("Conks") remains to date the only nuclear-powered attack submarine credited with a wartime sinking. She sank the Argentine Light Cruiser General Belgrano (a converted American CL) during the Falklands War in 1982, using standard (not homing) torpedoes.She was decommissioned in 1990.
Are there American aircraft-carriers in the Falklants war 1982?
No. But the British nuclear sub HMS Conqueror sank the ex-USN WWII cruiser USS Phoenix, renamed the Argentine cruiser "General Belgrano" during the Falklands War.
How did the Falklands war effect the design of naval warships after the Falklands war and today and why?
The sinking of the British warship HMS Sheffield accelerated modern naval design.
What Argentine battleship was sunk by the British during war?
The ARA General Belgrano .
What was the name of the warship sunk in combat by a nuclear submarine in 1982?
The ARA General Belgrano, a cruiser of the Argentine Navy, was sunk by the HMS Conqueror on May 2nd, 1982. It happened during the Falklands War. Two of the three torpedoes fired at the Belgrano struck the surface vessel, and she went down quickly with a large loss of life. A link can be found below for more information.
What country was last involved in submarine warfare?
US submarines launched weapons during the Iraqi war. In warfare against enemy ships, the British submarine Conqueror torpedoed and sank the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano in the Falklands War in 1982. Rather than hunt for the Conqueror, two Argentine destroyers rescued survivors from the General Belgrano. The Brits had two other subs in the war zone, but they missed a chance at the Argentine carrier Vienticinco de Mayo which (with her destroyers) turned back upon hearing that their cruiser had been sunk, and a sea battle between the two navies was thus avoided.
Was the Falklands war a holy war?
No, the Falklands war was over territory.
What religious reasons were there for the Falklands War?
The Falklands War was nothing to do with religion.
Did falklands war effect Chile?
did the falklands war effect chile
When was the last ship destoyed by a submarine?
The last ship sunk by a submarine is the Argentinean Navy vessel ARA General Belgrano, a former WWII U.S. Navy Brooklyn-class light cruiser (USS Phoenix (CL-46)) sold to Argentina in 1951. She was sunk by 2 of a spread of 3 Mark 8 torpedoes from the British Royal Navy submarine HMS Conqueror (S48) during the Falklands Islands War on May 2, 1982, sinking the Belgrano in minutes and killing 323 sailors out of a crew of almost 1100.HMS Conqueror also has the distinction of being the only nuclear submarine to have engaged and sunk an enemy target with torpedoes in armed conflict.
The falklands war took place where?
In Falklands south of Argentina
