![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?auto=webp&s=b7422fed27097db0ca3f190dec8e82dca1b1c3c5)
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
![We were RIGHT to sink the Belgrano, says submariner 40 years on from Falklands War attack | Daily Mail Online We were RIGHT to sink the Belgrano, says submariner 40 years on from Falklands War attack | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/05/02/17/57309985-10775363-image-a-15_1651507592828.jpg)
We were RIGHT to sink the Belgrano, says submariner 40 years on from Falklands War attack | Daily Mail Online
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
![The Russian cruiser Moskva was the first ship of its kind sunk in the middle of the conflict since General Belgrano in the Falklands War - Infobae The Russian cruiser Moskva was the first ship of its kind sunk in the middle of the conflict since General Belgrano in the Falklands War - Infobae](https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/QTRUIXLHSFAYTMVDC7JDXJBV7U.jpg)