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  • Man who sunk Belgrano to retire

    06/23/2010 10:13:04 PM PDT · by ErnstStavroBlofeld · 12 replies
    The Hearld Express ^ | 6/23/2010 | The Hearld Express
    The South Devon man who sunk the Argentine navy cruiser General Belgrano with the loss of 323 lives in the 1982 Falklands War is to retire as Paignton Zoo's manager and administrator. Chris Wreford-Brown who was Commander of the Royal Navy nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror when it went to the South Atlantic to reclaim the Falkland Islands and gave the order to fire the fateful torpedoes which sank the cruiser, has worked at the zoo for 15 years. In a career spanning 30 years Mr Wreford-Brown, who lives in the South Brent area, commanded the frigate HMS Cornwall, the diesel...