[OldDeckHand]

"I was thinking the Brit ship was sunk via a missile from a Argentine fighter jet. Am I thinking wrong?"

Not really. The Argentinian AF sank the HMS Sheffield (sp?) with an Exocet missile. You're right on that.

But, prior to that the British Royal Navy's nuclear sub HMS Conqueror, sank an Argentinian cruiser (name escapes me). It was the only time, I believe, that a nuclear-powered sub has sank another vessel with a torpedo attack.

The was another torpedo sinking right around that time between India and Pakistan, but I think the Falklands incident was after the Indian incident.

[CholeraJoe]

General Belgrano formerly the USS Phoenix.

[snuffy smiff]

Thanks to you both. It’s been a while, I’m gettin’ old and have consumed large quantities of narcotics since it all happened.(2 failed spinal surgeries)

[OldDeckHand]

"It was the only time, I believe, that a nuclear-powered sub has sank another vessel with a torpedo attack."

I should point out that it remains to this day, the only unclassified sinking of another ship by a nuclear-powered submarine.

Rumors abound about other ships that may have been sunk during the "Cold War", but never acknowledged by the US.

[gandalftb]

The Argentine General Belgrano was sunk by Brit torpedo. It was formerly known as the USS Phoenix, served at Pearl Harbor and in the S Pacific.

[Redleg Duke]

"But, prior to that the British Royal Navy's nuclear sub HMS Conqueror, sank an Argentinian cruiser (name escapes me)."

That was the "General Belgrano", formerly the USS Phoenix, a WWII era light cruiser.