[snuffy smiff]

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

[Mac94]

I think he’s refering to the sinking of the Argentinian cruiser by a Brit sub. They took out one their biggest vessels and the rest of the fleet ran back to port.

[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.