![Ricky D Phillips Official on X: "April 27th 1982: ARA General Belgrano anchors off the Isla de los Estados under cover of maritime patrol aircraft, until sealed orders arrive by helicopter: she Ricky D Phillips Official on X: "April 27th 1982: ARA General Belgrano anchors off the Isla de los Estados under cover of maritime patrol aircraft, until sealed orders arrive by helicopter: she](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FutDuiQWcAIEGdZ.jpg)
Ricky D Phillips Official on X: "April 27th 1982: ARA General Belgrano anchors off the Isla de los Estados under cover of maritime patrol aircraft, until sealed orders arrive by helicopter: she
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
![Going under before surrendering the flag": the sinking of the cruise ship ARA "General Belgrano" - Universidad de Mendoza Going under before surrendering the flag": the sinking of the cruise ship ARA "General Belgrano" - Universidad de Mendoza](https://um.edu.ar/wp-content/uploads/1-70.png)