HMS Conqueror

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HMS Conqueror was a British nuclear-powered submarine best known for torpedoing and sinking the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano during the Falklands War.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
HMS Conqueror canonical 5
HMS Conqueror (S48) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Churchill-class submarine
Royal Navy submarine
nuclear-powered submarine
armament Mark 8 torpedo
Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes
surface form: Tigerfish torpedo
beam 9.8 m
builder Cammell Laird
category Cold War submarine of the United Kingdom
class Churchill class
commissioned 1971-11-09
conflict Falklands War
country United Kingdom
crewComplement about 103
dateOfEvent 1982-05-02
decommissioned 1990-08-12
designOrigin United Kingdom
displacement 4900 tons surfaced
5300 tons submerged
draught 8.5 m
event only nuclear-powered submarine to have sunk a warship in combat
flag White Ensign
hullNumber S48
laidDown 1967-12-05
launched 1969-04-19
length 85.4 m
locationDuringFalklandsWar South Atlantic
maximumSpeed 20 knots surfaced
28 knots submerged
namedAfter conqueror
navalEnsign White Ensign
notableFor sinking ARA General Belgrano
operator Royal Navy
partOf Royal Navy Submarine Service
pennantNumber S48
powerplant 1 nuclear reactor
propulsion nuclear reactor
role hunter-killer submarine
sank ARA General Belgrano
serviceEnd 1990
serviceEntry 1971
shipyard Cammell Laird shipyard, Birkenhead
status decommissioned
submarineClass Churchill class
theatre South Atlantic
surface form: South Atlantic Ocean
type attack submarine
usedWeaponAgainst ARA General Belgrano
Mark 8 torpedo

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

ARA General Belgrano sunkBy HMS Conqueror
Mark 8 torpedo userDuringFalklandsWar HMS Conqueror
Mark 8 torpedo notableShipUser HMS Conqueror
this entity surface form: HMS Conqueror (S48)
Captain Christopher Wreford-Brown commanded HMS Conqueror
subject surface form: Christopher Wreford-Brown
Captain Christopher Wreford-Brown associatedWith HMS Conqueror
subject surface form: Christopher Wreford-Brown