S48

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S48 is the pennant number of HMS Conqueror, a British Royal Navy nuclear-powered fleet submarine best known for sinking the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano during the Falklands War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf naval pennant number
pennant number
appliesToClass Churchill-class submarine
appliesToVesselType fleet submarine
nuclear-powered submarine
assignedTo British submarine HMS Conqueror (S48)
HMS Conqueror
associatedCountryDuringConflict United Kingdom in Falklands War
associatedEvent sinking of Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano
associatedShipType nuclear-powered fleet submarine
associatedWithCampaign Falklands campaign of 1982
linked to: Falklands War
associatedWithPropulsion nuclear propulsion
associatedWithRegion South Atlantic
associatedWithServiceStatus commissioned warship
associatedWithWeaponType torpedoes
country United Kingdom
era 1980s
Cold War
flag White Ensign
hasRole attack submarine identifier
identifierFormat letter-number pennant code
identifies Royal Navy submarine in Cold War era
languageOfDesignation English
letterComponent S
militaryDomain naval warfare
navalForce Royal Navy
navy Royal Navy
notableFor association with sinking of ARA General Belgrano
numberComponent 48
serviceBranch Royal Navy Submarine Service
usedByConflict Falklands War
usedFor hull identification
operational and administrative identification of HMS Conqueror
usedFrom 1970s
usedInTheatre South Atlantic Ocean
linked to: South Atlantic

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