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
![First true "art" (Ara General Belgrano and ta 183) Kasierreich Argentina 1950s Victory : r/Kaiserreich First true "art" (Ara General Belgrano and ta 183) Kasierreich Argentina 1950s Victory : r/Kaiserreich](https://preview.redd.it/z1lezeatg9a71.jpg?auto=webp&s=4a915ea556035bf6493c2cecd96b49074c3137e1)
First true "art" (Ara General Belgrano and ta 183) Kasierreich Argentina 1950s Victory : r/Kaiserreich
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ARA General Belgrano: a 40 años de la mayor tragedia naval en la historia de la Armada argentina - elDiarioAR.com
Sinking of the ARA General Belgrano | Falklands 40th Anniversary 🌺🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🌺 The Sinking of the ARA General Belgrano 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 ARA General Belgrano was an Argentine Navy light cruiser in service... | By
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![The Russian cruiser Moskva was the first ship of its kind sunk in the middle of the conflict since General Belgrano in the Falklands War - Infobae The Russian cruiser Moskva was the first ship of its kind sunk in the middle of the conflict since General Belgrano in the Falklands War - Infobae](https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/QTRUIXLHSFAYTMVDC7JDXJBV7U.jpg)
The Russian cruiser Moskva was the first ship of its kind sunk in the middle of the conflict since General Belgrano in the Falklands War - Infobae
![2680 x 1702] (OC) the Surprisingly similar sinkings of ARA General Belgrano and IJN Kongo : r/WarshipPorn 2680 x 1702] (OC) the Surprisingly similar sinkings of ARA General Belgrano and IJN Kongo : r/WarshipPorn](https://preview.redd.it/oj6e5ida7b041.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=814d47532f28b8fd6962bbee755d8013a53f4964)