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
Silvia Fernández Vega | Obra, painting figurative realism: "Ara General Belgrano" | VirtualGallery.com
![HUNDIMIENTO CRIMINAL DEL CRUCERO ARA GENERAL BELGRANO | La Baldrich - Espacio de Pensamiento Nacional HUNDIMIENTO CRIMINAL DEL CRUCERO ARA GENERAL BELGRANO | La Baldrich - Espacio de Pensamiento Nacional](http://www.labaldrich.com.ar/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Hundimiento-del-Crucero-ARA-Gral.-Belgrano-Infograf%C3%ADa.jpg)
HUNDIMIENTO CRIMINAL DEL CRUCERO ARA GENERAL BELGRANO | La Baldrich - Espacio de Pensamiento Nacional
![ARA Belgrano sinking after being torpedoed by HMS Conqueror. The most recent ship to be sunk by a submarine (and only the second one after WW2) : reddit.com ARA Belgrano sinking after being torpedoed by HMS Conqueror. The most recent ship to be sunk by a submarine (and only the second one after WW2) : reddit.com](https://external-preview.redd.it/RdQTm0m1exCG1NABL7DwnPVsNslCa8jTUu1LBX4m-0M.jpg?width=780&auto=webp&s=f8bfb8c2343f25bd5bdaedc6bda3d7a994240bad)