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Well, the Falklands war was her (and Britain's) last hurrah. She would've been bounced from Number 10 if the Argies hadn't taken the Maldives.
Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't that the last sinking of a warship by a torpedo before this most recent sinking of an Iranian ship.
 
Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't that the last sinking of a warship by a torpedo before this most recent sinking of an Iranian ship.


Not sure. I'll ask Grok. Wait 1.

Yes, the 1982 sinking of the Argentine cruiser Belgrano by the British submarine HMS Conqueror is widely regarded as the last time a warship was sunk by a torpedo in combat before the US Navy sank the Dena.
 
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