Atlantic Conveyor
British ship
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The Atlantic Conveyor was a British merchant ship that played a significant role during the Falkland Islands War in 1982. This conflict was fought between Argentina and Great Britain over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands. The Atlantic Conveyor was one of two cruise ships converted into troop carriers for the British task force dispatched to retake the islands. During the war, the ship was tragically sunk by an Argentine Exocet missile on May 25, 1982, resulting in the loss of the ship and some of its crew.1
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