What was the ultimate fate of the light cruiser ship USS Phoenix (CL-46) that survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour on 7th December 1941?

USS Phoenix, a light cruiser in the United States navy, survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. She went on to earn nine battle stars during the Pacific War against the Japanese.

After World War II the ship was transferred to Argentina in 1951 and was ultimately renamed the ARA General Belgrano in 1956. The General Belgrano was torpedoed by the British nuclear-powered submarine HMS Conqueror on May 2nd, 1982 during the Falklands War and sank with a loss of 323 lives. It was the only ship to have been sunk in combat by a nuclear-powered submarine during wartime.

Despite the fact that the Belgrano was attacked outside the exclusion zone, both sides understood that it didn't mean that enemy ships could cruise just outside in safety. In effect, the whole of the South Atlantic was a battle zone. The British claimed that the Belgrano presented an immediate threat to the Task Force. The stricken ships captain Captain Bonzo later testified that the attack was legitimate and in 1994, the Argentine government agreed. The ARA General Belgrano, once the USS Phoenix, having served 44 years in two wars, was a legitimate casualty of war.