Chris Wreford-Brown

Chris Wreford-Brown

Christopher Louis Wreford-Brown DSO RN (born August 1945) is a retired Royal Navy officer. He was captain of HM Submarine Conqueror during the Falklands War, during which Conqueror sunk the Argentine Cruiser ARA General Belgrano. For the Falklands patrol he was awarded the DSO. He is the only officer to have commanded a nuclear submarine when it sank a warship in anger. His other commands include the frigate HMS Cornwall, the diesel submarine HMS Opossum and the nuclear submarine HMS Valiant. He retired from the Royal Navy in 1995, and worked at Paignton Zoo until retirement in 2010.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Man who sunk Belgrano to retire". This is Devon. 2010-06-23. http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/Man-sunk-Belgrano-retire/story-11720045-detail/story.html. Retrieved 2011-11-16. "The South Devon man who sunk the Argentine navy cruiser General Belgrano with the loss of 323 lives in the 1982 Falklands War is to retire as Paignton Zoo's manager and administrator."