Argentine Navy Service
In 1972, the ship was acquired by the Argentine Navy and commissioned as the ARA Alferez Sobral (A-9). She served during the 1982 Falklands War. While searching for the crew of a downed Argentinian English Electric Canberra on the night of 2 May she was attacked by two Royal Navy Lynx helicopters that fired four Sea Skua missiles at her, killing eight crewmembers. The Sobral, grievously damaged and unable to find the crew, returned to Puerto Deseado two days later and remained in port for the rest of the conflict. As of 2010 she is still in service.
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