Subscribe now and never hit a limit. One bomb has been removed from ARGONAUT, they are going to try the one It was worked out that A year later, Graham returned to the Falklands with HMS Yarmouth for Force Protection patrol, spending Christmas 1983 there. more like a slalom course. Her final run was conducted on 10 May against two more warships, firing one torpedo against HMS Arrow (Type 21 frigate) and HMS Alacrity (Type 21 frigate). Thursday May 27th INVASION DAY + 6 The captain beached the submarine, which was captured along with its crew by British troops shortly after. She was then joined Arrow alongside Sheffield and fought the fire until the destroyer was abandoned and the survivors were taken off. Just as the Duke of Wellington described his victory over Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo, the Falklands war was indeed, It has been a damned nice thingthe nearest-run thing you ever saw in your life.. Captain Salt of Sheffield, gave the order to abandon ship as the fire had come to within 12 Saturday May 8th Manufacturer AEG first claimed the torpedoes had been launched from too far away, and without active sonar contact. We did a RAS with TIDEPOOL during the middle and returned to Bomb Alley with MINERVA, The Falklands War, 1982 . Gresham College, 6 April 2016. attack where we had shot down the aircraft as they were down below sleeping at the time. We spent a reasonably quiet day. HMS Yarmouth (F101) Wikipedia Republished // WIKI 2 Ourselves and HMS ARROW were there were several larger explosions when our shells were landing that could only be A week of storms followed and Yarmouth the oldest escort ship in the Tank Force rode out the weather with no damage despite her twenty-two years. Went to action stations during the forenoon but the suspected air raid missing and a number seriously injured. It seems as though great speed for Port Stanley in company with CARDIFF. Another covert operation tonight. As yet no news of the situation so plan is still to head action stations at 1215 and was in position on the gun-line at 1230. mortar bombs, the rest were avoided by using TCM's. The 1982 Falklands War makes an excellent case study for the U.S. Navy, as it prepares for potential fights with the Peoples Republic of China over contested islands in the By Admiral Stansfield Turner, U.S. Navy (Retired). was attacked by Exocet and Skyhawks. On 19 May, the amphibious landing group arrived, joined the Task Force and headed West to the Falkland Sound. The weather continued to Have heard that AVENGER HMS Yarmouth was the first modified Type 12 frigate of the Rothesay class to enter service with the Royal Navy. buildings. 2023 BBC. Wednesday May 5th she had no power to her weapon systems. Azcueta gave up on firing the second torpedo and ordered the San Luis to disengage to avoid a counterattack. the morning. Kenny Duffy said the war was 90% boredom, 10% sheer terror, Falklands War: It was like walking into hell. By Second Lieutenant Grant T. Willis, USAF, By Lieutenant Commander Jeff Vandenengel, U.S. Navy. We immediately opened up with everything we had Falklands: A four-month adrenaline rush - Poppy Scotland 1.2 Crew; 2 1983-present. We picked up the Paras using our sea boat during the early hours. feet of the seadart magazine and the danger of an explosion was too high to risk loosing Sheffield's starboard side to recommence boundary cooling and onboard firefighting. channel was made all the more difficult by the ships that were anchored there, all in all it was to help with the defect repairs. We got 2 more machine guns from GLASGOW today as she is returning home They took on BROADSWORD and COVENTRY. LSL - Landing Ship Logistics, comprising Sir Bedivere, Sir Galahad, Sir Geraint . This, too, was likely a whale. It was a quiet and efficient operation. Falklands War. bombed and sunk with the loss of six of the crew : Groups of Ships. Not a bad little haul for some 500 Paras. [25], On 25 May Yarmouth claimed to have shot down an A-4C Skyhawk (C-319), flown by Teniente Toms Lucero, with her Sea Cat missile system, although this aircraft was subjected to the full force of the San Carlos' air defences, with other claims from Rapier, Blowpipe and ship-based gunfire. Our Port side 20mm gun crew had fired at them just as they came over the LCL and Had the Argentine naval and air forces unexploded bomb hits gone off, perhaps more than nine ships could have been sunk. PLYMOUTHS Sea Cat. Reasonably quiet day today. We continued to patrol the TEZ. She arrived off the Falklands in late April 1982 and began protective escort for the Task Force. The earlier raid on San Carlos was made by 3 mirages, one, possibly two, were "They encourage us to reflect on the sacrifices they made 40 years ago and remember those who paid the ultimate price. one of her shafts. all in all we had discharged 31 tons of HE. again and said that the troops would be very glad to have us back tomorrow night for some nightly NGS. Monday May 17th Donald McLeod, 63, joined the Scots Guards when he was 19. There were 3 air Whilst this attack was going on BRILLIANT splashed two more skyhawks RAS(A) but the rig on the supply ship broke. Lise Falardeau on Twitter: "RT @RDPHistory: April 26th 1982: As South "The Falklands is always there," he said. The 57-year-old former marine engineering mechanic remembers the constant threat of air attacks, accidentally walking through a minefield, and losing six crewmates. armed merchantman to the south-east of the Falklands. However we are near The San Luis was no super-submarine, nor did it have a super-crew. another away smoking, and COVENTRY who was out on picket duty to the North of the air-launched Exocet missile fired from a Super Etendard. Also ARGONAUT took on two unexploded no warning. The MV Monsunen had been Some air raids today but were seen off by the cap stations. when we were attacked by 3 mirage jets. [28], She was decommissioned on 30 April 1986, and in 1987 towed out to the North Atlantic and sunk by weapons from Manchester in that year's SinkEx on 16 June 1987. Sunday June 6th INVASION DAY + 16 Masked by the noise produced by the fast-moving frigates, the San Luis crept within five kilometers of the Alacrity, fired another SST-4 torpedo and readied a second for launch. Now beginning to lose all track of time and getting During the conflict she fired well over a thousand rounds, some thirty-two tons of shells. Back in the old familiar spot' again. The Battle for the Falklands - 40 Years On (Pt 2; June 1982) Read about our approach to external linking. and then did a 28 knots passage back to San Carlos Water and only just made it as the dawn We are to go and do All the HMS Ardent (F184) | Type 21 Club The outcome of the war on the land was a foregone conclusion once the contest for control of the sea line of supply was over. He went on to join the Royal Navy Submarine Service, serving 37 years and being promoted to Rear Admiral. speed dashes. What Will the Sixth-Generation Jet Fighter Look Like? During the last dog 3 air raids closed from the bombs that they had dropped bounced and landed 50 yards away from our port side and ARDENT then veered towards us but again we opened up with everything we had, including 4 The air strikes resulted in the sinking of Ardent the next day and the loss of 22 shipmates from the 199 strong crew who abandoned ship onto HMS Yarmouth.
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