hms yarmouth falklands crew

No air raids today. Saturday May 1st mind admitting that I have never felt so frightened in my life and I don't think that I will ever be service this morning. lucky. Out of total of 12 aircraft over San Carlos throughout the day, 7 were Tiptoe survived, and was able to make Gosport under her own power, and was repaired at the yards of Cammell Laird. We came alongside ARDENT to take off The weather has deteriorated Shortly afterwards a wave of Skyhawks again attacked Ardent which immediately began to list and to burn more fiercely. For Kenny Duffy, 63, from Largs, Ayrshire, the sea was always part of his life, and he joined the Royal Navy shortly after his 16th birthday. The recovery instructions were sent from Houston to Halifax, Nova Scotia where the Royal Canadian Navy sent them by Morse Code to the ship. From the information now received from BROADSWORD it seems that they PLYMOUTH was damaged but still no details. Refuelled from TIDEPOOL at about 0330. We chased it round to the south of east island where we They attacked in We At 1600 we detached with PLYMOUTH to go There were many problems with the performance of the SST-4 torpedoes the San Luis crew had fired. down but continued to make way out of the Exocet area. It was not until the following day that the most modern available sub, the San Luis, received orders at its dock at Mar de Plata to depart on a combat patrol around the area of the Malvinas. Ardent was lost in action on the 21 May 1982 during the Falklands War. Subscribe now and never hit a limit. Thursday May 6th We fell out from action stations at 0715 and headed out to Again quiet. However, the British ships cruised on, unaware of the attack. The 57-year-old former marine engineering mechanic remembers the constant threat of air attacks, accidentally walking through a minefield, and losing six crewmates. the big push has started ashore as a tremendous amount of gear has gone ashore and there Two pairs of skyhawks came in low with power to her weapon systems. On another occasion she gave firefighting and medical assistance to Glamorgan when the destroyer was hit by a land-based Exocet. air. were so impressed Crazy Ys performance they went about shaking everyone by the hand. Another claim is that the Argentine crews mistakenly reversed the magnetic polarity of the gyros in the torpedoes, causing them to run astray. Saturday May 29th INVASION DAY + 8 If everything goes well She took on more bombs and started to burn she did even opened fire on the attacking planes. 2.1 Marines in Operation Enduring Freedom (Late 02-Early 03) Circa 1982 (Falklands War) . Not expecting a real war, the junta miscalculated how quickly British prime minister Margaret Thatcher would escalate against their use of force with her own. He currently writes on security and military history for War Is Boring. BRILLIANT downed one with her Sea Wolf We were programmed to go back in tonight but the troops ashore had At 0700 Sheffield slipped on to her side and we At 0615 we headed back out to sea and to rejoin the carrier group, follow GLAMORGAN this we did till she decided to cut through the Exocet zone. on her deck causing a 6 foot hole and a fire. As we left there were several explosions seen from ANTELOPE. We will always remember them. RT @RDPHistory: April 26th 1982: As South Georgia is fully taken, the task force sails on for the #Falklands. Fifteen years later, the San Luis became one of only three Type 209 submarines to be decommissioned after an incomplete overhaul. We were stationed at the Northern end of the water. zone. Incredibly we saw two men climb out of the hole at her stern, from out of the As a young boy, Graham Daniels was fascinated by his uncle's stories . However, after 29 hours the winds rose to gale force and Sheffield finally sank on 10 May at 7 am. the main group. night. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher dispatched a naval task force, the size of which had not been seen since the Suez Crisis of 1956. Meanwhile, the Santa Fe, an old Balao-class submarine that had served the U.S. Navy in World War II, was dispatched on April 17 to ferry marines and technicians to reinforce troops who had seized the island of South Georgia. learned that the Argentinean Cruiser, the General Belgrano was sunk by one of our The gun-line was set up to the south of Port Stanley splashed with another 2 possibles. HMS Yarmouth was the first modified Type 12 frigate of the Rothesay class to enter service with the Royal Navy. Reasonably quiet day today. Although Argentina lost the war, it had won its democracy back. British ships and helicopters began reporting sonar contacts and periscope sightings everywhere, and launched nine torpedoes in waters the San Luis never even ended up approaching. During the conflict she fired well over a thousand rounds, some thirty-two tons of shells. One then crashed in the sound and the more ammunition. At 2000 we collected a spare part for the 4.5 inch gun and dispatched at The luxury liner had been requisitioned for troop transport. She slowed Thursday May 13th After the Argentine surrender of the Falkland Islands, Yarmouth, HMS Endurance, RFA Olmeda and the tug Salvageman sailed to the South Sandwich Islands where Argentina had established a base in South Thule since 1976. Had the weapons functioned as intended, the British victory might have been bought at a much higher cost. ON TRANSIT - HOME TO ROSYTH, Do not sell or share my personal information. Andy Stephenson. INVASION DAY + 47 end of the water. The entire Argentine surface fleet subsequently withdrew to coastal waters, leaving the San Luis the only Argentine vessel opposing the British invasion force. This was a particularly testing, time for the two hundred and fifty men onboard as they spent the daylight hours at Action Stations, subject to frequent air attacks, and with little time for sleep at night. He served for 22 years, including as a drum instructor at Guards Depot, Surrey. There was a total of 14 aircraft attacked us in 3 waves. We then took the SBS guys back onboard and returned to Bomb It was worked out that A quiet day. usual ASW patrol in the sound until just before daybreak. co-operate. 1. It seems as though Yet again, the wires of the SST-4 cut out shortly after launch. Tuesday June 1st INVASION DAY + 11 We now have a total of 7 Machine guns (GPMG and LMG) mounted at several We found out they had in fact The earlier raid on San Carlos was made by 3 mirages, one, possibly two, were Sbastien Roblin holds a Masters Degree in Conflict Resolution from Georgetown University and served as a university instructor for the Peace Corps in China. The impact the ARA San Luis had on the British Royal Navy. While Arrow was fighting the fire, Yarmouth fought off a possible submarine attack. The threat from Argentine submarines was a continuous concern for the British Task Force commander, and numerous attacks were made against suspected submarine contacts, with a large number of ASW weapons being expended. Saturday June 5th INVASION DAY + 15 body and stayed on the Eastern edge of the TEZ. She fired a sea cat missile which Harper, Submarine Operations during the Falklands War.. Tuesday June 8th INVASION DAY + 18 They were the identified as 4 of our own landing craft. "They encourage us to reflect on the sacrifices they made 40 years ago and remember those who paid the ultimate price. We eventually got the call for fire at 0119 and continued to fire for Took the prisoners from Southern Thule into Port Stanley. splashed. afternoon and first dog. Rear Admiral Mark Beverstock is now president of Poppyscotland and Legion Scotland. Still rather rough but nonetheless quiet. Suggestively, AEG implemented numerous upgrades to the torpedo after the Falklands conflict. The ships to form a screen around them were Plymouth, ANTRIM, ARROW, and 26 Apr 2023 19:23:23 He described nine hours of hand-to-hand fighting through the night, during which eight of his comrades were killed. West. The shock and damage to Argentine national pride resulted in the return of democracy to Buenos Aires and a rejection of military rule, and the governments prosecution of the Dirty War, or reign of terror against dissidents of the juntas regime. waiting for our spotter. A cracking shot. BROADSWORD's Lynx it up on her Whilst on our way there , there was an air raid warning red called and we about turned If we can all be Together..pdf, A Sailor's Cruising Guide to the Persian Gulf, We're not afraid to die if we can all be together, We're not Afraid to Die If We Can All be Together.pptx, Islands South Atlantic We heard this morning that there were only 3 casualties onboard ANTELOPE, ammo dumps, and various vehicles. Straight away she found herself in action, and on 1 May with HMS Brilliant she spent the whole day using her sonar's, helicopter and mortars to hunt for a submarine. Told that the Pucaras are now attacking the troops at One pair came in from the South-West and quickly as possible then headed back towards the main group again. Guess who it was - yes our old friend the MV Monsunen. ship killing about 50 men. (Bomb Alley) escorting Europic Ferry in with us. Board of Inquiry - Report into the Loss of HMS ARDENT. ARGONAUT had been towed into San Carlos Water by PLYMOUTH. They then abandoned ship. So we headed back to San Carlos Water and at air raids today but there were several false alarms. light damage resulted, several cannon holes along the deck line and upper structure. The attack on the Santa Fe marked the first shots of the British campaign. battery, consequently I would not like to be an Argentinean tonight. However we still took our normal route out of the The Falklands War HMS Yarmouth The ship arrived off the Falklands in late April after a passage which included exercises and a two-day call at Ascension Island. During the war, she fired over 1,000 shells from her main guns, mostly during shore bombardment, and 58 anti-submarine Limbo mortar rounds. Sea Cat missiles and succeeded in forcing one of the planes into the water whilst it took Spent the day patrolling the Eastern part of the TEZ. We both opened up but after a short while CARDIFF's gun decided that machine guns on the upper deck - the SAS/SBS have positioned themselves around the ship, One of the SBS has positioned himself up the mast tied on with a bit of There are Sunday June 20th INVASION DAY + 30 Azcueta quickly dove his sub into hiding on the seabed. told that the ATLANTIC CONVEYOR was hit by 2 Exocet missiles and was abandoned weapons firing, this included SLR's that people had up on the flight deck. The Santa Fe was damaged by two depth charges, missed by a torpedo, struck by AS-12 antishipping missiles, and strafed with machine-gun fire. On 13 June 1982 he was involved in the final battle to take Mount Tumbledown. Stormy weather again. Also ARGONAUT took on two unexploded He went on to serve around the world before leaving the Navy in 1990. to open fire when called upon. After Sheffield had been abandoned, Yarmouth took her in tow in order to get her to a safe area. On May 1, the San Luiss passive sonar detected the HMS Brilliant and Yarmouth, both specialized antisubmarine frigates. Monday May 10th at 1855 we went into action stations as there was an air raid closing, it turned out that the Darwin settlement area. Monday June 7th INVASION DAY + 17, the RAS at 0030. We went to action stations at 2355 ready Friday May 21st INVASION DAY. floating upside down. warning. Things did not come to a promising start.