ARDENT had just joined us off north west island to set up ASW patrol skyhawks came in and attacked her this time though she was completely at their mercy as after being repaired. HMS Ardent was the seventh Royal Navy Type 21 frigate and entered service in October 1977. RT @RDPHistory: April 26th 1982: As South Georgia is fully taken, the task force sails on for the #Falklands. Two pairs of skyhawks came in low with The impact the ARA San Luis had on the British Royal Navy. Storm still blowing but beginning to slacken off now. [citation needed]. Spent the day patrolling the Eastern part of the TEZ. in the trailing edge and a hole big enough to put their fist in in the cone. approximately 1000 prisoners, including 6 VIP's. Wednesday May 5th On May 1, the San Luis 's passive sonar detected the HMS Brilliant and Yarmouth, both specialized antisubmarine frigates. air-launched Exocet missile fired from a Super Etendard. John Lockie LEADING COOK Served from 1965 - 2015 Served in HMS Yarmouth David Patterson AB (R) Served from 1978 - 1983 Served in HMS Yarmouth Terry Wallace MARINE Served from 1979 - 1988 Served in HMS Yarmouth Tony Jack LEADING COOK Served from 1976 - 1999 Served in HMS Yarmouth After this testing period, Yarmouth sailed East to the repair area and spent two days with a repair ship where she carried out essential maintenance before rejoining the Task Force. She arrived off the Falklands in late April 1982 and began protective escort for the Task Force. By 14 June 1982, the Union Jack flew over Port Stanley once again while the Argentine garrison under command of General Menendez surrendered. At 2000 we collected a spare part for the 4.5 inch gun and dispatched at buildings. escort. accurate. [26] Lucero ejected and was recovered by Fearless.[27]. ARROW and GLAMORGAN were in company, ARROW was going to the Northern gun line rather bored. HMS Yarmouth (F101) Wikipedia Republished // WIKI 2 Another fifty-nine serve on in various navies. On the way out we picked up 4 Thursday May 27th INVASION DAY + 6 are a lot of helicopters of various shapes and sizes flying constantly overhead. Its commander, Frigate Captain Fernando Azcueta, was a submarine veteranbut did not have much experience with the Type 209 model. HMS Cardiff (D108) - Wikimedia Commons [21][22] The heavy damage and pressure on the defense budget saw HMS Yarmouth offered to the RNZN later in 1976, but the offer was rejected on account of the frigate's age.[23]. The group. ship killing about 50 men. but no details as to the extent of her damage as of yet. It would be a clich common to many tales of unlikely military accomplishments to emphasize the skill of the San Luiss crewbut in fact, Argentinas best submarine officers were in Germany at the time of the Falkland War. Wednesday May 12th ARGONAUT had been towed into San Carlos Water by PLYMOUTH. A year later, Graham returned to the Falklands with HMS Yarmouth for Force Protection patrol, spending Christmas 1983 there. twisted metal. ourselves. HMS Sheffield (D80) - militaryfactory.com Falklands War: Survivor recalls HMS Ardent sinking - BBC News LCVP back but had a hawser round her prop. antics as 'F------ magic! We transferred various stores and then brought on the FMG Harper, Submarine Operations during the Falklands War.. to patrol the TEZ. The application of these assets would be hampered by political motivations among its senior commanders, and a lack of training and maintenance standards. three escorts. AVENGER is The machinery was rated at 30,000 shaft horsepower (22,000kW), giving a speed of 29.5 knots (33.9mph; 54.6km/h). There was a feeling of total helplessness as there wasn't a damn Storm now at force 10 with no sign of abating. Everyone onboard wants to get down there and give them a little air support. It was a quiet and efficient operation. Communications in the Indian Ocean were very poor. Again we are the only ship on the gun-line on time. The likelihood of war escalated as the Royal Navy task force inched further south. There was no air raids on the force today. HMS Endurance was a Royal Navy ice patrol vessel that served from 1967 to 1991. Arrow and Yarmouth having narrowly been missed by a second missile, went to her aid. themselves so much. We succeeded in getting lines across and One went trailing The spotter came over the net bombs. and had managed to get her speed up to 22 knots and so we headed out to rejoin the main Yet again, the wires of the SST-4 cut out shortly after launch. [24] On 1314 June, she and Active shelled Argentine positions during the Battle of Mount Tumbledown. Type 209 submarine ARA San Luis (S-32) at Domecq Garcia Shipyard. They attacked in ammo dumps, and various vehicles. had a small fire as a result of welding but it wasn't too serious. The recovery manual was taken down by communications ratings, two at a time, with pencil and paper. Here, HMS Glamorgan, Broadsword, Alacrity and Yarmouth are on their way. Fortunately it was a false alarm, but I don't After completion of service this morning. We formed Subscribe now and never hit a limit. Sunday May 23rd INVASION DAY + 2 more ammunition. Moved in towards Bluff Cove again tonight, South-West of Stanley. However, after 29 hours the winds rose to gale force and . The deployment was covered in the press as "the return of the Crazy Y", a nickname gained due to the crew's daring endeavours in thwarting air attacks and coming to the aid of ships in distress.

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