British naval forces in the Falklands War
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This is a list of the naval forces from the United Kingdom that took part in the Falklands War. For a list of naval forces from Argentina, see Argentine Naval Forces in the Falklands War.
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Aircraft Carriers
- HMS Hermes (R12)- flagship
- HMS Invincible (R05)
- HMS Illustrious (R06)- arrived in July 1982 to provide air cover for islands
Type 82 destroyer
Type 42 destroyer
- HMS Sheffield (D80)- sunk by Exocet missile
- HMS Glasgow (D88)- damaged by bomb from a Skyhawk
- HMS Coventry (D118)- sunk by Skyhawks
- HMS Exeter (D89)
- HMS Cardiff (D108)
- HMS Glamorgan (D19)- damaged by land-launched Exocet
- HMS Antrim (D18)- damaged by Mirages
- HMS Brilliant (F90)- damaged by Skyhawks
- HMS Broadsword (F88)- damaged by Mirages
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- HMS Active (F171)
- HMS Alacrity (F174)
- HMS Antelope (F170)- sunk by Mirages
- HMS Ardent (F184)- sunk by Skyhawks
- HMS Ambuscade (F172)
- HMS Avenger (F185)- damaged by Skyhawks and Mirages
- HMS Arrow (F173)- damaged by Skyhawks
Rothesay class frigate
- HMS Yarmouth (F101)
- HMS Plymouth (F126)- damaged by Skyhawks
Castle class patrol boat
Churchill class submarine
- HMS Conqueror (S48)- sank the ARA General Belgrano
- HMS Courageous
Swiftsure class submarine Hecla-class survey vessel
Trawler/Minesweepers
- HMS Cordella
- HMS Farnella
- HMS Junella
- HMS Northella
- HMS Pict
RFA Tanker
Landing Ship Logistic
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- RFA Sir Bedivere (L3004)
- RFA Sir Galahad (1966)- fatally damaged by Skyhawks. Later sunk as war grave.
- RFA Sir Geraint (L3027)
- RFA Sir Lancelot (L3029)- damaged by Mirages
- RFA Sir Percivale (L3036)
- RFA Sir Tristram (L3505)- damaged by Skyhawks
- RFA Regent (A486)
- RFA Resource (A480)
- RFA Fort Austin (A386)
- RFA Fort Grange (A385)
- RFA Stromness (A344)
Canberra in San Carlos Water.May 1982.
Liners
Roll on Roll off ferry
- Elk (ferry)
- Baltic Ferry
- Europic Ferry
- Nordic Ferry
- Norland
- St Edmund (ferry)
- Tor Caledonia
Container/Cargo Ships
- Atlantic Conveyor- sunk by Exocet
- Atlantic Causeway
- Contender Bezant
- Geestport
- Lycaon
- Saxonia
- St. Helena
Tankers
- Alvega
- Anco Charger
- Balder London
- British Avon
- British Dart
- British Esk
- British Tamar
- British Tay
- British Test
- British Trent
- British Wye- damaged by C130
- Eburna
- Fort Toronto
- G.A.Walker
- Scottish Eagle
Tugs/Repair/Support Ships
- British Enterprise III
- CS Iris
- Irishman
- Salvageman
- Stena Inspector
- Stena Seaspread
- Wimpey Seahorse
- Yorkshireman
Liners
Roll on Roll off ferry
- Elk (ferry)
- Baltic Ferry
- Europic Ferry
- Nordic Ferry
- Norland
- St Edmund (ferry)
- Tor Caledonia
- Atlantic Conveyor- sunk by Exocet
- Atlantic Causeway
- Contender Bezant
- Geestport
- Lycaon
- Saxonia
- St. Helena
Tankers
- Alvega
- Anco Charger
- Balder London
- British Avon
- British Dart
- British Esk
- British Tamar
- British Tay
- British Test
- British Trent
- British Wye- damaged by C130
- Eburna
- Fort Toronto
- G.A.Walker
- Scottish Eagle
- British Enterprise III
- CS Iris
- Irishman
- Salvageman
- Stena Inspector
- Stena Seaspread
- Wimpey Seahorse
- Yorkshireman
| Falklands War |
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| Military forces | Argentine ground forces | British ground forces | Air forces | Argentine naval forces | British naval forces | ||
| Timeline | Background | Invasion | Falklands War | ||
| Battles | Goose Green | Mount Harriet | Two Sisters | Mount Longdon | Mount Tumbledown | Wireless Ridge | ||
| Operations | Algeciras | Canbelow | Corporate | Black Buck | Keyhole | Paraquat | Purple Warrior | Rosario | Sutton | ||
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