British Naval Forces in the Falklands War

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

Table of contents

1 Royal Navy 2 Royal Fleet Auxiliary 3 Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service 4 Merchant Navy

Royal Navy

Aircraft Carriers

• HMS Hermes (R12)- flagship\n* HMS Invincible (R05)\n* HMS Illustrious (R06)- arrived in July 1982 to provide air cover for islands

Amphibious Warfare Vessels

• HMS Fearless (L10)\n* HMS Intrepid (L11)

Type 82 destroyer

• HMS Bristol (D23)

Type 42 destroyer

• HMS Sheffield (D80)- sunk by Exocet missile\n* HMS Glasgow (D88)- damaged by bombs\n* HMS Coventry (D118)- sunk by Skyhawks\n* HMS Exeter (D89)\n* HMS Cardiff (D108)

County class destroyer

• HMS Glamorgan (D19)\n* HMS Antrim (D18)

Type 22 frigate

• HMS Brilliant (F90)\n* HMS Broadsword (F88)

Type 21 frigate

• HMS Active (F171)\n* HMS Alacrity (F174)\n* HMS Antelope (F170)\n* HMS Ardent (F184)\n* HMS Ambuscade (F172)\n* HMS Avenger (F185)\n* HMS Arrow (F173)

Leander-class frigate

• HMS Andromeda (F57)\n* HMS Argonaut (F56)\n* HMS Minerva (F45)\n* HMS Penelope (F127)

Rothesay class frigate

• HMS Yarmouth (F101)\n* HMS Plymouth (F126)

Ice patrol ship

• HMS Endurance (1967)

Castle class patrol boat

• HMS Leeds Castle (P258)\n* HMS Dumbarton Castle (P265)

Churchill class submarine

• HMS Conqueror (S48)- sank the ARA General Belgrano\n* HMS Courageous

Oberon class submarine

• HMS Onyx

Swiftsure class submarine\n* HMS Spartan (S105)\n* HMS Splendid (S106) Hecla''-class survey vessel'

• HMS Hecla (A133)\n* HMS Herald (H138)\n* HMS Hydra (A144)

Royal Fleet Auxiliary

RFA Tanker

• RFA Olna (A123)\n* RFA Olmeda (A124)\n* RFA Tidespring (A75)\n* RFA Tidepool (A76)\n* RFA Blue Rover (A270)\n* RFA Appleleaf (A83)\n* RFA Brambleleaf (A81)\n* RFA Bayleaf (A109)\n* RFA Plumleaf (A78)\n* RFA Pearleaf (A77)

Landing Ship Logistic

• RFA Sir Bedivere (L3004)\n* RFA Sir Galahad (1966)\n* RFA Sir Geraint (L3027)\n* RFA Sir Lancelot (L3029)\n* RFA Sir Percivale (L3036)\n* RFA Sir Tristram (L3505)

RFA Supply Ship

• RFA Regent (A486)\n* RFA Resource (A480)\n* RFA Fort Austin (A386)\n* RFA Fort Grange (A385)\n* RFA Stromness (A344)

Helicopter Support Ship\n* RFA Engadine (K08)

Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service

• RMAS Typhoon\n* RMAS Goosander

Merchant Navy

Liners

• RMS Canberra\n* RMS Queen Elizabeth 2\n* SS Uganda

Roll on Roll off ferry

• Elk\n* Baltic Ferry\n* Europic Ferry\n* Norland\n* St Edmund\n* Tor Caledonia

Container Ships

• Atlantic Conveyor- sunk by Exocet\n* Atlantic Causeway