The Sinking of HMS Sheffield Explained | The British Falkland Islands & British Military

2.5K views · 46 reactions | Twenty crew members on HMS Sheffield were killed when she was hit by an Argentine Exocet missile on May 4, 1982 during the Falklands War. She sank six days later. Some of her former ship's company were in Portsmouth this week to remember those who crossed the bar that fateful day | The News, Portsmouth | Facebook

The Sinking of HMS Sheffield (D80) Explained 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 HMS Sheffield was a Type 42 guided missile destroyer laid down by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering at Barrow-in-Furness on 15 January 1970. She was launched by Queen Elizabeth II on 10 June 1971 and commissioned on 16 February 1975. She was the second Royal Navy ship to be named after the city of Sheffield in Yorkshire. The ship was part of the Task Force 317 sent to the Falkland Islands during the Falklands War. She was struck by an

3.2K views · 373 reactions | Veterans’ Foundation - Remembering the Falklands… May 4, 1982. HMS Sheffield was hit by an Argentinian Exocet missile. Twenty people died and 26 were injured. It was the first Royal Navy warship to have been lost in combat since WWII. Lest we forget  | Veterans' Foundation | Facebook