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sank, a RN Fleet Diving Team conducted an underwater survey of the wreck, which they found lying on her port side in approximately 100 metres (330 ft) of water. This survey was the beginning of "Operation
Blackleg", a series of dives to recover classified documentation and equipment and to make
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claimed to have hit the second
Skyhawk (Captain Pablo Marcos Carballo) in the tail with small arms fire, although the aircraft returned safely to Argentina. Carballo's plane was hit under the right wing by a piece of shrapnel, on his way in, which pierced his aircraft's right fuel tank.
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4 de Caza deployed to San Julian was shot down north east of Pebble Island by another Sea Dart while returning from a mission to San Carlos Water. CapitĂĄn Jorge
Osvaldo GarcĂa successfully ejected but was not recovered from the water. His body was washed ashore in a dinghy at
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The principal role of these ships was to provide the fleet with mid-range anti-air warfare capability with secondary roles of anti-surface and anti-submarine. A total of fourteen Type 42s were built for the Royal Navy between 1972 and 1985, in three tranches, with
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sank shortly after. Nineteen of her crew were killed and a further 30 injured. One of the wounded, Paul Mills, suffered complications from a skull fracture sustained in the sinking of the ship and later died on 29 March 1983; he is buried in his home town of
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the last of the first tranche to be commissioned. To cut costs, the first two tranches had 47 feet removed from the bow and the beam-to-length ratio reduced. These early Type 42s performed poorly during trials and were notoriously poor sea-keepers.
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designed in the 1960s to counter threats from crewed aircraft. Sea Dart was constrained by limitations on its firing capacity and reaction time, but did prove itself during the
Falklands War with seven kills, three of these attributed to
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1362:"Death of the 42s: Type 42 Destroyers in the Falklands and Lessons for the Joint Force in the Twenty-first Century > Air University (AU) > Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs Article Display"
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and
Lieutenant Carlos Rinke) with her Sea Wolf missile system, but her own tracking system locked down during the attack and could not be reset before the aircraft released their bombs.
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was commissioned on 10 November 1978 under the command of
Captain C. P. O. Burne at Portsmouth. Following post-commissioning trials, the ship was used to trial the operation of the new
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painted on the roof of her bridge and a black line painted through her funnel to her waterline to aid recognition, as the
Argentines also operated two Type 42 destroyers. On 27 April,
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Douglas A-4 Skyhawks. The first wave carried one 1,000 lb free-fall bomb each while the aircraft of the second carried 3 x 250 kg bombs. The four
Skyhawks flew so low that
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s Lynx fired two more Sea Skua, and the vessel retreated, with eight crew killed, eight wounded and heavy damage. Her damaged bridge is now on display at the Naval Museum in
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the remaining weapons safe by means of explosive demolition. The dive team recovered several personal items belonging to Hart Dyke and other officers along with the ship's
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was struck by three bombs just above the water line on the port side. One of the bombs exploded beneath the computer room, destroying it and the nearby
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reported that her radar tracked the missiles merging with the pair of contacts (call signs Litro and Pepe), but they missed the aircraft.
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of Grupo 4 were shot down by Sea Darts (C-303 and C-313). However, both were actually lost to bad weather, and both wrecks were found on
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Falklands Air War, Chris Hobson / Historia
Oficial de la Fuerza AĂ©rea Argentina, Volume 6 / Air War in the Falklands, Christopher Chant
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928:. In this position, close to land, with not enough open sea between her and the coast, her Sea Dart missiles would be less effective.
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on 29 January 1973, she was launched on 21 June 1974 and accepted into service on 20 October 1978 at a cost of ÂŁ37,900,000.
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The ship's first major deployment came in 1980 when she was sent to the Far East; in
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The second pair of Skyhawks (First Lieutenant Mariano Ăngel Velasco and Ensign Jorge Nelson Barrionuevo), headed for
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for his part in the rescue. After the war, a cross to commemorate crew members who lost their lives was erected on
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launched a Sea Dart missile in an attempt to distract them and turned hard to starboard to reduce her profile. On
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the Sea Wolf system had been reset and successfully acquired the attacking aircraft, but was unable to fire as
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had been one of three Type 42 destroyers providing anti-aircraft cover for the fleet. With the loss of
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was scheduled to return to the UK prior to a deployment on an intelligence-gathering mission against
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was armed with the Sea Wolf missile, which is for short range anti-aircraft and anti-missile use.
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featured the attack on the Coventry in the episode "Sinking the Coventry" in December 2012.
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in 1983. Garcia's wingman, Lieutenant Ricardo Lucero, was also shot down by the combined
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took part in various exercises in home waters, culminating in her deployment as part of
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s commanding officer during the Falklands War, wrote about the ship's tale in his book
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helicopter from the Type 42 platform, to test the combination's safe operating limits.
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received an award for bravery. CPO Aircrewman M J Tupper of No.846 NAS was awarded a
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was left to carry out the role alone, until other ships could arrive from the UK.
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Hugo Ăngel del Valle Palaver was killed. Later a FAA A-4C Skyhawk coded C-304 of
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s targeting radar could not distinguish between them and the land and failed to
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jammed, leaving the ship with only rifles and machine guns to defend herself.
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used her 4.5-inch gun and small arms against the attacking aircraft. The port
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advanced point defence missile fitted to the frigates could be used. In this,
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was taking part in the Exercise Springtrain 82 near the British base of
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s flight deck and, though it failed to explode, wrecked the ship's
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1627:"HMS Coventry sinking anniversary: 'War we weren't prepared for'"
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in anger when the ship fired three on 9 May at two Learjets of
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air defences. Teniente Lucero ejected, and was recovered by
194:(Combined Gas or Gas) turbines, 2 shafts producing 36 MW
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Of the bombs released, one bounced off the sea and struck
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At first, the trap worked, with FAA A-4B Skyhawk C-244 of
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attempted to target the first pair of attackers (Captain
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The two ships then came under attack by two waves of two
1418:. Arms & Armour Press. 29 August 1986. p. 112.
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was considerable. Her helicopter was the first to fire
1574:"HMS Coventry diver searched wreckage after ship sank"
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were ordered to take up position to the north-west of
1295:Four Weeks in May: A Captain's Story of War at Sea
650:in March 1982. Once Springtrain '82 was complete,
1600:"Photograph of the Cross of Nails after recovery"
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1688:from a serving officer on board. Video Interview
1549:"Cannes 2011: Film to tell Falklands ship story"
1033:s turn took her directly into the line of fire.
3445:Falklands War naval ships of the United Kingdom
1546:
1440:"Ataques a la HMS Broadsword y el HMS Coventry"
1225:There is a memorial plaque to the dead of HMS
1175:The wreck site is a controlled site under the
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1952:
1708:
1329:Four Weeks in May: The Loss of "HMS Coventry"
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866:on 12 May, forcing her to return to the UK,
1670:HMS Broadsword 82 Coventry attack Pictorial
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1148:Four Weeks in May: The Loss of HMS Coventry
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1297:. London: Atlantic Books. pp. 63â64.
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3425:Cold War destroyers of the United Kingdom
2879:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1982
1968:British Naval Forces of the Falklands War
1391:"Surviving a Falklands 'suicide' mission"
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1926:List of destroyers of the Argentine Navy
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764:fired two Sea Skua missiles on 3 May at
674:Enroute to the Falklands Islands in 1982
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567:Type 42 destroyers were fitted with the
19:For other ships with the same name, see
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124:Sunk by Argentine aircraft, 25 May 1982
3435:Protected wrecks of the United Kingdom
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1250:"List of Argentine Aircraft Destroyed"
1202:, originally presented to the ship by
1077:Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
1058:had been abandoned and had completely
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3455:Type 42 destroyers of the Royal Navy
1921:List of destroyers of the Royal Navy
1166:. The documentary television series
1495:"Swavesey St Andrew Roll of Honour"
1311:
241:Two STWS Mark 2 torpedo tubes, two
13:
1675:Board of Inquiry into the loss of
1177:Protection of Military Remains Act
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530:Cammell Laird and Company, Limited
496:Thule & South Sandwich Islands
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1206:. This too was loaned to the new
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642:. Throughout 1981 and into 1982,
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1536:British Gallantry Medals Awarded
1198:. The divers also recovered the
1162:, to be written and directed by
846:601 Assault Helicopter Battalion
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31:
3430:Shipwrecks of the Falklands War
3420:Ships built on the River Mersey
1665:Argentine version of the attack
1625:Harby, Jennifer (25 May 2017).
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1547:Chilton, Martin (11 May 2011).
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622:following the outbreak of the
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1231:Holy Trinity Church, Coventry
1116:Holy Trinity Church, Coventry
806:, just missing the aircraft.
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1679:published by the MoD in 2009
1446:(in Spanish). Archived from
1389:Leesa Rumley (1 June 2007).
1270:Op. Armilla, Dec 80 â Apr 81
1110:Memorial to the dead of HMS
1091:subsequently rescued 170 of
1082:Monty Python's Life of Brian
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7:
3460:Destroyers sunk by aircraft
1127:Distinguished Service Medal
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206:(56 km/h; 35 mph)
16:Destroyer of the Royal Navy
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3440:Maritime incidents in 1982
1150:. This was adapted by the
546:on 25 May 1982 during the
230:4.5-inch (114 mm) Mk.8 gun
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1684:Account of the attack on
1469:Parsons, Michael (2000).
1327:Hart Dyke, David (2007).
1293:Hart Dyke, David (2007).
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1366:www.airuniversity.af.edu
648:Exercise Springtrain '82
256:Westland Lynx HAS.Mk.1/2
175:14.3 m (47 ft)
167:125 m (410 ft)
800:surface-to-air missiles
572:surface-to-air missiles
183:5.8 m (19 ft)
141:General characteristics
2565:British Enterprise III
1473:. Sutton. p. 70.
1444:Fuerza Aerea Argentina
1281:HMS Coventry â History
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878:Following the loss of
762:Westland Lynx HAS.Mk.2
746:s contribution to the
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236:Oerlikon 20 mm cannons
3396:51.06000°S 59.70333°W
2312:Naval Auxiliary (RFA)
1416:Falklands the Air War
1169:Seconds from Disaster
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1041:Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
943:by a Sea Dart. Pilot
939:5 shot down north of
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1497:. Roll-of-honour.com
1179:. Five months after
723:Total Exclusion Zone
618:was diverted to the
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3036:Isla de los Estados
2897:Akebono Maru No. 28
1553:The Daily Telegraph
1450:on 24 December 2014
1283:â hmscoventry.co.uk
1154:into a documentary
825:, claimed that two
656:Soviet naval forces
541:Argentine Air Force
324:Operation Corporate
3325:Speedlink Vanguard
1908:Type 45 destroyers
1884:SantĂsima Trinidad
1724:Type 42 destroyers
1521:(TV documentary).
1331:. Atlantic Books.
1204:Coventry Cathedral
1119:
1054:Within 20 minutes
831:South Jason Island
758:anti-ship missiles
697:, in company with
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666:Falklands campaign
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2523:Atlantic Causeway
2516:Atlantic Conveyor
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1471:The Falklands War
1338:978-1-84354-590-3
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1160:Four Weeks in May
842:AĂ©rospatiale Puma
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409:Atlantic Conveyor
306:Operation Rosario
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