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HMS Sheffield was a Type 42 guided missile destroyer and the second Royal Navy ship to be named after the city of Sheffield in Yorkshire. Commissioned on 16 February 1975 the Sheffield was part of the Task Force 317 sent to the Falkland Islands during the Falklands War.
HMS Sheffield was one of the Southampton sub class of the Town-class cruisers of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She took part in actions against several major German warships. Unlike most Royal Navy ships of her time, her fittings were constructed from stainless steel instead of the more traditional brass.
Apr 3, 2022 · It was April 1982, and the crew of Royal Navy destroyer HMS Sheffield was heading home after a six-month overseas deployment. But the ship's company was suddenly told they were not going to...
HMS Sheffield (C24) (1936) – a Town-class light cruiser which saw service in World War II from the Arctic Circle and the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. She was one of the Royal Navy pursuit ships that tracked down the German battleship Bismarck .
May 4, 2022 · HMS Sheffield was hit by an Argentine missile on 4 May 1982, killing 20 crew members and injuring many more. The sculpture, resembling the prow of a ship breaking through a...
May 1, 2022 · HMS Sheffield was hit off Port Stanley in the South Atlantic. It was the first British ship to be lost in enemy action since World War Two, and the first of four British ships to be...
May 5, 2022 · It will serve as a focal point for anyone who served on a ship bearing the steel city’s name – HMS Sheffield will return as one of eight new Type 26 frigates being built over the next dozen or so years – to remember forebears and comrades, and good times as well as tough.
Described as the first major casualty of the British during the 1982 Falklands War, HMS Sheffield was a Type 42 guided missile destroyer. She was lost as a result of a well-aimed Exocet missile fired by the Argentines during the conflict.
May 3, 2022 · Following the sinking two days earlier of the light cruiser General Belgrano by the Royal Navy with the loss of 323 lives, the Argentinians were out for revenge, and the target selected by the...
Apr 3, 2022 · It was April 1982, and the crew of Royal Navy destroyer HMS Sheffield was heading home after a six-month overseas deployment. But the ship's company was suddenly told they were not going to see...
