List of Royal Navy vessels active in 1982

The following vessels were in commission, planned or under construction for HM Royal Navy in 1982.[1] Many of these vessels took part in the 1982 Falklands War.[2][3]

Aircraft Carriers

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The carriers Hermes and Invincible were deployed to the Falkland Islands in April 1982 as the centre piece of Rear Admiral Woodward's Carrier Battle Group.[2][3][4][5]

Destroyers

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The destroyers Bristol, Sheffield, Coventry,[4] Exeter, Cardiff, Glasgow, Antrim & Glamorgan were all present in the South Atlantic during the Falklands War.[2][3][5]

Sheffield and Coventry were lost to enemy action, Sheffield by air launched Exocet missile and Coventry to bombs. Glamorgan was struck by a modified air-launch Exocet[6] from a land-based launcher causing extensive damage, however she was not crippled.

Frigates

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  • Type 22Broadsword, Battleaxe, Brilliant & Brazen, Boxer,[Note 3] & Beaver[Note 3] + 2 planned.
  • Type 21Amazon, Antelope, Active, Ambuscade, Arrow, Alacrity, Ardent & Avenger.
  • Leander-class (Type 12I) –
    • Batch 1 (Ikara Group): Aurora, Euryalus, Galatea, Arethusa, Naiad, Dido, Leander, & Ajax.
    • Batch 2 (Exocet Group): Cleopatra, Sirius, Phoebe, Minerva, Danae, Juno, Argonaut, & Penelope
    • Batch 3 (Broad-Beamed Group): Achilles, Diomede, Andromeda, Hermione, Jupiter, Apollo, Scylla, Ariadne, & Charybdis
  • Rothesay-classYarmouth, Lowestoft,[Note 4] Brighton, Rothesay, Londonderry,[Note 4] Falmouth, BerwickStand-by Squadron, Plymouth, & Rhyl.
  • Whitby-classTorquay & EastbourneHarbour training ship.
  • Type 81 - Gurkha, Tartar & Zulu (all reactivated from reserve for Falklands War)

Ardent and Antelope lost due to enemy action.

Amphibious Units

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  • Fearless-classFearless & Intrepid.
  • Round Table-class Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Sir Bedivere, Sir Galahad, Sir Geraint, Sir Lancelot, Sir Percivale & Sir Tristram.
  • Logistic Landing Craft (RCT) – HMAV Ardennes & HMAV Arakan.
  • LCM (9) Type – 14 craft
  • LCM (7) Type – 2 craft
  • Avon-class RPLAvon, Bude, Clyde, Dart, Eden, Forth, Glen, Hamble, Itchen, Kennet, London & Medway.
  • LCVP -
    • LCVP 1: 9 craft
    • LCVP 2: 8 craft
    • LCVP 3: 9 craft
  • LCP(R) – 3 craft

Sir Galahad lost due to enemy action.

Mine Warfare Forces

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  • Abdiel.[Note 5]
  • Hunt-classBrecon, Ledbury, Cattistock, Cottesmore, Brocklesby, Middleton, Chiddingfold, Dulverton & Hurworth.
  • Wilton.[Note 6]
  • Ton-class -
    • Mine Hunters: Bilderston, Brereton, Brinton, Bronington, Bossington, Gavinton, Hubberston, Iverston, Kedleston, Kellington, Kirkliston, Maxton, Nurton & Sheraton.
    • Minesweepers: Alfringston, Bickington, Crichton, Cuxton, Glasserton, Hodgeston, Laleston, Pollington, Shavington, Upton, Walkerton, Wotton, Soberton, Stubbington, Lewiston & Crofton.
  • Venturer-classSt. David & Venturer.
  • Ley-classAveley.
  • Ham-classDittisham, Flintham & Thornham.

Ice Patrol Ship

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Offshore Patrol Vessels

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Submarine Service

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See also

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Notes

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† - Royal Navy Reserve

  1. ^ Commissioned whilst underway on 20 June 1982.
  2. ^ In Build, launched 2 June 1982.
  3. ^ a b In Build.
  4. ^ a b Trials Ship.
  5. ^ Exercise Minelayer.
  6. ^ prototype Coastal Minesweeper/hunter.

References

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  1. ^ Moore, J., ed. (1982). Jane's Fighting Ships 1982-83 (85th ed.). London, UK: Jane's Publishing Company. ISBN 0710607423.
  2. ^ a b c Woodward, John (2012). One Hundred Days: The Memoirs of the Falklands Battle Group Commander (3rd ed.). Hammersmith, London: Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0-00743-640-8.
  3. ^ a b c Sunday Express Magazine Team (1982). War in the Falklands, The Campaign in Pictures. London, UK: Weidenfeld and Nicolson. ISBN 0297782029.
  4. ^ a b Hart Dyke, David (2007). Four Weeks in May: The Loss of HMS Coventry, A Captain's Story. London, UK: Atlantic Books. ISBN 978-1-84354-590-3.
  5. ^ a b Freedman, Lawrence (2005). The Official History of the Falklands Campaign, Vol.1 - The Origins of the Falklands War. Abingdon, Oxfordshire: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-71465-206-1.
  6. ^ Inskip, Ian (2012). Ordeal by Exocet: HMS Glamorgan and the Falklands War 1982. Chatham: Frontline Books. ISBN 978-1-84832-131-1.