Captain Peter Galloway talks about HMS Glamorgan in 1982

[@freedomnsurvival8472]

I remember the Falklands as a child and joined the RN in 1989 . The guys who went to the Falklands really were and still are the absolute best of British men . After redundancy , I was given a job by an ex army warrant officer who served in the Falklands and he told me the Royal Navy was held in very high regard by the army for supporting them through very tough fighting while taking enormous punishment. His words ' what the Navy went through to be there for us was hell , I wouldn't have wanted to be on one of those ships, unable to do anything '.

[@nicholasmoore2590]

I was in Avenger. We were astern of Glamorgan when she was hit. I still have nightmares about this. I lost two friends to enemy action that night, one in Glamorgan and the other ashore. Thank you for sharing your memory sir.

[@Super8Rescue]

My good friend lost his life on Glamorgan also. Leading Cook Tony Sillence. He was my Sea Dad in basic training.

[@martinweber7912]

A Chief of the Navy asked the Captain of the Ship, Electronic Engineer Julio Pérez, to develop the feasibility of arming an ARA Seguí MM38 missile launcher, to attack the ships of the Pirate fleet that were bombarding Puerto Argentino, for several weeks they worked day and At night, they managed to do it, the ITB Berreta firing facility, took Puerto Argentino and with a Rasit radar from the Argentine Army they detected an echo, they passed the data to the missile, they shot and hit HMS Glasmorgan, when the Britshit took Puerto Argentine, they desperately searched for the French technicians who they supposed had fine-tuned the MM38, they asked Captain Pérez, the pirates knew who Aerospatiale was, and Captain Pérez looked at them and said that he was a cook, the Englishman laughed, the Navy was going to destroy the ITB, they left it for the pirates to see what they hit HMS Glasmorgan with

[@almac2598]

@@martinweber7912 Pirates are murdering thieves who attack people who generally cannot fight back, for example, the Argentines attempt to capture the British Falklands Islands, not as you insult the Royal Navy.

[@efeunoalot]

@@martinweber7912 "Piratas". Nunca mejor dicho. Así es cómo debe llamárselos.

[@efeunoalot]

@@almac2598 The only thieves are british since 1833.

[@nickhuffee6472]

Served on Glamorgan as an 18 year old sonar operator at that time , great ship and great crew, cheers Peter ⚓

[@Super8Rescue]

BZ, Thank You for your service.

[@MetalGonza15]

You like MM-38?

[@old_seadog]

Although this was before my time in the mob, 2 of my friends were on _Glamorgan_ when it was hit. One was a chef who had only left the galley 5-10 mins before the missile strike & the other was in the fire & repair party post & helped to put the hangar fire out. Even 26 years after they told me about their experiences down South, I still remember the haunted looks on their faces to this day. It was really interesting to hear the captain's recollections of the events of that day & he is an inspirational man. One poignant comment I remember one of my mates made was when he said, "We were up for 6 in the morning & by 6 in the evening, we'd buried 13 at sea." RIP to those that never came back & I hope the survivors can find some peace & solace.

[@Super8Rescue]

I wonder if you mean Leading Cook Tony Sillence, he was my sea dad when I was a sprog

[@old_seadog]

@@Super8Rescue Could be, but the name doesn't ring a bell, so I don't think that's the same bloke I remember (some names escape me over the years). The dit he told me was that he'd just come off watch & had made his way fwd to get a quick dhoby before getting in his rack & he heard a loud bang, but had thought it was a door or a hatch slamming & the next thing he knew it all kicked off. One thing I do remember him saying is that there was a damage control poster which had a picture of the hole in the flight deck with him looking down through into it, presumably at where the galley was. My other oppo was a stoker who was in the aft FFRP & put the fire out in the hangar. He said that they found a survivor in the air office who was trapped & the only thing that saved him was a piece of shrapnel that had come through the deck & ruptured the fire main, so he effectively had his own water wall & boundary cooling all in one. I count myself very fortunate that I never had the experience of having to deal with all that. Edit:- As I was looking into this more, I didn't know Tony Sillence was one of the guys who were killed when Glamorgan was hit. They told me about this in around 1996/7 when I was on the Richmond. The poster where one of my oppos was looking in the hole & damage in the galley was produced at Phoenix (which makes sense). You should be able to see it here www.hmsglamorgan.co.uk/html/dc_poster.html

[@Super8Rescue]

I also count my self very fortunate that I came home. I was there after the surrender, with HMS Illustrious. They will never be forgotten.

[@philholding8501]

I was the starboard Oerlikon (cannon) firer/team along with 2 others who loaded and unloaded the weapon, and I well remember what Peter mentioned about the list after being hit. There was an Inclomator to show how far the ship was inclining,on the bridge,and someone said it was at 19 degrees at its worst!!! I remember that I was trying to get the gun trained on the horizon,in case of any other attacks, but found it increasingly difficult to do due to the list, and in the end I was forced to stand on the "ring" a step about 12inches high that ran round the gun that we could stand on to aim at close in targets otherwise the normal place to stand was on the deck itself,to keep the weapon on the horizon and shoot in the sky above. In the end I had to stop doing this as it was impossible, I then started looking around for my lifejacket and water emersion suit!!!!!!! Thanks Peter great to hear another aspect of our time there. I fyny bor nod.

[@Super8Rescue]

It is an amazing account of the days down south.

[@philholding8501]

@@Super8Rescue it certainly is and also amazing times down south

[@jordanlt69]

Hi Phil, do you remember my father who was a young man at the time called AB(M) Bill (Buck) Taylor? He was a sea cat director gunner on board. I believe the sea cat that disappeared next to the scar left by the Exocet was his.

[@philholding8501]

@@jordanlt69 Hi Jordan yes I do remember your Dad!! Have I got this right,was he a tallish guy with blondish hair? Sorry,time dims the memory LOL. Good guy.

[@tulsehilltiger]

Remembering uncle Dave. Thank you.

[@Tango27800]

Sir, I for one would not be here today without the NGFS from Glamorgan, on two occasions , both on Two sisters. Thanks one and all, especially all those still on patrol.

[@Super8Rescue]

Thanks for listening Tango. They will never be forgotten.

[@philhunter9158]

Sir, from a Grenadief Guards Sergeant, I salute you. Thank you for this lovely story.

[@Super8Rescue]

Thanks for listening Phil

[@freespirit5680]

Great to hear this history from someone who was there, and he tells it very well. The OOW that day was Ian Inskip, so he was on the bridge giving the orders to turn the ship to avoid the worst of the blast from the missile. I met Ian in 1978 when I was serving in Apollo, where he was the navigating officer. Top man. He wrote a book, 'Ordeal by Exocet', recounting his experiences in Glamorgan during the Falklands War. Was sad to see that he had died just a couple of years ago.

[@jordanlt69]

I have that book signed by Ian on my bookshelf! My father was a gunner on the Glamorgan during the Falklands conflict, so he knew him and asked him to sign it as a gift for me. I hadn't realised he had passed too so that's sad to hear. I have just got it off the shelf and the message inside says 'To Jordan, This book tells the story of what your Dad went through when he was younger and fighting for the country. Best regards, Ian Inskip'.

[@geoffc3191]

I knew the WEO on Apollo about that time.

[@al488j]

Remembering HMS Glamorgan today. RIP 🌹.

[@seanbryant2848]

Very moving piece of history here... this is why I have such respect for our military.

[@Super8Rescue]

Thank You Sean. xx

[@davidgalloway9279]

Impressive interview Peter. Enjoyed listening to you. Your brother David.

[@Super8Rescue]

I lost one of my best friends on HMS Glamorgan. Hearing Peter recount the details is quite something.

[@judgenutmeg1977]

Fascinating, insightful and inspiring interview from such a humble man. Thank you, Peter for sharing your story. My dad also served on HMS Glamorgan during the Falklands conflict. His name is R T C Bentley.

[@Super8Rescue]

I lost my very good friend leading Cook Tony Sillence on Glamorgan. He was one of the cooks who took a hit. When I joined the Navy he took me under his wing and taught me so much.

[@judgenutmeg1977]

@@Super8Rescue Sorry to hear of your loss, Mike. Such a shame so many young lives were lost (on both sides) on behalf of this war. My dad was a Leading Steward on Glamorgan so it's very possible he knew your friend Tony Sillence. I met up with my dad two weeks ago and we went for a few beers around Leeds. Needless to say, his navy days came into conversation and he threw out some really funny stories. The Falklands subject was skirted around, but it's a subject he never talks in depth about. Emotions run high and after 37 years since the conflict has ended it's clear the emotional scars are still present. Thanks again for uploading this. ✌

[@MichaelZZRrider]

@@Super8Rescue I went to school with Brian Hinge (AEM(R)1) who also died that day. He was going to join the Navy and I decided on the Army. Even before either of us had joined up we would pull each others legs about our chosen career. It was with great sadness that I learnt of his death. He was not the first, nor the last person I knew that would give their all in the service. Brave men all. "Lest we forget"

[@jordanlt69]

@@MichaelZZRrider My Dad said he was called Ginge Hinge because of his hair colour :) My father was one of the first people to start fighting the fire and believes Brian was one of the unfortunate souls that were trapped in the helicopter hangar. If you look at the image of the deck that shows the big hole from the explosion, that hole, the intense heat, and the fact that the bullets in the mounted machine gun of the helicopter were cooking off causing bullets to be ricocheting around stopped anyone from advancing toward the hangar to attempt to rescue them.

[@TheLincolnshireFlyer]

Thank you for sharing this.

[@suenashe7334]

Absolutely fascinating listening to the account of your experiences in the Falklands. I now understand what you went through and how it still affects you. Thank you. Your sister Sue.

[@Super8Rescue]

A pleasure to be able to show you this. It was originally a 3 part video on another channel and I took it to my channel. I lost my very best Navy friend on Glamorgan. He was a leading cook, Tony Sillence. I didn't find out until many years later, so hearing your Brothers account of how my friend lost his life is truly shocking, but to hear it from Peter, who was there when it happened, made it more bearable to deal with.

[@suenashe7334]

@@Super8Rescue Very sorry that your friend lost his life in such a way but I'm glad that hearing a first hand account has made it more bearable.

[@sterrissar]

when the Glamorgan left for home we on the Hermes cheered her out of sight very emotional

[@Super8Rescue]

oh yes, that would make your eyes water... We will never forget them.

[@CRISIS550166]

One of the most moving and important oral histories I have ever had the pleasure to listen to.

[@Super8Rescue]

I lost my best friend in this harrowing account

[@CRISIS550166]

@@Super8Rescue I don't understand. Have I offended you?

[@iceman7975]

An excellent first hand account, thank you Sir for sharing your experiences . As a young lad at the time I could see the fleet in Gibraltar port and dockyard for the annual Spring train fleet exercises, those were the days! I remember also ships leaving port heading down south, and then after the trickle of ships coming and going as the conflict unfolded. I watched with my dad from the dockyard walls as SS Uganda was converted into a Hospital ship. Many thanks to all our Services personnel , along with RFA RMAS and not forgetting our merchant seamen ,past and present for your service. Greeting and Respect from Gibraltar.

[@Super8Rescue]

we love Gibraltar, you will find some gibraltar cine on this channel from 1977. kzbin.infosearch?query=gibraltar

[@Robbie-mm8kx]

Extremely moving interview conveyed well by the skipper. Brilliant

[@barrysummers1622]

I salute you sir, thank you for your service, but more so thank you for your support.

[@paulwood5803]

I was a fairly junior Lieutenant in '82 serving in an OPV on Fishery Protection duties. I had been plucked from Yarmouth to fill in as Navigator after some poor soul broke his leg, so missed the trip south. When I heard about the invasion and the Task Force being formed, I immediately went to my CO and said I would do anything to get on a southbound ship if someone was needed. The chance never presented itself. This was the only regret I have from my years of service. I salute all my friends and colleagues who were there, living and dead.

[@paulhourigan7773]

Thank you for this interview.....got a lump in my throat......ex RN didnt go down south for the conflict but lost a few friends during.......there but for the grace of God go I

[@Super8Rescue]

Thanks for listening Paul. Makes my eyes water for sure listening to the moments about Glamorgan where I lost a very good friend.

[@stevenwatsham5973]

I feel that mans pain being a veteran of the Persian Gulf Tanker wars..myself.. I suffer from the same experiences and cry sometimes

[@evaysia2196]

My pap was on the Glamorgan during the Falklands he used to tell me stories about how he was there during my Uncles birth he has this photo album its amazing theres one photo of the Glamorgan firing its guns at an airbase in the Falklands

[@Super8Rescue]

BZ

[@petemcdonald8894]

Thank you very much Peter , Mike & 'Gosport People' ~ ex-Antrim '82

[@cobbler40]

I served on a county class destroyer during 1973-1974. I too pondered the vulnerability of the seaslug magazine to an anti ship missile.

[@Super8Rescue]

I think we all pondered our own vulnerability in 82

[@McGrory69]

such a great watch

[@freedomnsurvival8472]

What a lot of civvies wouldn't understand is how all the crew of a ship like Glamorgan really are very close and are a part of the ship, like on huge family . It would have ben like burying 13 family members at the same time.

[@Super8Rescue]

even more so on small ships. Ark Royal and Illustrious lads were my sea family and we all thought the world of each other.

[@chrisjennings5797]

Excellent commentary thank you Peter

[@Super8Rescue]

thanks for listening

[@biko331966]

Glamorgan's captain shouldnt be blame by this action. This ship used to fire to land every night without opposition and it was suppossed that intelligence "knew" that there were no more exocet in Argentina. The work made by Argentine navy was to furnish a mobile exocet launcher out of 1) exocet launcher taken from a ship, 2) a rasit radar provided by Army and 3) WWII generator. The amazing work was to frame the exocet to be launched from land (it was a sea-sea misile), so they read the info from the rasit radar and converted to exocet's own languaje. When launched, the misile was at radar (rasit) limit range (max 30 km and the Glamorgan was at time of launch 29 km). A first missile fail and the second hit it. Captain Perez decided not destroy the launcher/radar and later was used to develop the excalibur shore defense system by UK.

[@MikeS-ear2ear]

Fascinating interview. Thank you👍🏻

[@northernmonkeyplaystgames3121]

Thankyou for you service .

[@rancidschannel3206]

Well that made me laugh and produce a tear. Love the story of the book title

[@MrOhdead]

Ordered the book, moving explanation of the experience.

[@cobbler40]

Glad the captain's testimony has been recorded otherwise nobody would know the reality of life on an RN ship in action in the Falklands.

[@Super8Rescue]

My best friend was among the casualties. Leading Cook Tony Sillence, so this was very moving for me to hear.

[@nick55kneale]

Really good almost finished his book

[@3345-p9g]

That made me tear up. Wow. What's the book called where can I get it?

[@Super8Rescue]

thanks for watching, my eyes water when I listen to this account.

[@TonyHammer61]

BZ Sir. Must have been hard to recall that. I was on Fife in 83 so can visualise the areas you are describing

[@Super8Rescue]

I watch this often and it always makes my eyes water. I lost my best friend Leading Cook Tony Sillence the day he speaks of.... rest in peace Tony, You will never be forgotten.

[@kev36630]

Bz captain Thankyou

[@jordanlt69]

My father still has a piece of the Exocet missile that hit the Glamorgan, it's probably a piece I should pass on to a museum someday.

[@Super8Rescue]

Or you could just let it rest in the sea where it belongs.

[@jordanlt69]

@@Super8Rescue Why would you think that? It's a part of the missile that hit my Dad's ship and blew him through the air and knocked him unconscious and killed more than a dozen of his friends. It's a keepsake of a momentous occasion in his life.

[@richardbaxter2057]

I’ve never met you but I laughed when you laughed and I damn near cried when you did....I’ll be buying the book....and Atlantic Models 1/350 scale kit of HMS Glamorgan.....👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@Super8Rescue]

Made my eyes water for sure

[@richardbaxter2057]

@@Super8Rescue Hi! I was out on Gibraltar when certain parts of the Fleet passed through there and it’s always stayed in my mind ever since. I saw an Ikara Leander frigate there, as well as a couple of Type 21’s but other vessels were there as well. Just before leaving Gib Uganda, Hydra and Heckla came in. They’d already been tricked out as Hospital Ships but Gibs dockyard mateys had other work to perform on them....amazing to be part of historical times!

[@Super8Rescue]

@@richardbaxter2057 Gibraltar was a great run ashore. A couple of years ago I was in touch with Charles from the hole in the wall bar. I saw Gib on tv a few days ago, completely ruined now.

[@alannewman85]

Brave guy. Even braver to be talking candidly about his experience.

[@Super8Rescue]

Every time I listen to Peter talking about this, I laugh and cry. He talks about the chefs who were killed. One of those chefs was my most respected friend Tony, who probably taught me everything I know about being a Royal Navy sailor. I love this account because at the time I didn't know what happened to Tony. It took me until Peter spoke this some 30 years later, I finally found out that Tony had lost his life. If it hadn't been for this video account, I would imagine Tony is still alive, living in Gosport with his wife and children.

[@jordanlt69]

@@Super8Rescue I just spoke to my father and mentioned your friend Tony, and he told me a story about the end of his life, which includes something funny your friend Tony said before passing away. If there is a way to message you in private to tell you the story and how Tony's life ended I can let you know, as I thought you may not like me to write it here publicly considering the subject and it being personal to you.

[@andrewtimpson114]

I met Capt Galloway in the Falklands skylark. They were having problems with the right shell hoist on the 4.5 turret on Glamorgan, and I was flown to the ship from the repair ship”Stena Seaspread” and was fortunate to be able to fix it. CD-R Galloway,as he was then, was very welcoming and was very nice to meet him. It’s lovely to see him again.Hope he has got over this dreadful virus. From Andy Timpson ex COA Portsmouth FMG

[@Super8Rescue]

if you ever meet him again, give him my fondest regards please

[@harrypalmer6228]

Respect Sir BZ.

[@loyalist5736]

Respect Good Sir .

[@chrislonnon3396]

Excellent interview! Just wonder why no shells were fired at the cottages housing the Exocets? They were obviously under observation. Perhaps a risk to civilians, but it was a combat situation .

[@nigelcarter9503]

A great interview

[@Super8Rescue]

Very special to hear his memories

[@RaySpainPlayer]

Fantastic story teller. One of the very best I've seen on KZbin. Thank you for this.

[@DonWan47]

What a guy.

[@Super8Rescue]

what a moment in our life

[@bikevault2302]

Thank you

[@geoffreydowen5793]

Respect sir sorry for. Your pain. Rip. Shipmates from a an ex wafoo

[@michaelperkins5746]

TOP MAN

[@rancidschannel3206]

Fantastic account from the horses mouth.

[@Super8Rescue]

very sobering to hear his account

[@davidbirt8486]

Hi ya boss, see you at the reunion next year I hope.

[@Super8Rescue]

If you do see him, please send him my kindest regards for this harrowing account. Leading Cook Tony Sillence was my sea Dad, one of the chefs lost on Glamorgan. It was only through peters' account I found out what happened to him.

[@philholding8501]

Hi David what reunion? Can you give me any details please cheers, Ex Booty Phil Holding

[@marcteenhc9793]

They were supposed not to get within a 20 miles range from where the argies had their coastal defenses, but they got within 5 miles? Whose fault was that???

[@Super8Rescue]

I am not sure trying to put and blame about range is appropriate, unless you were actually there.

[@marcteenhc9793]

@@Super8Rescue I have no clue what the actual distance to the shore was...but it clearly was within the missile's range. I just feel it is an important part of the story left unanswered. In any case, thanks for posting the video.

[@Sean-zg4iy]

@@Super8Rescue Yes quite.

[@freespirit5680]

The ship had to close the shore to about five miles in order to give gunfire support to the assaulting land forces. A quotation from Ian Inskip's obituary reads as follows (Inskip was officer of the watch that night): "Inskip was on the bridge of Glamorgan on the night of June 11/12 1982 as 45 Commando advanced on Two Sisters ridge. Soon after midnight, Inskip, who was the navigator and officer of the watch, nudged the destroyer closer to the coast. There was little wind and half a moon that night as Glamorgan, in response to calls from ashore, rained 145 shells, nearly four tons of high explosive, on enemy positions. Towards dawn the Royal Marines signalled “VMT [very many thanks] and good shooting” ... " The ship was breaking away from this position to resume duties farther out to sea when the Exocet attack was launched. Thus, sadly, she was still within range.

[@marcteenhc9793]

@@freespirit5680 Ok, thanks. I knew what they were doing... they had been doing it for many nights already (and always far from the argies missile position). I did not know who the officer was that night. Do you know if disciplinary actions were taken to punish Mr Inskip or any other officer responsible for the lost of so many lives and making the ship inoperative until the end of the war?