HMS COVENTRY THE FALKLANDS WAR

[@lescheryle]

It's strange the things you search for when you have some spare time. Coventry was my first sea draft which only lasted two years instead of the normal three back then. Thank you for making this tribute to the colleagues and friends I lost down there. Nearly thirty years now and still very fresh in my memory!!!!

[@michaelmcclellan6944]

In the best traditions of the Royal Navy

[@krupadrum]

Four weeks in May. A must read. Men of steel.

[@alexanderleach3365]

RIP HMS Coventry.

[@elephantbarbiegirl]

I'm from Coventry and was proud we had a ship named after the city. RIP those who gave their lives on all the Coventry ships

[@ajdar5582]

c l mcmanus I am from zLeeds and very proud of all of the Argentinian pilots who sunk British ships during this fabulous war.

[@Radio478]

We will remember them

[@shathriel]

i heard a story from a weapons specialist in the type 22 astern of her that took damage and shows the sheer luck in war. the missile handling team for the forward seawolfs were closed up in a room below the bridge when the room was hit by cannon fire and quickly filled with smoke. they got out and took the injured with them but he found his mate had lost both his legs , a cannon shell had took them both off around the thigh area.

[@elswick1542]

Sad but marvellous,not just the best but the best there has ever been.

[@sichere]

After the British RAF raid on Stanley airfield with Vulcan bombers on 1 May 1982, Admiral Juan Lombardo ordered all Argentine naval units to seek out the British task force around the Falklands and launch a "massive attack" the following day. On 1 May 1982 the Argentineans launched their attack : The General Belgrano ( formerly the USS Phoenix CL-46 a survivor of Pearl Harbour )and her Task Group 79.3 were the Southern half of an Argentinean pincer attack on the British task force. The Northern group Task Group 79.1 included the aircraft carrier ARA Veinticinco de Mayo that had once served in the Royal Navy as HMS Venerable. Task Group 79.4 consisted of three A69 corvettes and following the air strike, were to launch Exocet MM38 missiles from over twenty miles away. The Argentine Navy had organised a combined air strike against the British with eight A-4Qs, from ARA Veinticinco de Mayo, and two Super Etendards from Río Grande Air Naval Base attacking simultaneously. The heavily ladened naval Skyhawks needed a minimum wind to help them take off from the carrier, and unexpectedly the wind did not blow and both Super Etendards were unable to receive fuel from the KC-130H Hercules tanker and aborted their mission. The British had assigned the nuclear-powered submarine HMS Splendid, to track down Veinticinco de Mayo and located her on the 23rd of April but were not authorised to engage. After failing to launch her aircraft the ARA Veinticinco de Mayo was forced to leave the area when one of her escort ships detected an approaching Sea Harrier on a reconnaissance mission. Meanwhile the Submarine ARA San Luis launched an unsuccessful attack on the Task Force and was counterattacked for 20 hours with depth charges and at least one torpedo and the Cruiser General Belgrano had been spotted by Canberra PR9s of No.39 Squadron operating clandestinely out of Chile and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher agreed to a request from Admiral Terence Lewin, to alter the rules of engagement and allow an attack on General Belgrano outside the exclusion zone. HMS Conqueror sank her @ 15:57 Falkland Islands Time using three obsolete MK VIII torpedoes, resulting in no further attempts by the Argentinean surface fleet to engage the Royal Navy. On the 4th May after the failed naval attacks, HMS Sheffield's priority was hunting for the Argentinean submarines when she was struck by an air launched Exocet missile that had been detected by HMS Glasgow and HMS Invincible. It failed to explode but still put the ship out of action and she sank later. HMS Sheffield had taken over the position from HMS Coventry who was having trouble with her Radar . On 25 May the 15,000 tonne container ship, Atlantic Conveyor was hit by two Argentine air-launched AM39 Exocet missiles and eventually sank. The ship was carrying 600 cluster bombs, fuel, ammunition, helicopters and other vital equipment including a temporary metal runway and over 2,000 body bags, and left the British campaign seriously short of supplies and only one Chinook. On the same day, HMS Coventry was attacked by two Skyhawks and hit by three bombs, capsized and was abandoned. If the ARA Veinticinco de Mayo had successfully launched her Skyhawks and the Torpedo had detonated on impact Task Groups 79.3 and 4 would have caused havoc with multiple Exocet missiles backed up by the guns of "USS Phoenix", all whilst the British were dealing with battle damage and casualties. The moral of the story is that fleet was saved by a breath of fresh air and a faulty German torpedo ! upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/ARA.Belgrano.sunk.svg

[@brendancoul]

All your videos are a credit to your self Niad keep up the good work

[@NAIAD49]

Thanks.......it's the men of the Royal Navy who I want the credit to go to.

[@ajdar5582]

NAIAD49 Can you do another video commerating the Argentinian pilots who so bravely sunk 6 british ships? I'd love to put one up but don't know how to make one.

[@MK-rr7cg]

@@ajdar5582 No because pirates who illegally invade other countries territories should burn in hell.

[@Radio478]

No more war, only love and hope ❤ 🙏 ♥

[@jangofett1234]

i live in the city of which this ship was named after. its said that St George came from Coventry and is the place where he killed the dragon when he came home from the crusades, thats why Coventry's emblem is a Saracen war elephant. it later became St Georges emblem.

[@mysterycatarrhman]

A moving tribute.

[@paulomartin8417]

Juaáaaaa.. muy lindas las fotos.lastima que no está en un museo.

[@alexm7743]

Happy anniversary... pirates

[@NAIAD49]

The Castle Walls.....The Celtic Pipes & Strings.

[@glebite10]

Well done

[@kimberlywilliams7543]

I'll bet there having a good time dancing at Davy Jones Locker on Friday nights you can hear their bones rattle to and fro ho ho ho!

[@NAIAD49]

The BEST EVER......I agree.....elswick1542 I stand corrected.

[@33pabs67]

Very moving ;^(( x

[@RicardoChiera]

+Monster LMA REALLY like the belgrano where 365 marine died

[@TomasWKatze]

+Monster LMA Sinking the General Belgrano while sailing outside the exclusion area without posing any danger at all to the british invaders was a war crime. Sinking the Coventry while she was shooting against the argentinian troops at Malvinas was just what she deserved.

[@zipz8423]

+Tomas Wilhem Katze YAWN.

[@MK-rr7cg]

@@TomasWKatze Invading another countries territory is illegal and was recognised by the UN. And the Captain of the Belgrano recognised the sinking of the Belgrano a legitimate act of war, so shut the fuck up you stupid childish bastard.

[@Myles0Harcourt]

Well you did allow all the Nazis to come to your country after the war. Stops you criticising us for taking Pinochet.

[@Xenonclouds]

@MrYazza29 I supposed you think the Nazis should have occupied Europe as well? The Falklands will always remain British as long as the islanders wish for it. They will Never wish for anything else due to the invasion...Would you if you were them?

[@Radio478]

God says he will resarect them

[@sergiodesouzajunior3962]

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[@KnottsAndPipes]

My Dad was due to go on this ship 2 weeks before it was sunk but got tonsillitis and was forced to go to hospital... If Argentina want to try and take the Falklands again. I'm ready and I will die for it.

[@MK-rr7cg]

My gran was a Falkland Islander and my Grandad was a marine, (thats how they met). I would go down and fight any day, hell I would even launch a nuke right to the centre of Buenos Aires to avenge those who gave their lives to fight against the pirates Argentina.

[@DonWan47]

Ok tough guy 😂

[@sergiodesouzajunior3962]

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[@FightingFourTwo]

Hello everyone, As regards the sovereignty issue... (Please listen Argentina), We did not fight to "keep the Falklands British", rather, we gave them back their right to self-determination, which had been taken from them by force by Argentina. If the Islanders chose tomorrow to become Argentinian, that would be their choice, we might not like it, but we would respect it, I'd put money on it. Argentina, stop sabre-rattling, and try to woo the Islanders. Doh! Ex crew member, HMS Coventry 1982.

[@kimberlywilliams7543]

That's a bunch of British bullshit and those British sailors died so Britain can steal Argentina's oil and LNG.

[@MK-rr7cg]

@@kimberlywilliams7543 You are very uneducated on the topic, aren't you.

[@cra83]

Kimberly Williams, say that to a Falkland Islander and see what they have to say. Tit

[@nicolasheredia800]

I understand that the British have a conception of territoriality with a Eurocentric and colonialist idea because of the weight of the history of the British Empire; but Argentina has been invaded by you 3 times ... 1806 and 1807 and the Anglo-French blockade in the river of silver in 1945 to 1950 ... and the invasion of the Malvinas Islands in the year 1833, when there was a Creole population and a Governor Vernet, and the population implanted in the islands is purely British. You see, sir, that we are a peripheral and poor nation that we have been constantly harassed by the British Empire. I greatly respect their participation in the conflict and we regret the occasional losses of the two sides ... my father died in the attack of the submarine conqueror the cruise general belgrano .. only a different vision to his .. affectionate arm .. Nicola Heredia

[@MK-rr7cg]

@@nicolasheredia800 Twice, Falklands have never been Argentinian, you pirates claimed them because *The Rio De La Plata* got permission from the *BRITISH GOVERNMENT* to conduct business on the islands. Your whole government knew they were British but you claimed them anyway. Childish bastard.

[@alexm7743]

This ship was attacked the 1st of may 1982 along with the HMS Arrow and the HMS Sheffield. Sheffield was hit by 250 lbs bombs from Argentine Air Force planes. The three ships were south of Puerto Argentino attacking the airport with naval fire, when they were caught by surprise by three Dagger aircraft. This was the second time the british invaded and attacked the islands... 1833 and 1982. Shame on you!

[@enzoborettini8252]

Las Malvinas fueron son y serán Argentinas!!

[@sergiodesouzajunior3962]

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