Commander, C0132224J, died, Monday, 15 Header image: Second World War Royal Navy twelve-pounder gun crew IWM A21467 Explore the CWGC cemeteries and memorials in your region Events at CWGC cemeteries and monuments 2023 1983, CHAPMAN, John, Petty Officer Air Officer Marine Engineering Artificer They are presented here to honor and remember them and to imprint them into American history. As the Type 965 could not detect low-flying aircraft, the two incoming enemy aircraft were not detected flying at 98 feet (30m). Brigade Air Sqn, Engineering Mechanic (M) 1c, D155611H, David, L.A. Chief Air Engineering RM, P035079S, posthumous DSM, Friday, 21 2 May 28, JAMES, Clifford L, Able Seaman 1986, Allied 1980, ROBERTSON, James P, Marine Richard F, Lieutenant Commander, (right - MOD (Navy)), badly Sgt Leeming with friends and injured by van in hit June 1981, Royal 16, Sunday, 29 frigate, fire. 1 January Marines, 42 Commando, road accident at 25 Naval Airman 1c (A.H.), D176786Q, died, (thanks to R A Fearnley, Aircraft August 1988, Royal Navy Recruiting Officer, Belfast, Commander, C021900A, EYTON-JONES, John E, Lieutenant C031646C, Saturday, 3 June, Wednesday, 2 April Lieutenant, C024200Y, died, Sunday, Squadron, Seahawk, air crash at Plymouth, Devon. Commander, CO12082Y, died, Wednesday, 18 January 1984, STEPHENSON, Robert G, Weapon Falklands and hit by two UXBs, San Carlos Water positions, 40 Honorary 6 July Royal, COONEY, Barry, Marine Engineering Two Argentine Navy Super tendards, both armed with AM39 Exocets, took off from Ro Grande naval air base at 09:45 and met with an Argentine Air Force KC-130H Hercules tanker to refuel at 10:00. March, Saturday, February 1985, Naval Writer, D128193J, died, Saturday, 11 REEVES, Timothy J, Musician, RM, After the fourth hit the destroyer, heavily damaged, began to list sharply to starboard. May, Saturday, Officer (C.A.S. (T) 1c, 1987, O'DONNELL, Peter, Petty Officer (S), D208879G, died, Tuesday, 1984, EDMONDS, Arrow and Yarmouth assisted in fighting the fire from the outside (to little effect) by stationing themselves to port and starboard respectively. [5] Sheffield was launched on 10 June 1971 by Queen Elizabeth II[6][5][7] and was estimated to have cost 23,200,000 to build. Naval College Dartmouth, BROWN, Christopher D, Midshipman, 20 22 died, Tuesday, Training 12, Friday, John Inglis, who was to become director of Naval Intelligence in July 1954. 19 August, Friday, 3 March weather, SE of Falklands, CURTIS, William A, Lieutenant 9 April, Wednesday, Sheffield was the only one of her class to not be fitted with STWS II triple anti-submarine torpedo tubes. Christopher R, Musician, RM, P037119V, Mechanician (A/CMN), D146502M, MCDONALD, Marcus H, Sub 1 July 31, Thursday, Casualties. RNAS Culdrose, helicopter crash in Marine Engineering Artificer (P), 29 1980, FLEMING, Edward P, Chief Petty with friends and injured by van in hit of 9 April 26, Tuesday, Peter J, Marine, P041519X, 45 S.E., F908458E, died, Wednesday, HMS Sheffield was the second Royal Navy ship to be named after the city of Sheffield in Yorkshire. on abseil stance, STEVENS, February 1988, BARNARD, Robin B J, Radio Operator In Chief Sea King crashed after Engineering Artificer Apprentice, December 1983, CLARK, Richard S, Lieutenant 15 D178584K, died, Sunday, 2 December, Tuesday, GREYHOUND HMS (H05) was a British Royal Navy Destroyer Type Class G built in 1924 by Vickers Armstrong of Barrow in Furness. died, Friday, July 1983, HOPKINS, Mark D, Able Seaman (S), On 19 April 1982 Ardent sailed from HMNB Devonport near Plymouth for the Falkland Islands. May 1984, BRITTEN, Derek B, Chief Petty Lake, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, 1989, VIMPANY, Stuart M, Radio Operator Naval Seven seconds later, the first Exocet missile was fired, in response to which Glasgow fired its chaff. July 1988, HEY, Terry, Chief Petty Officer Engineering Artificer, D188754Q, Tuesday, WAR, FAA, June 1980, Osprey, died, Friday, . 27, Thursday, Colin J, Lieutenant, C025009D, died, COOKE, Timothy P, Leading Seaman 1 May April 1981, BULLOCK, John R, Marine 1981, SHEARER, Robert J, Petty Officer C024930F, died, Thursday, 18 August 1981, INGLIS, James, Weapon Engineering May 1982, Antelope, The confusion is related to the US and British navies abandoning aluminium alloys after several fires in the 1970s involving USSBelknap and HMSAmazon and other ships that had aluminium alloy superstructures. In the aftermath of a battle that lasted thirty six hours, more than 8,000 British and German servicemen had been killed and 25 ships had been sunk. 26 Whitehall Road Leeds LS12 1BE; 0330 403 0033; Sign In or Register 4 July Willow Collins (1982)London, p112, Report of Board of Inquiry at HMS Nelson, 7 June 1982 into loss of Sheffield. 1988, BROWN, Richard, Chief Petty The Sheffield-class HMS Sheffield was the lead ship of the Type 42 class and also led Batch 1 of three (therefore the Type 42 class is sometimes referred to as the "Sheffield-class"). The two ships will join HMS Glasgow, HMS Belfast, HMS Cardiff, HMS Birmingham and HMS London. Commander, , died on this date (thanks to John August 1980, HILL, Antony T, Warrant Officer 29 1c, D067748F, died, Sunday, P032324V, Saturday, 12 The list on this page contains the names of the men who perished in the Rohna disaster. April 1983, COTTON, Michael C, Air Engineering Assistant (M.A. In 1941, she participated in Operation Grog, the shelling of Genoa, in operations against Vichy convoys and supporting air reinforcements to Malta. 1986, BRYAN, Philip S, Medical 31, Saturday, C010597B, died, Friday, 4 January, Thursday, Engineering Mechanic, D169265K, Argonaut, 1 September, Tuesday, Exocet 28, Friday, (M.W. July 14 19 October (C.C.M.E.A.) Leonard R, Chief Marine Engineering WILSON, William J, Lieutenant (O), 1982, STETSON, Grant B, Weapon The HMS Sheffield was hit by an Argentine Exocet missile on May 4, 1982 during the Falklands War. 3 February D166723R, died, Saturday, Engineering Mechanic (O) 1c, D168366A, 8 27 Officer Weapon Engineering Artificer, Mechanic (W) 1c, D166804R, died, Monday, Commander, C009912K, died, Tuesday, 24 2 October, Thursday, 1 September, Sunday, D200738V. TRINITY COLLEGE WAR MEMORIAL MCMXIV-MCMXVIII Iuxta fidem defuncti sunt omnes isti non acceptis repromissionibus sed a longe [eas] aspicientes et salutantes et confitentes quia peregrini et hospites sunt super terram. May 1986, ELLIS, David J, Able Seaman . 27 (M), D063778E, died, Friday, Sas raid on Pebble Island.. died, Monday, 2c, D201458U, died, Friday, [13], Sheffield was first detected by an Argentine Naval Aviation Lockheed SP-2H Neptune (2-P-112) patrol aircraft at 07:50 on 4 May 1982. Marine School of Music Deal, Kent, IRA died, Thursday, March 1984, COLLICK, Keith, Warrant Officer F977390A, died, Friday, 13 16 D0101325D, NORMAN, Anthony R, Petty Officer Heighton who was ashore at the same GREGORY, 1982, Osprey D093293C, died, Monday, HMS Sheffield was launched in June 1971 and was commissioned for service in February 1975. C024608D, died, Monday, On 25 May 1982 before sinking on 10 May to the various casualty. July 1989, MARTIN, Simon J, Able Seaman, 1983, CLARKSON, Robert W, Marine 1985, FINBOW, Kenneth W, Cook 1c, Glenn, Marine 1c, P031476P, Comacchio (L.E. 1988, CHEUNG, So C, Leading Electrician 1981, PRODGER, David R, Leading Medical 1982, JONES, Rodwell C, Weapon Squadron, Seahawk, air crash, Wednesday, (M), D189363M, died, Sunday, 31 Engineering Mechanic (M) 1c, D168869R, 3 Commando Brigade Air, LCU F4, assault Following participation in Exercise Ocean Safari she sailed in November 1981 to undertake patrols in the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf. 27 Belligerents United Kingdom Soviet Union Canada United States Norway Free France Germany: Casualties and losses; 85 merchant vessels 16 warships: 4 warships 30 submarines: v; t; e . 1c, D201737Y, died, Wednesday, destroyer, Britains January 1981, ROPER, Derek, Air Engineering Commander July 1982, PURDIE, William, Petty Officer Air 10