Britain's Falklands operation critically depended on HMS Hermes, making its destruction a key Argentine strategy. On May 25th, Argentine Super Etendard jets launched their last Exocet missiles ...

Operational requirements of the Falklands War in 1982 meant the then brand new HMS Invincible, as well as the aging HMS Hermes, would also need to be available to fixed wing aircraft for ground ...

HMS Ambuscade will likely be the only preserved warship from the 1982 conflict, but it should be noted that Argentina did attempt to turn the former ARA Santisima Trinidad into a floating museum.

This made the Hermes one of the most important aircraft carriers of the post-WWII era. Throughout the Falklands War, the Hermes served with distinction, and she entered into a refit soon after.

Summary: The HMS Hermes, a Centaur-class aircraft carrier, served the Royal Navy from its completion in 1959 until it was decommissioned and sold to India, where it served as INS Viraat until 2017 ...

I WAS just one when my father sailed to the Falklands as the captain of the Royal Navy Type-21 Frigate HMS Ardent. My mum waved him off from Plymouth. The much-missed Gary Nelson with daughter ...

Royal Navy crewmen of the HMS Hermes aircraft carrier relax on the flight deck as more than 100 ships headed towards the Argentine-occupied Falkland Islands.

Decades after the Falklands War, militaries are still learning from what was the first major conventional combined-arms conflict since World War II.

The Falklands Conflict started April 2 1982, but before the first shots were fired, there were other incidents leading up to the first enemy contact.These are some of the events leading up to and ...

During the Falklands War in 1982, the HMS Hermes was the flagship of the British armada, leading more than 100 ships to the South Atlantic to reclaim the islands from the Argentines.