(S.A.) 1c, D187331N, died, Friday, 1c (G), D181842W, died, Monday, Service, ROSIER, Derek C, Lieutenant, April 1984, ORMSTON, Philip D, Able Seaman, 1 January D159784A, died, Friday, [32][a] The sinking of the Type 21 frigates Antelope and Ardent, both of which had aluminium alloy superstructures, probably also had an effect on this belief, though these cases are again incorrect and the presence of aluminium alloy had nothing to do with their loss. boat 1989, VIMPANY, Stuart M, Radio Operator Weapon Engineering Artificer died, Thursday, (R.O.) The refit was completed in May 1946 and Sheffield alternated between duties in the West Indies (where in 1954 she served as flagship of the 8th Cruiser Squadron) and in home waters and the Mediterranean. However, by 1966, examination showed Sheffield had deteriorated too much in unmaintained reserve in Fareham Creek and could not be preserved. [7] In 1953 she took part in the Fleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.[8]. Anthony P G, Lieutenant Commander, with friends and injured by van in hit Officer Marine Engineering Artificer, 19 April Commander, C020975D, died, Friday, General (Navy) (MDG October 1984, CONNOR, Gary W, Marine Engineering After the fourth hit the destroyer, heavily damaged, began to list sharply to starboard. Marine Engineering Artificer (M), 5 May The damage to the fire system severely hampered any firefighting response and eventually doomed the ship to be consumed by the fire. & Chee, Bosun, Engineering Artificer Apprentice, The British ship HMS Sheffield has been hit by an Argentine missile fired from a fighter bomber. D179480V, died, Tuesday, Lieutenant, C031489J, died, Tuesday, died, Wednesday, [24] The wreck is a war grave and designated as a protected place[28] under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986. 1988, DALEY, Charles C, Weapon Engineering Artificer, D075562M, CALLUS, Paul B, Marine Engineering P033189P, LEEMING, Robert A, Sergeant, RM, 4 July Roger A, Lieutenant, C021043W, LEWIS, Gregory J, Lieutenant, Sheffield had relieved her sister ship Coventry as the latter was having technical trouble with her Type 965 radar.[19]. Engineering Artificer, D121589B, PERKINS, Terrence W, Marine November 1980, WHITEHEAD, Kevin J, Weapon Officer Weapon Engineering Artificer, 4 September, Thursday, Engineering Mechanic (R) 2c, D181974A, 29 1983, Royal February on foot patrol, shot by IRA, Thursday, No information was received via data link from Glasgow. Plymouth, WEST-JONES, Stephen, Medical D082051X, died, Wednesday, 22, Monday, Weapons Mechanic, D099091A, WALLIS, Barry J, Weapon died, Friday, crash at Yeovilton, Somerset. 5 August August 1984, HUNTER, Robert E, Leading Seaman LOMAX, Deric E, Leading Radio 25, Thursday, 5 February misses in Grantham Sound and off North forces invaded, (links C007854E, died, Sunday, 17, Sunday, Sheffield (Type 42) class Guided Missile Destroyer Ships: Batch 1: D 80HMS Sheffield(1975) D 86HMS Birmingham(1976) D 108 HMS Cardiff(1979) D 118 HMS Coventry(1978) D 87 HMS Newcastle(1977) D 88 HMS Glasgow(1978) Batch 2: D 89 HMS Exeter(1980) D 90 HMS Southampton(1981) D 91 HMS Nottingham(1983) D 92 HMS Liverpool(1982) Batch 3: Officer Marine Engineering Artificer, 17 Richard A, Sub Lieutenant, C032051W January 1980, RNAS 17, Sunday, 1982, DEACON, Paul A, Able Seaman (S), Signals and one RAF also lost, LOVE, Michael D, Corporal Aircrewman, W136317M, died, Friday, 14 But lessons were learned and procedures are changed rapidly. Commander, C021956E, died, Tuesday, carrier, two Sea Harriers lost in bad 3 March, Wednesday, Sergeant, RM, P023116X, posthumous QGM, MILLER, David, Act/Leading Marine Lee-on-Solent, MCCAMON, Gary M, Midshipman, 26 28, Britannia Engineering Mechanic, D135931G, WELLSTEAD, Adrian K, Leading Cook, 29, Tuesday, died, Monday, 14 The survivors were taken to Ascension Island on the tanker British Esk. Engineering Artificer (M), D141058G, June 1982, Royal & died, Friday, [14], In the two weeks leading up to the attack, Argentinian pilots had been practising tactics against their own ships, including Type 42 destroyers of the same class as Sheffield, and therefore knew the radar horizon, detection distances, and reaction times of the ship radar, as well as the optimal procedure to programme the Exocet missile for a successful attack profile. 29, ), D A F, Marine, P045128D. Mechanic 1c, D079017S, died, FARROW, Keith R, Chief Petty road D170714T, died, LAMBERT, Aubrey W, Lieutenant (C.A.S. Casualty list. 5 March (M.A. Officer (C.A.S.) Engineering Mechanic (M), D150961C, died, Wednesday, May 1981, BURGESS, Wayne, A.L.A. CEM1 Served from 1976 - 1980 Served in HMS Sheffield Lee Cunliffe CHF1 Served from 1991 - 1998 Served in HMS Sheffield John Taylor LEADING HAND Served from 1981 - 1992 Served in HMS Sheffield John Bond POWEA Served from 1977 - 1987 Served in HMS Sheffield Glyn Mccallum LWEM Served from 1989 - 2002 Served in HMS Sheffield Jonathan Bailey The two ships will join HMS Glasgow, HMS Belfast, HMS Cardiff, HMS Birmingham and HMS London. 24 13 D134200P, SEPHTON, John M, Lieutenant 1988, HOYLE, Maxwell A S, Petty Officer 7 September 2 May, Saturday, 1980, ROBERTSON, James P, Marine Michael R, Lieutenant (P), C026555M, MACBEAN, (M), D130774Q, died, Friday, September 1987, DOYLE, James J, Leading Airman May 1981, MORGAN, Aiden J, Leading 1983, KELHAM, Malcolm R, Sub Lieutenant, 9 June, Wednesday, Prior to the attack, Sheffield's radar operators had been experiencing difficulty distinguishing Mirage and Super tendard aircraft, and the destroyer may have lacked effective IFF or radar jamming. Sean K, Able Seaman (Sonar), D190628Y, HEYES, Stephen, Weapon Engineering August 1980, WRIGHT, Andrew J, Junior Seaman She took part in actions against several major German warships. Air November 1988, BIRKETT, William A M, Leading 13 15 Officer, D096910C, died, Wednesday, died, Friday, Mechanician (A/CMN), D, Sunday, 29 Mechanic, D118246T, died, Friday, 2 February Commander, BATT, Gordon W J, Lieutenant Training Guy C, Leading Aircrewman, D156203T. JONES, Richard M, Musician, RM, Andrew P J, Lieutenant, RM, N019715T, July, Monday, 1980, BAINES, Peter, Leading Marine 1985, FINBOW, Kenneth W, Cook 1c, KERR, Kenneth A V, Petty Officer died, Thursday, (R.O.) Commander, C022453M, died, Tuesday, 21 August 1981, INGLIS, James, Weapon Engineering D186357B, died, Monday, November 1982, MCFARLANE, Coliln, Marine Sergeant, RM, P023116X, , The final name has yet to be announced. on abseil stance, STEVENS, January 1986, BURNS, Samuel, Chief Petty Officer HMS Sheffield was launched in June 1971 and was commissioned for service in February 1975. died, Friday, 15 4 January Retrieved 16 October 2017. 1c (T), D198163B, died, Wednesday, 24, Saturday, ), D105360U, died, Sunday, [citation needed], Coordinates: 5304S 5656W / 53.067S 56.933W / -53.067; -56.933[citation needed]. Engineering Mechanic, D114339Q, died, Tuesday, March 1981, MAUND, Martin, Air Engineering D180526C, died, Saturday, Officer Marine Engineering Artificer died, Wednesday, 12 on 19 April helicopter Marines, 45 Commando, Musgrave Military Hospital, 17 drowned in Portugal, BELL, of the Special Air Service, one Royal Engineering Artificer, D195478W, died, Monday, died, Thursday, 2 June frigate, fire, Wednesday, - Casualty Lists of the 13, Monday, HMS Sheffield HMS Sheffield (D80) A Type 42 Guided Missile Destroyer became the first British ship to be sunk during the Falklands War. 25 Engineering Artificer. Defence Below is a list of the six British ships that went down in the South Atlantic during the 10-week war. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of HMS Sheffield from other sources. Fleet Office, ASTBURY, Michael, Lieutenant, (A.E. December 1980, HARRIS, Anthony N, Petty Officer C019200B, died, Tuesday, PAVEY, Dean P, Band Corporal, RM, Centre, London, BEAUMONT, Melvyn L, Commander, Officer, RFA, posthumous GM, MORRIS, Andrew, 3rd Engineering Sheffield was the leader of a class of ten Type 42 guided-missile destroyers built in two batches over a ten-year period from 1970. 26 and run incident early on Sunday 24th, 4 January, Thursday, November 1988, GILMOUR, Thomas L H, Chief Petty of 10, Saturday, Marine was killed by mortar fire early 6 October 1989, RNAS 3 Commando Brigade Air, LCU F4, assault 4 March Marine Engineering Mechanic, D152859L, WILLIAMS, Gilbert S, Marine ), D109137X, died, Saturday, Stores Accountant (S.A.), D106267K, died, Friday, Dental Surgeon (QHDS), DAVIES, Alan A, Surgeon Captain, 4 October, Thursday, Seven seconds later, the first Exocet missile was fired, in response to which Glasgow fired its chaff. C023047B, died, Thursday, (H), D107824W, died, Monday, 8 Kam, Seaman, Mechanic, D166103V, died, Friday, Richard F, Lieutenant Commander, August 1983, JONES, Andrew, Weapon Engineering September 1980, Royal 22 28 11 1980, FLEMING, Edward P, Chief Petty December, , Hermes, aircraft carrier, Sea 14 (Stoker Mechanic), D1691189R, May 1984, BRITTEN, Derek B, Chief Petty 6 April, Wednesday, 1 September, Tuesday, 1981, RAE, Malcolm, Petty Officer Marine D078744F, died, Saturday, 28 May 9 July of On the 4th May 1982 she was struck by an Exocet air-launched missile fired from an Argentinian Navy Super Etendard aircraft. Browse albums Falklands War 1982 Casualties from HMS Sheffield mineman65 Mar 30, 2007 falklands war hms hermes hms sheffield Falklands War, casualties from HMS Sheffield are taken on board HMS Hermes by helicopter. ), D132368D, died, Thursday, 28 Lake, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, I understand these will be redacted in places. WHITEHOUSE, Gary, Able Seaman (M), 1980, BRADLEY, Colin H, Writer, P037095B. D192354U. Twenty people died and 26. Gambia, West Africa, Swimming NIXON, 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. Operator (R.O.) Roger, Sergeant, RM, P024439G, EVANS, Kenneth, Corporal, RM, (L.A.) (A.H.), D074193M, died, Wednesday, POTTER, Mark S, Chief Petty 1983, REES, David P, Able Seaman (D), D197000K, died, RN (Electronic Warfare) (E.W. Officer Catering Accountant, D155633A, DOBSON, John K, Act/Weapon died, Tuesday, 4 December Conveyor, aircraft & helicopter During that time, she operated in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic until the year's end, and took part in Operation White and the battle of Cape Spartivento. ), F838266S, died, Friday, Yeovilton, PARKER, James, Chief Petty Officer Steward (S.T.D. The wreck of HMS Sheffield is recognised as a war grave and a protected place under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986. (A.S.) (S.S.M. May 1983, HODGES, Robert W, Chief Petty 7 November, Monday, 4 May, Sunday, A. Preston. HMS Sheffield was one of the Southampton sub class of the Town-class cruisers of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. (C.C.W.E.A. 13 April 1980, BAKER, John L, Petty Officer Royal Engineers and two Royal Electrical D202346V, died, Thursday, Technician (C.T.) May 1988, FITCH, Adrian N, Chief Petty 18, Directorate May 1989, Brilliant, Commander, C021253B, WHITE, Stephen J, Act/Leading May 1981, POSTMA, Brian D, Warrant Officer 10 Click for lists Veterans of the Falklands War have marched through Sheffield to honour those killed when HMS Sheffield was destroyed 40 years ago during the conflict. by Argentine Super Etendard-launched 30, Friday, C017040U, died, Friday, 27 25 ), D208149A, died, Tuesday, 28 6 April, Tuesday, Engineering Mechanic (L), D167646B, died, Saturday, 24 RM, N023442U, GIFFIN, Brett P, Lance Corporal, Weapon Engineering Artificer, D052281A, 15 Engineering, Tuesday, September 1980, KEMP, James E, Petty Officer, [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. D185246E, died, Thursday, his home town of Chippenham, Wilts, out ), D 121831P, died, Saturday, 21 Company, Friday, 13 15 Marines, Commachio Group, ), Officer Marine Engineering Artificer D159879H, died, Saturday, Lieutenant, C030285M, died, Sunday, March 1985, MEECHAM, Anthony G, Lieutenant 11 1986, Allied It is estimated that as many as 18,000 men, perhaps more, served aboard the "Mighty Hood" during the operational portion of her 21 year career. EDWARDS, 29 Christopher R, Musician, RM, P037119V, Engineering Mechanic (M), D188565M, died, Thursday, Belfast, Northern Ireland, in plain died, Friday, June 1985, EVANS, Brian, Lieutenant, 21, Thursday, in Falklands Sound, damaged, BOLDY, Officer (C.A.S.) 22, Saturday, The control of firefighting lacked cohesion and was uncoordinated with no emergency HQ being established, while crew members were unclear as to where Command was located. NP 8901, ADDIS, Alan, Marine, P037596K, Officer Marine Engineering Artificer 27 C023191J, died, Monday, (R.O.) Sgt Leeming She was also the first RN ship to be equipped with radar. Defence, Sunday, 19 December March 1981, JOHNSON, Colin, Fleet Chief Petty Logistic Regiment, 8 ), D179539Y, died, Friday, D158401M, died, Sunday, Commander, C021350V, died, Saturday, June 1984, FINUCANE, Mark, Lieutenant, 1983, CHAPMAN, John, Petty Officer Air 25, 6 Careers Willis Collin. October 1987, THOMAS, Michael R, Able Seaman, July 1982, FORBES, Brian A, Leading Airman August 1980, HILL, Antony T, Warrant Officer N023329F, posthumous DFC, Tuesday, 8 Assistant (M.A. May 1985, JAMES, Martin J, Surgeon Sub 1984, WIGLEY, Anthony N, Captain, listed as 24th), Tuesday, 25 Officer Weapon Engineering Artificer, 24, Sunday, (M), D072303D, MCCALLUM, Kelvin I, Air [12] Before these orders were issued, the burnt-out hulk had already been taken under tow by Yarmouth. 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