Smoke billows from the Type 42 destroyer HMS A Sheffield as fire rages through the warship after she was hit by an Argentinian missile May 4, 1982: HMS Sheffield was destroyed by Argentina 31 years ...

A computer-generated image of the new Type 26 frigate A new multi-million pound warship is to be named HMS Sheffield, more than 35 years after its namesake was hit by a missile in the Falklands War.

It was April 1982, and the crew of Royal Navy destroyer HMS Sheffield was heading home after a six-month overseas deployment. But the ship's company was suddenly told they were not going to see their ...

THIRTY-SEVEN years ago an Argentine Exocet was launched at HMS Sheffield – leading to her become the first Royal Navy ship to be lost since the Second World War. Did you know with a Digital ...

Eddie Whitaker was leading radio operator on the HMS Sheffield when it was sunk by enemy fire in 1982 during the Falklands War. A timely trip to the toilet may have saved his life... Eddie remembers ...

A new dawn rises for a fourth warship to be dubbed 'Shiny Sheff' in tribute to the city of steel from which it claims its name. Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can get ...

On the morning of May 4, 1982, the British Type 42 destroyer HMS Sheffield was on patrol southeast of the Falkland Islands. Tasked with stopping any Argentine submarines that might attack the British ...

14:19, Thu, Nov 28, 2024 Updated: 15:20, Thu, Nov 28, 2024 Construction work on the Royal Navy’s state-of-the-art anti-submarine warfare ship got underway today with a traditional steel-cutting ...

May 4 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1494, on his second expedition to the New World, Columbus explored the Caribbean island of Jamaica. In 1886, four police officers were killed when a bomb was ...

An award given to HMS Sheffield for its help in the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch in 1998 has been presented to the city of Sheffield. The Wilkinson Sword of Peace was presented by former Boy Seaman ...