Note:
If the frequent unexploded bombs (1-13) had detonated on
striking some of the ships listed below, the Royal Navy's
additional losses might quite possibly have put the
eventual success of the British Task Force in doubt.
Saturday 1st May
HMS
Alacrity -
slightly damaged by bomb near misses
HMS
Arrow - slightly
damaged by cannon fire
HMS
Glamorgan -
slightly damaged by bomb near misses, all off Stanley by Daggers of FAA Grupo 6.
Tuesday 4th May
HMS
SHEFFIELD -
mortally damaged south east of Falklands by Exocet missile fired by
Super Etendard of CANA 2 Esc. Burnt out and sank in
tow on Monday 10th May.
Wednesday 12th May
HMS
Glasgow -
moderately damaged off Stanley by unexploded bomb
(1) dropped by A-4B Skyhawks of FAA Grupo 5.
Bomb passed through hull but damage took some days to
repair and she shortly returned to UK.
Friday 21st May
HMS
Antrim - seriously
damaged in Falkland Sound outside San Carlos Water by unexploded bomb
(2) dropped by Daggers of FAA Grupo 6.
UXB removed but damage took some days to repair.
HMS
Broadsword -
slightly damaged outside San Carlos Water by cannon fire from Daggers of
Grupo 6.
HMS
Argonaut -
slightly damaged outside San Carlos Water by rockets and cannon fire
from Aermacchi MB.339A of CANA 1 Esc, and then
seriously damaged by two unexploded bombs
(3/4) dropped by A-4B Skyhawks of FAA
Grupo 5. Removing the UXB's and carrying out repairs
took a number of days and although declared
operational, she soon sailed for the UK.
HMS
Brilliant -
slightly damaged outside San Carlos Water by cannon fire from Daggers of
Grupo 6. (Different attack from
"Broadsword")
HMS
ARDENT - badly
damaged in Grantham Sound by bombs - hits, UXB's (5+)
and
near misses - dropped by Daggers of Grupo 6, then
mortally damaged by bombs from A-4Q Skyhawks of CANA
3 Esc off North West Island. Sank the following evening.
Sunday 23rd May
HMS
ANTELOPE - damaged
in San
Carlos Water by
two unexploded bombs (6/7) dropped by
A-4B Skyhawks of Grupo 5. One of the bombs exploded
that evening while being defused and she caught fire
and sank next day.
Monday 24th May
RFA
Sir Galahad -
damaged by unexploded bomb (8) and out of
action for some days,
RFA
Sir Lancelot -
damaged by unexploded bomb (9) and not fully
operational for almost three weeks,
RFA
Sir Bedivere -
slightly damaged by glancing bomb, all in San
Carlos Water
probably by A-4C Skyhawks of FAA Grupo 4.
Tuesday 25th May
HMS
Broadsword -
damaged north of Pebble Island by bomb from A-4B Skyhawk of
Grupo 5 bouncing up through her stern and out again
to land in the sea.
HMS
COVENTRY - sunk north of Pebble
Island in same
attack by three bombs.
ATLANTIC
CONVEYOR -
mortally damaged north east of Falklands by Exocet missile fired by
Super Etendard of CANA 2 Esc. Burnt out and later
sank in tow.
Saturday
29th May
British
Wye - hit north of South Georgia
by bomb dropped
by C-130 Hercules of FAA Grupo 1 which bounced into
the sea without exploding
Tuesday 8th June
HMS
Plymouth - damaged
in Falkland
Sound off San Carlos Water by four unexploded bombs
(10-13) from Daggers of FAA Grupo 6.
RFA
SIR GALAHAD -
mortally damaged off Fitzroy by bombs from A-4B Skyhawks of
Grupo 5 and burnt out. Later in June towed out to sea
and sunk as a war grave.
RFA
Sir Tristram -
badly damaged off Fitzroy in same attack and abandoned, but later
returned to UK
and repaired.
LCU
F4, HMS Fearless -
sunk in Choiseul Sound by bomb from A-4B Skyhawk of Grupo 5.
Saturday 12th June
HMS
Glamorgan -
damaged off Stanley by land-based Exocet missile.
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