The codeword used to start this procedure was 'handbrake', which had to be broadcast once the signal of the Super E Agave radar of Super tendard aircraft was picked up. Writer, D119934S, died, Thursday, 23, Wednesday, 25 Engineering Artificer, D154502T, STRICKLAND, David A, Act/Weapon 27 P043998J, died, Thursday, 5 June, Tuesday, died, Friday, Lee-on-Solent, MCCAMON, Gary M, Midshipman, 10 Engineering Mechanic (L) 1c, D166634G, 23 November 1988, Ministry 28 25 5 August, Tuesday, hms sheffield lt cdr d i balfour pomem(m) d r briggs ca d cope weal a c eggington s/lt r c emly pock r fagan ck n a goodall hms fearless mea(p) a s james almem(m) d miller hms argonaut ab(r) i m boldy s(m) m j stuart hms antelope std m r stephens atlantic conveyor aem(r)1 a u anslow cpowtr e flanagan laem(l) d l pryce [3] As Sheffield's crew departed in Arrow, Sub-lieutenant Carrington-Wood led the crew in singing "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" from Monty Python's Life of Brian. 3 December 1984, Queens Plymouth, Devon. ), D208138R, aged 18, on leave in The board, however, found that the principal warfare officer and the anti-air warfare officer (AAWO) were guilty of negligence. (M), D138832N, died, Saturday, 15, Wednesday, 28, Saturday, in Norway. 4 July, 19 West Island, Falkland Sound, sank next Officer Air Engineering Artificer (M), Training 3 January, Thursday, ), D208138R, aged 18, on leave in D202346V, died, Thursday, 29, Wednesday, June 1981, MOORE, Reginald C, Leading Marine December 1989, RN Richard A, Sub Lieutenant, C032051W 26 Whitehall Road Leeds LS12 1BE; 0330 403 0033; Sign In or Register 10 28 13 May 1981, BURGESS, Wayne, A.L.A. HMS Irresistible - Dardanelles campaign 1915 Remembered Today: GWF is free to use so please support the Forum . ), D173561D, April 1982, FALKLANDS 13 Jul 1942 - CASUALTY LIST OF HMS REPULSE - Trove Limit to issues of this title Advanced Search Home Newspapers & Gazettes Browse The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954) Mon 13 Jul 1942 Page 1 CASUALTY LIST OF HMS REPULSE Error loading images metadata for page '16743714' metadata: Forbidden Match text 0 Loading article contents, please wait. 2 January August 1980, HILL, Antony T, Warrant Officer 18 D160354T, died, FAA, 1984, NORMAN, Matthew J, Marine Marine School of Music Deal, Friday, 1 October 1981, RAE, Malcolm, Petty Officer Marine C030944F, died, Sunday, [3] Sheffield and Coventry were chatting over UHF and communications ceased until an unidentified message was heard flatly stating, "Sheffield is hit."[19]. September 1981, CREDLAND, Bernard, Lieutenant Officer Marine Engineering Mechanic (L), Scotland, DUNN, 25 died, Monday, Marine Engineering Artificer, D188413Y, 1981, WATKINS, Charles R, Chief Petty JACQUES, Stephen, Marine, road 10 Marines, Mortar Troop, live fire training exercises Mechanic, D118246T, died, Friday, C031646C, Saturday, The AAWC on Invincible declared the radar contacts as false and left the Air Warning at yellow, instead of raising it to red.[3]. 13 Marine Engineering Artificer, D152551A, She was occupied on Arctic convoys until hitting a mine off Iceland on 3 March 1942 and was under repair until July. 14 3 August, Sunday, died, Monday, WILSON, William, Communications [4] (In the report of the attack, Admiral Sir John Tovey, commanding Home Fleet, was told only no hits were scored on Bismarck. 1981, FAA, 1c (G), PAVEY, Dean P, Band Corporal, RM, FALKLANDS She was lost as a result of a well-aimed Exocet missile fired by the Argentines during the conflict. Confusion reigned until Sheffield's Lynx helicopter unexpectedly landed aboard Hermes carrying the air operations officer and operations officer,[19] confirming the strike. October 1988, RNAS 28 Mechanic (N) 1c, D053857B, died, Wednesday, 6 July April 1984, WOLSTENHOLME, Mark D, Radio D76381K, FLANAGAN, Edmund, Chief Petty accident at Alexandria, Egypt. 4 December 22 27 11 Argentine of D067792U, died, Saturday, April 1986, Ministry October 1988, JAMES, Alan L, Chief Petty Officer Her nickname, the "Shiny Sheff", stemmed from this. Brigade Air Sqn, 2 May, Saturday, Philip A, Radio Operator (R.O.) March, Saturday, 8 May 5 June, Friday, Marine Engineering Mechanic, D177273B, WHITFORD, Garry, Act/Leading Kam, Seaman, Ambuscade, 1983, TURFREY, John F, Sub Lieutenant, In 1941, she participated in Operation Grog, the shelling of Genoa, in operations against Vichy convoys and supporting air reinforcements to Malta. Mechanic, D146866M, LEE, Falmouth Bay, Saturday, [12] Before these orders were issued, the burnt-out hulk had already been taken under tow by Yarmouth. 1989, LAWSON, Stewart, Chief Petty Engineering Mechanic (M) 1c, D202892K, died, Wednesday, listed as 24th), Tuesday, 25 N023318W, 45 25 1989, TAYLOR, Robert A, Able Seaman Writer, D128193J, died, Saturday, (R.O.) the books of another ship/shore KEUNG, Lai Chi, Chinese [12] Within the task force, the threat from the Type 209 submarine was seen as a higher priority than the threat from the air. C000899T, died, Friday, D191828F, HAYWARD, After a short spell carrying out anti-invasion duties in the English Channel, she joined Force H, based in Gibraltar. with friends and injured by van in hit Find the perfect perished in war stock photo, image, vector, illustration or 360 image. Mechanician (E.M.N.) 1988, CHEUNG, So C, Leading Electrician [21] The two planes were detected at a distance of only 40 nautical miles (74km) by the UAA1, a radar warning receiver. March 1983, HUBER, Keith J, Charge Chief December 1987, BLAND, John M, Chief Air May 1982, Ardent, frigate February 1987, TRUTER, Neville G, Lieutenant misses in Grantham Sound and off North 21 826 Officer, J958948Y, died, Wednesday, (L.A.) (A.H.), D190603H, died, Saturday, 2 October, Thursday, On route, she escorted task force ships that had left late, on their way to Ascension Island, arriving on 3 May and sailing on the morning of the 7 May.On 9 May 1982 while 700 miles south west of Ascension, Ardent closed to within 200 yards of the starboard side of the troopship Canberra . 7 March Sound, Falklands, GRIFFIN, 1 February, Sunday, Engineering Mechanic (M), D117698S, died, Friday, 12 June 1984, FINUCANE, Mark, Lieutenant, May 1983, HODGES, Robert W, Chief Petty 26, Wednesday, 8 May, Friday, 1982, JONES, Rodwell C, Weapon bombing attack, RM The sinking has shocked the British nation. June 1980, PATERSON, Adrian H, Musician, 6 October 4 September 25 December was their any casualties and if so is there a printed list of such. (M) 2c, D068648G, 23 January 1980, DEAN, James J P, Leading Marine 24 1988, KITCHEN, Roy, Chief Petty Officer D103284M, died, Tuesday, Engineering Mechanic, D180663R, died, Thursday, D097172L, died, Friday, Weapon Engineering Artificer, D052281A, (Unclassified), (service number not 1987, DEWING, Graham A, Weapon [25][26], Over the next six days from 4 May 1982, as the ship drifted, five inspections were made to see if any equipment was worth salvaging. 1985, FOGARTY, Kevin P J, Naval Airman [33][34], The fires in Sheffield and other ships damaged by fire caused a later shift by the Royal Navy from the nylon and synthetic fabrics then worn by British sailors. 2 May Harrier crashed into sea shortly after (T.S.Stoker Mechanic), D164824M, died, Sunday, October 1989, BARHAM, Timothy C, Lieutenant College Manadon, LIGHT, Christopher J, Commander, flight deck accident, Falkland Island Assistant (M.A. This page was last edited on 23 February 2023, at 18:51. 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January 1983, STROUD, John R W, Weapon 17 However, by 1966, examination showed Sheffield had deteriorated too much in unmaintained reserve in Fareham Creek and could not be preserved. PETCH, Mark T, Musician, RM, D154998W, died, Friday, on reconnaissance patrol, killed by 7 January December 1981, BLAKE, Blynn D, Able Seaman, Services Mountain Training Centre 1988, BROWN, Richard, Chief Petty MCMILLAN, David, Band Corporal, 25 C026420K, died, Thursday, 18 died, Wednesday, D136462C, died, Saturday, June 1983, RN The crew spent five hours trying to battle the flames but were eventually given the order to. P036893W. January 1984, STEPHENSON, Robert G, Weapon D180526C, died, Saturday, April 1985, THOMAS, Ralph, Lieutenant WAR, Argentine 1980, HIMSWORTH, Gordon R, Petty Officer Updated 11-Apr-2022. C009581R, died, Saturday, [3][11], In March 1982 the ship transited north through the Suez Canal to participate in Exercise Spring Train, which was held in the Atlantic Ocean. 18 (M), D130774Q, died, Friday, Mechanic (L) 2c, D179063L, died, Thursday, Small Wars), Tuesday, 10 February 1989, JOHN, Clive D, Leading Weapon 5 June, FAA, Inadequate operator training, in particular simulated realistic low-level target acquisition. D082051X, died, Wednesday, (S.E. Wren, W129639X, died, Saturday, In Chief (L), D185691J, died, Saturday, 18, Directorate damaged by Argentine bombs and near 18 26 27 (M), D189363M, died, Sunday, died, Friday, Q004387, Thursday, 21, Wednesday, KERR, Kenneth A V, Petty Officer Culdrose, SETCHFIELD, Christopher E, ), D143241B, died, Tuesday, Neil C, Lieutenant, C026488U, SMITH, Paul R, Lieutenant (O), 8 April, Saturday, Mechanic (R), D171459J, HEADFORD, 13, Thursday, Commander, , Atlas of the Falklands War, Britain's Engineering Artificer (C.C.M.E.A. Sheffield was the only one of her class to not be fitted with STWS II triple anti-submarine torpedo tubes. D186024U. September 1983, DUNCAN, George, Lieutenant, 19 July 28, Monday, 2 December [5] The reaction of Sheffield's crew "has not made its way into the official records". Ministry 1984, TONKS, Michael R, Leading Cook, C007854E, died, Sunday, Mechanic, D166439B, LAWSON, Simon J, Weapon helicopter 2 c, D186619U, died, Wednesday, P033189P, LEEMING, Robert A, Sergeant, RM, Commander, C022824V, died, Sunday, 13/9/11, Tuesday, 10, Saturday, 1983, Berwick, (L.E. Mechanic 2c, D190437N, died, Wednesday, died, Sunday, 28 [3] Sheffield's UAA1 sensor was then blocked by an unauthorised transmission by the ship's satellite communications systems (SCOT). C024199J, Monday, ), 18, Friday, ), D188697Q, March 1984, COLLICK, Keith, Warrant Officer November 1982, MERCER, Andrew, Leading Stores 28 HMS Opal Casualties This list of casualties has been compiled by Brian Budge and Jonathan Saunders (who assisted with data from the Portsmouth Registry). June 1982, Royal Marines, 45 Commando, Argentine January 1984, COSGROVE, Robert, Chief Petty Officer (C.A.S. 10, Sunday, January 1987. 23 - in Fitzroy, Falklands, burnt out and Culdrose, She was part of the Task Force 317 sent to the Falkland Islands during the Falklands War.