1982: HMS Sheffield Hit by Exocet Missile

'On This Day 1982: Falklands War - HMS Sheffield Sinks'

Here, the Sheffield’s Captain, James Salt, talks about the Argentine attack – the very short warning his crew received, the missile’s impact and aftermath.

The Exocet blew a huge hole in the ship’s side and led to an inferno on board - with some of the metal glowing red with the heat.

Twenty of Sheffield’s crew died in the attack and the ship later sank, on May 10, 1982.

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An example of retaliation at work. Less than a week after the sinking of the Belgrano.

[claudiollanes]

I can't stop thinking about the nuclear deep charges in the Sheffield and the Coventry....

[julienstephan]

French-made missile launched by a French-made (Sorry) 😞😯🥺😔

[cloudfinal]

Gibraltar Español y Malvinas argentinas

[GABCES]

No entiendo el idioma solo se Español, pero debe ser uno de los barcos atacados por la Aviación (pilotos valientes e ingeniosos) Argentina en la guerra de las Malvinas.

[alanlane]

When they knew that an RN nuclear sub was in the area, they pissed off back to port !!!!

[daynerpotter]

Glad we bagged the Belgrano, good on you Conqueror and her crew ❤️👏