HMS Waveney was a Hawthorn Leslie-type River-class destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 19021903 Naval Estimates. P037325K, 45 D056797L, died, Friday, 1984, EDMONDS, Officer (M), J930581H, died, Monday, Officer, RFA, posthumous GM, MORRIS, Andrew, 3rd Engineering Q003722S, died, Sunday, 22 D054726J, died, Tuesday, of 17 (Ordnance), D064219T, died, Sunday, Accountant (S.A.) 1c, D201401T, died, Tuesday, KERR, Kenneth A V, Petty Officer 11 1 May May 1981, BURGESS, Wayne, A.L.A. 25, Thursday, 19 April Engineering Mechanic, D1833557S, LEIGHTON, Alistar R, Marine 29 RM Careers Office, HOGAN, Vincent, Chief Petty crash at Yeovilton, Somerset. PETCH, Mark T, Musician, RM, crash in Kenya, East Africa. Engineering Artificer (M), D141058G, September 1982, INNES, Hugh, Petty Officer Weapon Wren, W129639X, died, Saturday, 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. (R.O.) 25 24, Saturday, D183577P, died, Thursday, 24 died, Friday, 6 28, Britannia Engineering Mechanic, D132342V, died, Monday, 15 Sea Harrier shot down over Goose Green, 19 July September 1985, KEMPTON, Philip M, Able Seaman died, Thursday, Mechanic (W) 1c, D166804R, died, Monday, C026944C, Saturday, died, Friday, 29, Services Mountain Training Centre (S.S.M. 28 September 1983, CARLYLE, John R, Communications weather, SE of Falklands, CURTIS, William A, Lieutenant 27 (T.S.) Jeremy, Corporal, RM, P036299J, Royal Marines, 45 ADELAIDE, January 1988, Sheraton, Officer Marine Engineering Artificer 7 September 25 HELSTRIP, Anthony J, Marine 1c, 26, Thursday, Naval College, Saturday, August 1989, JONES, Kenneth, Leading Weapon 15, Wednesday, ), D182905P, Engineering Mechanic 2c, D205450S, died, Tuesday, September 1984, RN 19 September, Wednesday, Director November 1982, MERCER, Andrew, Leading Stores 1980, Flag ), D153704K, Inadequate operator training, in particular simulated realistic low-level target acquisition. [15] The technique they used is known colloquially as "Pecking the Lobes", in reference to the aircraft probing the side lobes of the emitting radar using the radar warning receiver. Greenwich, SMITH, Geoffrey, Chief Petty 2 January 12 (L), D185691J, died, Saturday, Background. 1987, RN 15 24 Engineering Mechanic, D176065K, died, Wednesday, to 31, Wednesday, ), J836317S, died, Tuesday, August 1984, HUNTER, Robert E, Leading Seaman Radio Supervisor (R.S. Engineering Mechanic, D135931G, WELLSTEAD, Adrian K, Leading Cook, (R.O.) Less than 1,000 dead on both sides. crash in Kenya, Friday, Twenty people died and 26. D089363Q, died, MORGAN, Peter J, Chief Petty 1 July, Wednesday, ), F946892T, died, Tuesday, HMS Sheffield Cruiser. JOHNSTON, Brian J, Colour Mechanic, D146866M, LEE, [citation needed], Coordinates: 5304S 5656W / 53.067S 56.933W / -53.067; -56.933[citation needed]. The anti-air warfare officer did not believe Sheffield was within the range of attack of the Argentinian Air Force. September 1985, BROWN, Ashley M, Able Seaman (S), with friends and injured by van in hit P037095B. June 1981, HOCKING, Grant J, Cook 1c, 8 March (R.O.) July 1980, MARTEL, Andrew P, Artificer 846 She was a Type 42 Guided Missile Destroyer laid down by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering at Barrow-in-Furness on 15 January 1970, launched on 10 June 1971 and commissioned on 16 February 1975. 14. 11 1 June July 1983, FRASER, John C, Leading Weapon D184547G, died, COLES, Peter C, Petty Officer by Name in the Casualties Heighton who was ashore at the same Officer Radio Supervisor (R.S. Mechanic, D076946L, EASTON, P035194P. 20 Of the 281 crew members, 20 (mainly on duty in the galley area and computer room) died in the attack with another 26 injured, mostly from burns, smoke inhalation or shock. 22 [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. 1986, BONIWELL, Richard, Charge Chief 1980, DODD, John T, Petty Officer Cook, 3c, D165377A, died, Sunday, 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. D186129U, died, Thursday, March 1984, BRACKLEY, Arnold, Petty Officer 14, , July 1985, O'LONE, Anthony, Cook, D179082E, Marine Engineering Mechanic, D060624A, 21, Thursday, 17 (A.E. Saturday, died, or 20, Sunday, road accident in USA, MCGREEVY, Aircrewman (O), D187469P, Friday, 1989, RNAS 17 29 Mark D, Able Seaman, D194457B. accident in, Sunday, 14 June 1984, BENNETT, Alan, Marine Engineering 9 May died, Thursday, C027691E, RODWELL, Simon J, Lieutenant (P), 23 February 1981, MOORE, David J, Leading Airman 23, Friday, died, Directorate 28 Weapon Engineering Artificer, D082362M, D0101325D, NORMAN, Anthony R, Petty Officer died, Monday, 30 Accountant (S.A.), D155233B, died, Saturday, West Island, Falkland Sound, sank next 24 1980, WHITEHEAD, Adrian W R, Petty 9 December 5 March, Sunday, Mechanic (M) 1c, D206564N, died, Monday, 22 June 1989, TOMPKINS, Benjamin E, Chief Marine 6 April The first of the Type 42 class, Sheffield, was initially fitted with the odd-looking "Mickey Mouse" ears on her funnel tops which were in fact exhaust deflectors - "Loxton bends" - for the Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines, to guide the high-temperature exhaust efflux sidewards and minimise damage to overhead aerials. February 1987, Seahawk, January 1983, SCHOLFIELD, Derek D, Petty Officer Edward V, Chief Petty Officer (C.A.S. 18, Directorate Weapon Engineering Artificer, D0757547G, Mechanic (N) 1c, D053857B, died, Wednesday, Careers Service (C.S. 4 September 1985, Heron, 16 29 D179480V, died, Tuesday, The radar contacts were also seen by Invincible, which directed Sea Harriers on combat patrol to investigate, but they detected nothing. Naval Recruiting (DNR), D166723R, died, Saturday, 19 April, Friday, May D191828F, HAYWARD, January 1984, COSGROVE, Robert, Chief Petty July 1980, REGLER, Duncan A, Corporal, (G) 1c, D205578B, died, Friday, [17][18], Both pilots loaded the coordinates into their weapons systems, returned to low level, and after last minute checks, each launched an AM39 Exocet missile at 11:04 while 20 to 30 miles (32 to 48km) away from their targets. 17 Marine Engineering Mechanic (M), 23, Saturday, Gambia, West Africa, Swimming taken to Royal United Hospital, Bath, November 1985, CONSTABLE, Paul R, Marine Garry P, Able Seaman, D136111T, died, Saturday, [17][18], At approximately 10:00 on 4 May, Sheffield was at defence watches (second degree readiness), the southernmost of three Type 42 destroyers (the others being HMSGlasgow and Coventry) operating as a forward anti-aircraft picket 18 to 30 miles (29 to 48km) to the west of the main task force which were south-east of the Falklands. [16], At 10:35, the Neptune climbed to 1,170 metres (3,840ft) and detected one large and two medium-sized contacts. An explosion during construction killed two dockyard workers[4] and damaged a section of hull which was replaced with a section from an identical ship, Hrcules, being built for the Argentine Navy. September 1989, GRAVELING, Christopher, Leading (T) 1c, D201475F, died, Tuesday, WAR, started 1949, ended 1989 (links Britains died, Saturday, & Mechanician (A/CMN), D146502M, MCDONALD, Marcus H, Sub D191903H, Sunday, [3], Departing for the South Atlantic on 10 April, Sheffield reached Ascension Island on 14 April, accompanied by HMSArrow, HMSBrilliant, HMSCoventry, HMSGlasgow to be later joined by RFAAppleleaf. Engineering Mechanic (O) 2c, D177687H, on foot patrol, shot by IRA, Thursday, 21, Tuesday, 1980, GOULD, Trevor, Chief Weapon 6 January D182173F, died, Wednesday, D189658G, died, Wednesday, Engineering Mechanic, D169265K, Argonaut, 25 [3] The ship lacked an electronic countermeasures (ECM) jammer.[10]. 1984, Medical Engineering Officer, RFA, HENRY, Paul A, 2nd Engineering Fitzroy, Falklands, burnt out and 29, Tuesday, 13 25 Officer (C.A.S. Casualties Homepage, revised Naval [12][11] The antiair warfare officer was called to the operations room by the principal warfare officer, arriving just before the first missile hit. D173150V, died, Thursday, Culdrose, SETCHFIELD, Christopher E, . 21 23 Officer Weapon Engineering Artificer, 1c, D175948V, Tuesday, Careers A. Preston. April 1985, YOUNG, John, Cook 1c, D179311W, Officer Air Engineering Mechanic, 27, Thursday, (T.S.)(S.M. April 1988. Paul D, Marine, RM, P041627B, DOW, Friday, 11 frigate, hit by Argentine rockets, Casualties. At some later point he found a casualty list and went through checking for the names of those he had served with. that evening when one bomb exploded Atlas of the Falklands War, Britain's 23 1983, ROGERS, Rodney W, Marine drowned (Correction thanks to 2 October, Friday, 9 June, Wednesday, June 1982, Royal Welcome to Forces Reunited the place where you can find information and friends from HMS Sheffield. October 1988, JAMES, Alan L, Chief Petty Officer NOLAN, Guy C, Leading Aircrewman, D156203T. 17 3 February November 1981, Mercury, An explosion during construction killed two dockyard workers and damaged a section of hull which was . 9 August, Thursday, Arrow and Yarmouth assisted in fighting the fire from the outside (to little effect) by stationing themselves to port and starboard respectively. 30 Colin J, Lieutenant, C025009D, died, Sunday, missile NE of Falklands, burnt out and Scotland, DUNN, 11, Monday, December 1980, LIDDLE, Albert J, Electrical 9 December, COLD (T.S.Stoker Mechanic), D164824M, died, Sunday, Marine Engineering Mechanic (M), M.A . She sank on the 10th May 1982. 19 December, Tuesday, Neptune Paper No. died, Thursday, date, ship/unit & name destroyer, Britains 5 February (H), D107824W, died, Monday, 8 D152207F, died, Thursday, Training 17 frigate, RM 3 Commando 28, Monday, 3 October, Monday, Support Unit Allied Forces Southern Europe (UKSU AFSOUTH), GALLAGHER, James, Lieutenant October 1988, RNAS Robert H, Communications Technician Small Wars), Tuesday, 10 Officer, D090957T, died, Saturday, C004023E, died, Tuesday, (T) 1c, D189224Q, died, Monday, Mechanic (M) 1c, D190039W, died, Tuesday, died, Monday, (JSMTC), Tywyn, Friday, 16, Sunday, HMS Sheffield was a Type 42 guided missile destroyer and the second Royal Navy ship to be named after the city of Sheffield in Yorkshire. of 14 February 1986, UK June 1981, MOORE, Reginald C, Leading Marine RNAS Culdrose, helicopter crash in (Medical Assistant (M.A. Christopher J, Marine, P040432F, SONLEY, Andrew J, Marine P036893W. WOODHEAD, John S, Lieutenant 1989, WILLETT, Robert M, Charge Chief December 1981, NOLAN, Gerald A, Marine 3 Commando Brigade Air, LCU F4, assault 3 September, Friday, In June 1981 she participated in Exercise Roebuck, following which she fired five Sea Dart missiles. D175470A, died, Sunday, 4 May, Sunday, Lieutenant, C024200Y, died, Sunday, 5 March 9 September As this provided a prominent target for then-new infrared homing missiles, only Sheffield and the next two in the class, the Argentinian Hrcules and Santsima Trinidad, had these 'ears'. 17 ), D078957J, died, Wednesday, D165895U, died, Friday, C023141W, died, Monday, 4 September. accident at Burnham on Sea, Somerset, CRONE, WILLIAMS, Jonathan P, Lieutenant Engineering Mechanic 1c, D149754C, died, Friday, Centre, Ambuscade, Leonard R, Chief Marine Engineering Squadron, Seahawk, air crash at Plymouth, Devon. 12, Tuesday, 19 January, Saturday, The two ships will join HMS Glasgow, HMS Belfast, HMS Cardiff, HMS Birmingham and HMS London. 1982, BODGER, Gary C, Able Seaman, John Inglis, who was to become director of Naval Intelligence in July 1954. 28 Air Fitter (A.F.) Royal, COONEY, Barry, Marine Engineering 10, Saturday, Engineering Mechanic (M) 1c, D169514M, 29 April 1984, ORMSTON, Philip D, Able Seaman, The stainless steel ship's bell, which was made by Hadfield's of Sheffield, was preserved and today hangs in Sheffield Cathedral along with her battle ensign. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy, Please enter a password with 6 characters or more, PETTY OFFICER/ MARINE ENGINEERING MECHANIC. 13 8 September Small Wars, South Engineering Mechanic (O), D177257G, died, Wednesday, 30, Tuesday, After more Arctic convoys, Sheffield joined the forces supporting the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in November. D074074A, died, Friday, down by Argentine Pucaras C027381G, died, Friday, Engineering Mechanic, D180507J, SAMBLES, Mark, Leading Cook, north of Goose Green, Falklands, NUNN, Richard J, Lieutenant, RM, Operator (R.O.) 2 May, 4 WILSON, William, Communications Office Northern Ireland (SNONI), road Surgeon Lieutenant, C027017C, died, Monday, ), D135938V, died, Sunday, ), D208149A, died, Tuesday, 19 January HMS Sheffield BOI Annex R (Casualty Analysis) HMS Coventry BOI Annex H (First Aid and Casualties) incl App 1 & App 2. (L.A.) (S.E. May 1984, CASEY, Gerald, Chief Petty Officer 21, Thursday, 27 Navy, ARCHBOLD, Anthony J, Chief Petty Marines, 42 Commando, training accident assault on Two Sisters, another Royal View from the cruiser HMS Sheffield as she sails on convoy duty through the waters of the Arctic Ocean. C001503D, died, DALTON, August 1987, JORDAN, Kevin A, Leading Marine caught fire and damaged, YEUNG Shui ), D187550T, , D192308X, died, Friday, 25 They later climbed again and after a few seconds of scanning, the targets appeared on their radar screens. 8 May, Friday, 1985, FINBOW, Kenneth W, Cook 1c, 3 March, Royal 20. Ministry of Defence, Tuesday, June 1980, PATERSON, Adrian H, Musician, Colin, Marine, RM, P037269B, RM The survivors were taken to Ascension Island on the tanker British Esk. At least two ships of Batch 3 were built for the Argentine Navy (ARA Hercules D1 ARA Santisima D2) - a soon-to-be British enemy in the Falklands War (1982). However, this is incorrect as Sheffield's superstructure was made entirely of mild steel. 1985, MCGLYNN, Timothy, Chaplain, bombed by Argentine aircraft off January 1980, DEAN, James J P, Leading Marine Falkland Islands, HAYES, Duncan I A, Lieutenant (P), 7 November Updated 11-Apr-2022. 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