A rare medal won by a Falklands war hero who was working in a ship's canteen when he stepped into action has sold for a world record £110,000. John Leake was awarded a Distinguished Service Medal (DSM ...
I WAS just one when my father sailed to the Falklands as the captain of the Royal Navy Type-21 Frigate HMS Ardent. My mum waved him off from Plymouth. The much-missed Gary Nelson with daughter Claire ...
Falklands War veterans are commemorating the 40th anniversary of the sinking of HMS Ardent during the conflict on May 21, 1982. Following a private event this weekend, veterans will gather at HMS ...
Jon Major was on board HMS Ardent when it was attacked in May 1982 On 21 May 1982 HMS Ardent was lying in Falkland Sound when it came under fire from the Argentine Air Force. Twenty two of the 199 ...
Today is the anniversary of the attack on a Devonport-based warship that claimed the lives of 22 Royal Navy sailors. On May 21, In 1982, Type 21 Frigate HMS Ardent was in Falkland Sound supporting ...
The former First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy - whose HMS Ardent was sunk in the Falklands - looks back over the actions of Captain Francesco Schettino who appears to have left the stricken Costa ...
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The Royal Navy Type 21 Association will be represented both nationally and internationally on Remembrance Sunday with the laying of poppy wreaths bearing the Type 21 Association Crest in Remembrance ...
The Royal Navy Type 21 Association will be represented both nationally and internationally on Remembrance Sunday with the laying of poppy wreaths bearing the Type 21 Association Crest in Remembrance ...
Aboard the British aircraft carrier hms Glorious, Captain Guy D’Oyly-Hughes surveys the horizon as the ship steams southward, flanked by the destroyers hms Ardent and hms Acasta. The waters are calm, ...
I WAS just one when my father sailed to the Falklands as the captain of the Royal Navy Type-21 Frigate HMS Ardent. My mum waved him off from Plymouth. Please provide ...
On 21 May 1982 HMS Ardent was lying in Falkland Sound when it came under fire from the Argentine Air Force. Twenty two of the 199 crew members on board were killed and the ship sank the following day, ...