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HMS Antrim (D18)
HMS Antrim was a County-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy launched on 19 October 1967. In the Falklands War, she was the flagship for the recovery of South Georgia, participating in the first ever anti-submarine operation conducted exclusively by helicopters. In 1984, she was commissioned into the Chilean Navy, and renamed Almirante Cochrane.
Antrim first commissioned in 1970 and served her first commission in home and Mediterranean waters. In the mid-1970s, the Royal Navy removed 'B' turret and replaced it with four Exocet missile launchers to give her a greater anti-ship capability. After installation of the Exocet missiles it was found that the missile could be activated by small arms fire, so armoured plates were fitted to the outer sides of the missiles containers.
Following trials, she initially operated in British home waters and the Mediterranean, fulfilling standard peacetime duties, including NATO exercises and fleet deployments. In 1976 her commission included a visit to Stockholm, where she represented the Royal Navy at the wedding of the King of Sweden. By the end of the 1970s, Antrim had settled into a, peacetime role, carrying out patrols, NATO drills and presence missions in home waters.
In 1982, she formed part of the Royal Navy task force for service in the Falklands War, commanded by Captain Brian Young, who had previously been a Fleet Air Arm pilot and had seen action during the Suez Crisis.
Antrim was the flagship of Operation Paraquet, the operation to recover South Georgia and the first step in the eventual recovery of the Islands.
On 25 April 1982, her Westland Wessex HAS.3 helicopter was responsible for rescuing 17 SAS personnel and the crew of two earlier rescue helicopters that had crashed on the Fortuna Glacier. The aircraft also played a key role in locating and disabling the Argentine submarine Santa Fe.
The Wessex, callsign Humphrey, detected Santa Fe on the surface and engaged using depth charges, which damaged the submarine's hull. This attack was followed by strikes from HMS Brilliant (F90)’s Lynx, using a torpedo, and from two AS.12 missile attacks by HMS Plymouth Westland Wasp helicopter. The damage forced the crew to abandon the submarine at King Edward Point, leaving her partially submerged alongside the jetty. She was not repaired and, in 1985, was scuttled in deep water. This was the first anti-submarine operation successfully conducted solely by helicopters.
After the disablement of Santa Fe, a scratch force of Royal Marines, SAS and SBS troops was landed to capture the settlement. Antrim and Plymouth took station off Grytviken and opened fire with their 4.5-inch guns. The shelling was a demonstration of firepower rather than an attack on specific positions and over the course of 15 minutes the two ships fired about 235 rounds towards Grytviken. The Argentine troops raised the white flag and surrendered to the scratch force.
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HMS Antrim (D18)
HMS Antrim was a County-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy launched on 19 October 1967. In the Falklands War, she was the flagship for the recovery of South Georgia, participating in the first ever anti-submarine operation conducted exclusively by helicopters. In 1984, she was commissioned into the Chilean Navy, and renamed Almirante Cochrane.
Antrim first commissioned in 1970 and served her first commission in home and Mediterranean waters. In the mid-1970s, the Royal Navy removed 'B' turret and replaced it with four Exocet missile launchers to give her a greater anti-ship capability. After installation of the Exocet missiles it was found that the missile could be activated by small arms fire, so armoured plates were fitted to the outer sides of the missiles containers.
Following trials, she initially operated in British home waters and the Mediterranean, fulfilling standard peacetime duties, including NATO exercises and fleet deployments. In 1976 her commission included a visit to Stockholm, where she represented the Royal Navy at the wedding of the King of Sweden. By the end of the 1970s, Antrim had settled into a, peacetime role, carrying out patrols, NATO drills and presence missions in home waters.
In 1982, she formed part of the Royal Navy task force for service in the Falklands War, commanded by Captain Brian Young, who had previously been a Fleet Air Arm pilot and had seen action during the Suez Crisis.
Antrim was the flagship of Operation Paraquet, the operation to recover South Georgia and the first step in the eventual recovery of the Islands.
On 25 April 1982, her Westland Wessex HAS.3 helicopter was responsible for rescuing 17 SAS personnel and the crew of two earlier rescue helicopters that had crashed on the Fortuna Glacier. The aircraft also played a key role in locating and disabling the Argentine submarine Santa Fe.
The Wessex, callsign Humphrey, detected Santa Fe on the surface and engaged using depth charges, which damaged the submarine's hull. This attack was followed by strikes from HMS Brilliant (F90)’s Lynx, using a torpedo, and from two AS.12 missile attacks by HMS Plymouth Westland Wasp helicopter. The damage forced the crew to abandon the submarine at King Edward Point, leaving her partially submerged alongside the jetty. She was not repaired and, in 1985, was scuttled in deep water. This was the first anti-submarine operation successfully conducted solely by helicopters.
After the disablement of Santa Fe, a scratch force of Royal Marines, SAS and SBS troops was landed to capture the settlement. Antrim and Plymouth took station off Grytviken and opened fire with their 4.5-inch guns. The shelling was a demonstration of firepower rather than an attack on specific positions and over the course of 15 minutes the two ships fired about 235 rounds towards Grytviken. The Argentine troops raised the white flag and surrendered to the scratch force.
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