supporting amphibious fleet 326;
and landing 345, 350–1, 353, 354;
in ‘Bomb Alley’ 361, 363–4, 365–6, 368, 373–4
Appleleaf 137, 147, 149
Aqaba, Gulf of 84
Arabian Gulf 202
Arabian Sea 84, 152
Ardent, HMS: supporting amphibious fleet 326;
and landing 346, 350, 351;
in ‘Bomb Alley’ 362, 264, 366–7, 369, 377;
hit by bombs 370;
attacked again 371–2;
sinking xx, 372
Ardiles, Primer Teniente Jose 196
Argentina: mistakes xix-xx, 6, 139, 140;
scrap metal dealers 94;
Air Force 97, 99, 139, 194, 195–200, 285, 330, 333;
strength 98;
Navy 99, 177, 201, 204–9, 218, 436;
Navy Day 308, 322;
National Day, 398;
see also A4 Skyhawks;
Super Etendard
Argonaut, HMS: passage to Falklands 326;
and landing 346, 352, 355;
in ‘Bomb Alley’ 361, 362, 367–8, 377;
condition improved, 388, 390;
leaves for home 438
Arizona 206
Armilla Patrol 84
Army: attitude to Falklands War xviii
Arrow, HMS: and sinking of Sheffield 10, 20, 22, 246;
passage to Falklands 119, 122, 137;
bombards Stanley 191, 194;
attacked 195;
and assault on Stanley 443, 463, 467
Ascension Island: access allowed to xix, 100, 110, 119, 176;
material transferred from 118;
bombing raid launched from 185
Atlantic Conveyor: passage to Falklands 139;
Harriers brought by 327;
and landing 345;
position of 415;
material carried by 415–17;
loss of xx, 417–22
Augusta 388
Auld, Lieutenant-Commander Andy 189, 396
Aurora, HMS 99
Avenger, HMS 400, 430–1, 438, 450, 469
Balfour, Captain Hugh 300, 415, 429, 494
Banfield, Richard 370
Barbados 42
Barker, Captain Nick 148
Barrow, Captain Mike 83, 90, 100, 115, 150, 462 see also Glamorgan
Barrow-in-Furness 53
Barton, Flight-Lieutenant Paul 194
Batt, Lieutenant-Commander Gordon 391–2
Battle Group: and time 2, 428;
formation of 102;
approaches TEZ 175, 179;
enters Argentinian Exclusion Zone 180;
deterioration of ships 252;
reinforcements 388;
communications system 437;
see also under names of ships
Bayleaf 400
Baynham, Captain Brian 52
BBC (Overseas Service) 342
BBC (World Service) 109, 157, 423, 428
Bear aircraft 118–19
Beatty, Admiral 35, 244
Bedacarratz, Lieutenant-Commander Augusto 1, 3, 5–6, 11, 13, 16
Belgrano see General Belgrano
Berkeley Sound 235
Black, Captain Jeremy 128, 332
‘Black Buck’ operation 186
Bleaker Island 258
Blisset, Lieutenant-Commander Mike 367
Blowpipe missile 361, 388
‘Blue-on-Blue’ 172, 343, 446–7
Blue Rover 99
Bluff Cove/Fitzroy: and assault on Stanley 433. 434, 438, 441, 451;
disaster at 452–60, 487
Board of Enquiry 237–8
Boeing 707 (The Burglar) 142–4, 147, 174, 183, 265
‘Bomb Alley’ 373–4, 397
bombs, defending against 292–3
bombing raid on Port Stanley 185–7
Bonzo, Captain Hector 206, 221–4
Bootherstone, Commander Paul 100, 115, 463
Bouchard 223
Brean, David 376–7
Briggs, Chief Petty Officer 22
Brilliant, HMS: and sinking of Sheffield 10;
passage to Falklands 119, 137, 175;
off Stanley 217, 272–3, 288;
attacked 193, 293–9;
and proposed raid on Rio Grande 318;
and lost Sea King 326;
and landing 332, 345, 347, 352, 353;
in ‘Bomb Alley’ 364–70, 373, 375, 376–7;
important role of 375;
and sinking of Coventry 406;
and loss of Atlantic Conveyor 418;
assault on Stanley 438, 448
Bristol HMS 400
Britannia, HMS 33, 34
Britnell, Able Seaman Ian 195
Broadsword, HMS: and sinking of Sheffield 10;
passage to Falklands 128;
off Port Stanley 217;
bombards Stanley 252, 272–3, 274, 285–6, 304;
and landing 332, 347, 348, 352, 355;
in ‘Bomb Alley’ 362, 369, 373;
hits Skyhawk 389;
takes up position north of Pebble Island 391–2;
and sinking of Coventry 392, 393–4, 401–9;
hit by bomb 406;
and assault on Stanley 438
Broadwater, Lieutenant-Commander Mike 196
Brown, Rear Admiral Tom 85–6, 87–8, 102, 139
Buchanan, Captain Andy 165, 168, 171, 486
Buenos Aires 132, 182
Burdwood Bank 210, 220, 232
Burglar, the see Boeing 707
Burke, Petty Officer 402, 409
‘Cackle’ 4
Callaghan, James 74
Camilla Creek 318
Canary Islands 101
Canberra: joins Battle Group 326, 328;
moving troops out of 328;
and landing 336, 338, 339, 345, 351, 353, 438;
in ‘Bomb Alley’ 361, 367, 373, 374, 380;
escorted to safety 374;
and assault on Stanley 438
Canberra bombers 194, 196, 200
Canning, Captain Bill 10, 128, 217, 347, 402, 404, 406, 409, 494; see also Broadsword, HMS
Canter, Commander Paul 462
Cape Dolphin 284
Cape Wrath 77
Cardiff, HMS: passage to Falklands, 300, 400;
arrival 428;
and attack on aircraft carriers 430;
bombards East Falklands 438, 443, 452;
and assault on Stanley 447
Carlos Bay/Water see San Carlos Bay/Water
Carrington, Lord 393
Cat Island 354, 363
chaff 5, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 26, 87, 132, 182, 242
chain of command 164, 315
Chambers, Leading Seaman Duffy 295
Charlie, Bonnie Prince 82
Chile 311, 312–13, 321, 322
Chinook helicopters 327, 361, 415, 423
Choiseul Sound 322, 350, 444
Clapp, Commander Mike 125, 128;
known as COMAW 124;
and landing 261, 327–9, 337, 344, 348;
arrival at Falklands 328;
and Carlos Bay 378–9;
and Bluff Cove disaster 451;
his book 460;
future of 494;
see also Fearless, HMS
Clayton, Admiral Sir Richard 46, 47
cluster bombs 190, 415, 419
CND 74
Codrington, Admiral 35
Cold War 89
Columbo, Commander Jorge 1
COMAW (Commodore Amphibious Warfare) 124, 288, 292, 301, 334, 350, 384, 385, 458
Combat Air Patrol (CAP) 7
communications 12–13, 178, 213–16, 241 see also DSSS, Northwood, satellite
Conqueror, HMS 99, 171, 173, 399;
and General Belgrano 177, 207–26, 232
Coral Sea, USS 84, 85, 87, 139, 140, 152, 206, 207
Corfu 49
Coronel, Battle of 393
Courageous 165
Coventry, HMS: and sinking of Sh
effield 7, 9;
medieval cross 103;
passage to Falklands 137, 147;
and Belgrano 217;
and Sheffield 238;
bombards Stanley 252;
and Narwal 264;
downs helicopter 270–1;
and Sea Dart 273, 280;
and landing 331;
bow design 386–7;
takes up position north of Pebble Island 393, 399, 401;
efficiency of 402; sinking of xx, 403–10, 411
Coventry Cathedral 103
Cow Bay 127, 259
Coward, Vice Admiral Sir John 115, 140–1, 293;
and South Georgia 148, 175;
and Rules of Engagement 151;
and landing 331, 338;
in ‘Bomb Alley’ 364–5, 369, 375–6, 377;
description of Plymouth’s war 454;
future of 494;
see also Brilliant, HMS
Craig, Commander Christopher 147, 282–3, 284;
bravery of 280;
and loss of Atlantic Conveyor 419, 421;
and assault on Stanley 451;
future of 493;
see also Alacrity
crisis management 23
Cuerva, Captain Garcia 194
Cunningham, Admiral 35, 64
Curtis, Lieutenant Al 196, 247
Dagger aircraft 194–6, 362, 368, 375, 395–6
Daily Mail 324
Daily Telegraph xvii
Dartmouth 33–40
Darwin 259, 262
Dassault: Mirage III 192;
Super Etendard 2
Davidoff, Señor 482
D-Day (21st May) 360
deadlines see time-frame calculations
‘Death Valley’ 397
see also ‘Bomb Alley’ deaths xiv, 22, 24, 29, 236, 339–40, 370, 390, 455–6, 465, 489
see also Blue-on-Blue; Falklands War losses
deception 181–4
see also chaff, decoys
decoys 245
defence cuts 73, 91, 493; see also following entry and Navy, cuts in
Defence Policy 72
see also Politics
Defence Review 1981 xviii, 73–4, 81–2, 482, 493
defensive strategies 322–3
de la Billiere, Sir Peter 315, 316, 317
Devonshire HMS 41–3, 328
Dickinson, Captain J.B. 345
Dido, HMS 99
Dingemans, Captain Peter 338, 352, 494
Dolphin HMS 55
‘Doppler effect’ 62
Drake, Sir Francis 58
Dreadnought, HMS 57, 64
Dresden 393
Drummond 93
DSSS (secure speech radio) 152, 155, 214
Duke of York HMS 79
Dunlop, Commodore Sam 313, 364, 448, 486
Dutton, Lieutenant-Commander Brian 373
Eaton Hall 38–40, 154
Edward VII, King 34
Eisenhower, General Dwight 330
Elk 345
Endurance, HMS 91, 93–4, 95, 148, 469
Engadine 99
ESM 241
Etendard see Super Etendard
Europic Ferry 345, 352, 374
Euryalus, HMS 99
Exclusion Zones 89–90, 109, 140, 141, 150;
Argentinian 109, 112, 179;
British 109, 112, 131, 137, 204–5;
Total 3, 151, 187–8, 207, 209, 230, 249, 250, 264, 266
Exeter, HMS: passage to Falklands 300;
replaces Sheffield 388;
and attack on aircraft carriers 429–30, 388;
and assault on Stanley 418, 438, 443, 448, 451
Exocet missile: impact velocity 2;
effectiveness of 3;
and sinking of Sheffield 16, 17, 18, 20, 240;
success rate 308–9;
supply of 309–10, 427, 429–31
Eyton-Jones, Lieutenant-Commander 247
Fairfield, Ian 245
Falkland Islands: sailing time from UK xii;
study on defence of 72–3;
charts of 97;
see also following entry
Falklands War: Argentine invasion xi;
political discussions of 101, 118–19, 130, 132, 150, 176;
and deception 181–4;
losses 198, 375–6, 383, 391, 397, 427, 488–9;
repatriation of Argentinians 474;
cost 488–9;
death rate 489;
futures of commanders 494
Falmouth, HMS 59
Fanning Head xiv, 190, 284, 343, 352, 354, 368, 478
Farragut, David 280
Faslane 75, 99, 225
fatalities see deaths
Fearless, HMS: and defence statement 82;
ordered to Falklands 98;
and landing 337, 345, 351–2;
in ‘Bomb Alley’ 366, 373;
and Amphibious Group 325;
strafed 395–6;
and assault on Stanley 450
Fegan, Captain Edward Fogarty 159
Fellows, Chief Petty Officer 373
Fieldhouse, Admiral Sir John xii;
wants Woodhouse for Chief of Staff 78;
and Gibraltar exercise 93, 94;
at Ascension 128;
returns to London 132–3;
and Rules of Engagement 152;
rebukes Woodward 155–6;
and General Belgrano 215–16, 237–8;
and landing 261, 341;
trusts Woodward 460
Fighting for Peace (Weinberger) xix
First World War 30, 35
Fisher, Colonel John 261
Fitzroy see Bluff Cove/Fitzroy
‘Flasher’ 454
fleet auxiliaries 414 see also Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Flodden Field, Battle of, 181, 184
Foot, Michael 80
Forster, General 30–1
Fort Austin 94, 313, 318, 319, 320, 325, 345, 352, 354, 363–4, 368, 395–6, 409, 448
Fort Grange 400
Fort St Angelo 52
Fort Toronto, HMS 345
Fortuna Glacier 146
fortunes of war 323
40 Commando 355
45 Commando 354
42/22 combination 292, 298, 300, 404, 409, 414
Fox Bay 283, 307
France 310
Frederiksen, Lieutenant-Commander Fred 368
Fry, Commander Sam 61, 62
Gallant, HMS 393
Gallipolli 116
Galtieri, General Leopoldo 91, 101, 105, 111, 140, 182, 187, 230, 384, 470, 473
Gazelle helicopters 361, 445
General Belgrano 99; sinking of 3, 206–28, 459;
position of 177, 202, 205, 207–8;
history of 206
General Directive 301
Gibraltar 32, 92, 93, 95, 97, 99, 118, 300
Glamorgan, HMS: and sinking of Sheffield 10;
as Woodward’s flagship 83, 84, 89, 90;
passage to Falklands 114, 115, 119, 120–1, 128;
bombards Stanley airfield 191–2, 194, 227, 318, 322;
attacked 195;
and Pebble Island 303–4;
and landing 350;
supports land Forces 462–5;
hit 464–5;
takes charge of TRALA 468, 469
Glasgow, HMS: and sinking of Sheffield 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15–18, 20;
passage to Falklands 122, 137, 147;
and General Belgrano 217;
and Sheffield 238–41;
bombardment of Stanley 273, 289, 291–2, 293;
and Sea Dart 280, 302;
bombardment of Moody Brook 285;
attacked 295–8, 300;
repairing 301, 307;
and landing 331;
condition improved 388;
radar 400
Glover, Flight Lieutenant Jeremy 361
Glowworm, HMS 159, 284
Goddard, Lieutenant David 14
Goose Green: attacks on 24, 190, 307,
342, 366
recaptured 428
Grantham Sound 443
Granville 93
Greening, Rear Admiral Sir Paul 97
Grenada 42
Grose, Captain Alan 400
Group Warfare Officers 165–6
Grytviken 148, 149
Gulf War 493
Gwilliam, Lieutenant Clive 395
Haig, General Alexander 111, 137, 156, 170
Hale, Lieutenant Martin 195
Hallifax, Vice Admiral Sir David 150, 201, 310, 313, 314
‘Handbrake’ 11
Hanrahan, Brian 153, 190
Harris, Captain Mike 300, 400, 428, 445–8, 494
Hart-Dyke, Captain David 115, 270–1;
background 393;
and sinking of Coventry 393–4, 402–5, 411;
realism of 401–2;
future of 494;
see also Coventry
Hart-Dyke, Commander Eric 393, 409
Hastings, Max xvii, xx
Hawke, Admiral Lord 35
Hawkyard, Lieutenant-Commander Nick 13–17, 293–5
Healey, Denis 73–4
Heath, Edward 73
Henry, Paul 456
Herbert, Commander Peter 60, 215
Hercules, ARA 204, 249–50
Hercules tanker 6, 405
Hercules C-130 transport aircraft 123, 257, 268, 318, 437
Hermes, HMS xii, xiii, xvii;
Argentine failure to realize importance of 6, 139, 140;
and sinking of Sheffield 6, 10, 19, 21;
plans to dispose of 82, 91;
ordered to Falklands 119, 128, 136, 146;
and Pebble Island 303–5;
and proposed raid on Rio Grande 314, 318, 320, 321–2;
and amphibious fleet 326–8;
condition of 448;
arrival home 487
Hewitt, Leading Seaman 15, 241
Hitler, Adolf 471, 472
Hoddinott, Captain Paul 8–9, 10, 11, 15, 404;
and sinking of Sheffield 13–17;
background and bomb attacks 293, 296–8;
Glasgow retires 400; future of 493;
see also Glasgow
Hood, Admiral Viscount 35
Howe, Admiral Lord 35, 437
Hulme, Lieutenant-Commander Lee 369, 370
Hutchings 53, 55, 466
Illustrious 139, 260, 449
Indian ocean 87
Inflexible, HMS 393
Inskip, Lieutenant-Commander 90
intelligence 99, 104
Intensive Flying Trials Unit 96
Intrepid, HMS 82, 130, 131, 325;
and landing 337, 345, 351, 361, 362, 368, 373;
and assault on Stanley 438, 443–4
Invincible, HMS xii; importance of 6;
and sinking of Sheffield 5, 6, 10, 14–15, 18–19;
possible plans to dispose of 82;
ordered to Falklands 97;
leaves Portsmouth 103;
passage to Falklands 107, 110, 128;
importance of 139, 140, 144;
Sea Dart system 144;
and Sheffield 238, 247, 248, 250–1;
and proposed raid 321;
and loss of Atlantic Conveyor 419;
in TEZ 327;
after the assault on Stanley 449
Iraq 85
Iran 85
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