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	This is a list of the naval forces from the ] that took part in the ]. For a list of naval forces from ], see ].
			This is a list of the naval forces from the United Kingdom that took part in the ], often referred to as "the ]" in the context of the war.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=British Task Force - Falklands War 1982 \|author= \|website=Naval History \|date=31 May 2013 \|url= https://www.naval-history.net/F18-Falklands_War-British_task_force.htm}}</ref> For a list of naval forces from ], see ].

			{{Use dmy dates\|date=October 2020}}
	==]==

			==Royal Navy==
			]
			]
	;Command		;Command
	In Northwood, London<ref>{{cite book		In Northwood, London:<ref>{{cite book
	\| last = Sir Lawrence Freeman		\| last = Sir Lawrence Freeman
	\| title = The Official History of the ~~Falkands~~ Campaign		\| title = The Official History of the Falklands Campaign
	\| publisher = ]		\| publisher = ]
	\| year = 2005		\| year = 2005
	\| isbn = 0-7146-5207-5 }}</ref>:		\| isbn = 0-7146-5207-5 }}</ref>
	* Commander-in-Chief, Fleet: Admiral ]		* Commander-in-Chief, Fleet: ] ]
	* Commander Task Group 324.3 and Flag Officer Submarines: ] Peter G. M. Herbert		* Commander Task Group 324.3 and Flag Officer Submarines: ] ]
	In the South Atlantic:		In the South Atlantic:
	* Commander Task Group 317.8 (Carrier/Battle Group) and Flag Officer, First Flotilla: ] ] (HMS ''Hermes'')		* Commander Task Group 317.8 (Carrier/Battle Group) and Flag Officer, First Flotilla: ] ] (HMS ''Hermes'')
	* Commander Task Group 317.0 (Amphibious Task Group) and Commodore Amphibious Warfare: ] M. Clapp (HMS ''Fearless'')		* Commander Task Group 317.0 (Amphibious Task Group) and Commodore Amphibious Warfare: ] ] (HMS ''Fearless'')

	* Supply force: ] S.C. Dunlop
			;{{sclass\|Centaur\|aircraft carrier}} - V/STOL carrier

			* {{HMS\|Hermes\|R12\|6}} - ] Task Group 317.8''' (†3)''' ''2 SHAR pilots''
	;] - V/STOL carrier
			** Captain L.E. Middleton
			** ] (12 ]s, including 7 absorbed from ] and trials)
			***Lt Commander A.D. Auld
			** part ] (4 ]s absorbed into 800 Squadron)
			** part ] (8 ])
			** ] (4 ]; formed from ])<ref name="p3">Morison (June 1983) pp.119-124</ref>
			** ] (12 ])<ref name="p3"/>
			***Lt Commander D.J.S. Squier
			** ] (6 ])<ref name="p3"/>

			]
	* ] - ] '''(†3)''' ''2 SHAR pilots''
			; {{sclass\|Invincible\|aircraft carrier\|2}}s
	** Capt. L.E. Middleton
			* {{HMS\|Invincible\|R05\|6}} '''(†3)''' ''2 SHAR pilots''
			** Captain ] RN
			** ] (8 ]s including 5 absorbed from ]))
			***Lt Commander ]
			** part ] (4 ]s absorbed into 801 Squadron))
			** ] (10 ])<ref name="p3"/>
			***Lt Commander R.J.S. Wykes-Sneyd

			;]s
	;]s
			]
	* ] '''(†3)''' ''2 SHAR pilots''
	** Capt. J.J. Black

			* {{HMS\|Fearless\|L10\|6}} - ] Task Group 317.0''' (†6)'''
	;]s
			** Captain E.S.J. Larken
			** 4 ] (Foxtrot One to Four), 100 troops or one ]. ''LCU Foxtrot Four, bombed and sunk in the ] by A-4B Skyhawks''
			** 4 ] (Foxtrot Five to Eight), 25 troops or a Land Rover with trailer.
			** flight deck for 4 Sea King HC.4 (not embarked)

			]
	* ] '''(†6)''' ''from LCU Foxtrot Four''
			* {{HMS\|Intrepid\|L11\|6}}
	** Capt. E.S.L. Larken
			** Captain P.G.V. Dingemans
	* ]
			** 4 LCU (Tango One to Four)
	** Capt. P.G.V. Dingemans
			** 4 LCVP (Tango Five to Eight)
			** flight deck for 4 Sea King HC.4 (not embarked)

	]]]		]
	;]		;]
	* ]		* {{HMS\|Bristol\|D23\|6}}
	** ~~Capt.~~ A. Grose		** Captain ]

	;]s		;]s

	* ] - set on fire by a ] ] ] ] launched from a ] ~~May~~ 4, '''(†20)''' - ''Fatal Damage'' (sank on ~~May~~ 10)		* {{HMS\|Sheffield\|D80\|6}} - set on fire by an ] ] ] ] launched from a ] 4 May, '''(†20)''' - ''Fatal Damage'' (sank on 10 May)
	** ~~Capt.~~ S. Salt		** Captain ]
	* ] ~~- hit~~ by ~~unexploded~~ ~~bomb~~ from a ] ~~May 12, withdrawn from war~~ - ''~~Moderate~~ Damage''		* {{HMS\|Coventry\|D118\|6}} - sunk on 25 May by three bombs from a Douglas A-4B Skyhawk '''(†19+1)''' - ''Fatal Damage''
			** Captain ]
	** Capt. A.P. Hoddinott
	* ] - ~~sunk on May 25~~ by ~~three~~ ~~bombs~~ from a Douglas A-4B Skyhawk ~~'''(†19)'''~~ - ''~~Fatal~~ Damage''		* {{HMS\|Glasgow\|D88\|6}} - hit by unexploded bomb from a ] 12 May, withdrawn from war - ''Moderate Damage''
	** ~~Capt.~~ D. ~~Hart-Dyke~~		** Captain A.P. Hoddinott
			* {{HMS\|Cardiff\|D108\|6}}
	* ]
	** ~~Capt.~~ H.M. ~~Balfour~~		** Captain M.G.T. Harris
			* {{HMS\|Exeter\|D89\|6}}
	* ]
			** Captain ]
	** Capt. M.G.T. Harris

	;]s		; {{sclass2\|County\|destroyer\|1}}s
	* ] - hit by an ] ] ] ] on ~~June~~ 11 '''(~~†13~~)''' - ''Major Damage''		* {{HMS\|Glamorgan\|D19\|6}} - hit by an ] ] ] ] on 12 June '''(†14)''' - ''Major Damage''
	** ~~Capt.~~ M.E. Barrow		** Captain M.E. Barrow
	* ] - hit by unexploded bomb from a ] - ''Major Damage''		* {{HMS\|Antrim\|D18\|6}} - hit by unexploded bomb from an ] - ''Major Damage''
	** ~~Capt.~~ B.G. Young		** Captain ]

	;]s		;]s

	* ] - hit by ] cannon fire - ''Minor Damage''		* {{HMS\|Brilliant\|F90\|6}} - hit by ] cannon fire - ''Minor Damage''
	** ~~Capt.~~ J.F. Coward		** Captain J.F. Coward
	* ] - hit by ] cannon fire, later damaged by bomb from ] - ''Moderate Damage''		* {{HMS\|Broadsword\|F88\|6}} - hit by ] cannon fire, later damaged by bomb from ] - ''Moderate Damage''
	** ~~Capt.~~ W.R. Canning		** Captain W.R. Canning

	;]s		;]s
	], 23 May 1982]]		], 23 May 1982]]

	* ]		* {{HMS\|Active\|F171\|6}}
	** ~~Cdr.~~ P.C.B. Canter		** Commander P.C.B. Canter
			* {{HMS\|Alacrity\|F174\|6}} - sank Argentine transport ship {{ship\|ARA\|Isla de los Estados}}. Slightly damaged by bomb. Lynx helicopter damaged by return fire from armed coaster ARA ''Monsunen''.
	* ] - slightly damaged by bomb
	** ~~Cdr.~~ C.J.S. Craig		** Commander C.J.S. Craig
	* ] - sank May 24 due to unsuccessful defusing attempt of unexploded bombs from ] '''(†2)''' - ''Fatal Damage''		* {{HMS\|Antelope\|F170\|6}} - sank 24 May due to unsuccessful defusing attempt of unexploded bombs from ] '''(†2)''' - ''Fatal Damage''
	** ~~Cdr.~~ N. Tobin		** Commander N.J. Tobin
	* ] - sank May 21 by bombs from ] and ] '''(†22)''' - ''Fatal Damage''		* {{HMS\|Ardent\|F184\|6}} - sank 21 May by bombs from ] and ] '''(†22)''' - ''Fatal Damage''
	** ~~Cdr. A. West (Later ] Sir~~ ], ] ] ~~- ])~~		** Commander ]
	* ]		* {{HMS\|Ambuscade\|F172\|6}}
	** ~~Cdr.~~ P.J. Mosse		** Commander P.J. Mosse
	* ]		* {{HMS\|Avenger\|F185\|6}}
	** ~~Capt.~~ H.M. White		** Captain H.M. White
	* ] - hit by ] cannon fire - ''Minor Damage''		* {{HMS\|Arrow\|F173\|6}} - hit by ] cannon fire - ''Minor Damage''
	** ~~Cdr.~~ P.J. Bootherstone		** Commander P.J. Bootherstone

	;]s		; {{sclass\|Leander\|frigate\|1}}s

	* ]		* {{HMS\|Andromeda\|F57\|6}}
	** ~~Capt.~~ J. L. Weatherall		** Captain ]
	* ] - hit by ] cannon/rocket and unexploded bombs from ] '''(†2)''' - ''Major Damage''		* {{HMS\|Argonaut\|F56\|6}} - hit by ] cannon/rocket and unexploded bombs from ] '''(†2)''' - ''Major Damage''<ref></ref>
	** ~~Capt.~~ C.H. Layman		** Captain C.H. Layman
	* ]		* {{HMS\|Minerva\|F45\|6}}
	** ~~Cdr.~~ S.H.G. Johnston		** Commander S.H.G. Johnston
	* ]		* {{HMS\|Penelope\|F127\|6}}
	** ~~Cdr.~~ P.V. Rickard		** Commander P.V. Rickard

	;]		; {{sclass\|Rothesay\|frigate\|1}}s

	* ]		* {{HMS\|Yarmouth\|F101\|6}}
	** ~~Cdr.~~ A. Morton		** Commander ]
	* ] - unexploded bombs from ] - ''Major Damage''		* {{HMS\|Plymouth\|F126\|6}} - unexploded bombs from ] - ''Major Damage''
	** ~~Capt.~~ D. Pentreath		** Captain D. Pentreath
			* {{HMS\|Rhyl\|F129\|6}} - Ascension Island Guardship

			]
	;Ice patrol ship		;Ice patrol ship
			* {{HMS\|Endurance\|1967\|6}}
	]
			** Captain N.J. Barker
	* ]
	** Capt. N.J. Barker

	;]s		; {{sclass2\|Castle\|patrol vessel\|1}}s
	As despatch vessels, carrying mail between the Task Force and Ascension Island.		As despatch vessels, carrying mail between the Task Force and Ascension Island.
	* ]		* {{HMS\|Leeds Castle\|P258\|6}}
			** Lt Commander C.F.B. Hamilton
	* ]
			* {{HMS\|Dumbarton Castle\|P265\|6}}
			** Lt Commander N.D. Wood

			] after the war, flying the '']'' to signal her sinking of {{ship\|ARA\|General Belgrano}}]]
	;]
			; {{sclass\|Churchill\|submarine\|2}}s
			* {{HMS\|Conqueror\|S48\|6}} - sank {{ship\|ARA\|General Belgrano}}
			** ]
			* {{HMS\|Courageous\|S50\|6}}
			** Commander R.T.N. Best

			; {{sclass\|Oberon\|submarine\|2}}s
	* ] - sank the ]
	** Cdr. C.L. Wreford-Brown
	* ]
	** Cdr. R.T.N. Best

			* {{HMS\|Onyx\|S21\|6}} - ran aground - ''Moderate Damage''
	;]
			** Lieutenant-Commander A. O. Johnson

			; {{sclass\|Valiant\|submarine\|2}}s
	* ] - ran aground - ''Moderate Damage''
	** Lt-Cdr. A. O. Johnson

			* {{HMS\|Valiant\|S102\|6}} - Argentine fighters returning from an aborted mission jettisoned bombs nearby - ''Minor Damage''<ref>] (2010). ''Historical Dictionary of Naval Intelligence''. Scarecrow Press, pp. 63-64. {{ISBN\|0-8108-6760-5}}</ref>
	;]
			** Commander T.M. Le Marchand

			; {{sclass\|Swiftsure\|submarine\|2}}s
	* ]
	** Cdr. T.M. Le Marchand

			* {{HMS\|Spartan\|S105\|6}}
	;]
			** Commander J.B. Taylor
			* {{HMS\|Splendid\|S106\|6}}
			** Commander ]

			; {{sclass\|Hecla\|survey vessel\|2}}s
	* ]
			2,744 t, used as casualty ferries (hospital ships)
	** Cdr. J.B. Taylor
			* {{HMS\|Hecla\|A133\|6}}
	* ]
	** ~~Cdr.~~ R.C. ~~Lane-Nott~~		** Captain G.L. Hope
			* {{HMS\|Herald\|H138\|6}}
			** Commander R.I.C. Halliday
			* {{HMS\|Hydra\|A144\|6}}
			** Commander R.J. Campbell

			;Trawler/]s - ''Minesweeper Auxiliary (MSA)'' '']''
	;]
			]
	2,744 t, used as casualty ferries
			Civilian trawlers converted to Extra-Deep Armed Team Sweep (EDATS) with some extempore acoustic and sonar equipment. They were crewed by Royal Naval personnel, mainly from '']'' based at Rosyth. All five minesweepers were involved in clearing two minefields off Port Stanley.
	* ]
			* {{HMS\|Cordella}} 1,238 GRT<ref name="proceedings">Baker (June 1983) pp.111-118</ref>
	** G.L. Hope
			** Lieutenant-Commander M. Holloway
	* ]
			* ] 1,207 GRT<ref name="proceedings"/>
	** R.I.C. Halliday
			** Lieutenant R. Bishop
	* ]
			* {{HMS\|Junella}} 1,615 GRT<ref name="proceedings"/>
	** R.J. Campbell
			** Lieutenant-Commander M. Rowledge

			* {{HMS\|Northella}} 1,238 GRT<ref name="proceedings"/>
	;Trawler/]
			** Lieutenant-Commander J. Greenop
	Civilian trawlers converted to Extra-Deep Armed Team Sweep (EDATS) with acoustic and electro-magnetic tow. Manned by ] personnel<ref>Antony Preston: ''Sea combat off the Falklands'', 1982, Willow Books, ISBN 0-00-218046-4</ref>.
			* {{HMS\|Pict}} 1,478 GRT<ref name="proceedings"/>
	* ] 1,238 t
			** Lieutenant-Commander D. Garwood
	* ] 1,207 t
	* ] 1,615 t
	* ] 1,238 t
	* ] 1,478 t
	**All five minesweepers cleared two minefields in Port Stanley.

	==]==

			==Royal Fleet Auxiliary==
			]
	'''''Tankers'''''		'''''Tankers'''''

	* ] 36,000 t		* {{Ship\|RFA\|Olna\|A123}} 36,000 t
	** J.A. Bailey		** J.A. Bailey
	* ] 36,000 t		* {{Ship\|RFA\|Olmeda\|A124}} 36,000 t
	** G.P. Overbury		** G.P. Overbury
	* ] 27,400 t		* {{Ship\|RFA\|Tidespring\|A75}} 27,400 t
	** S. Redmond		** S. Redmond
	* ] 27,400 t		* {{Ship\|RFA\|Tidepool\|A76}} 27,400 t
	** J.W. Gaffrey		** J.W. Gaffrey
	* ] 11,522 t		* {{Ship\|RFA\|Blue Rover\|A270}} 11,522 t
	** D.A. Reynolds		** D.A. Reynolds
	* ] 40,870 t		* {{Ship\|RFA\|Appleleaf\|A79}} 40,870 t
	** G.P.A. McDougall		** G.P.A. McDougall
	* ] 40,000 t		* {{Ship\|RFA\|Brambleleaf\|A81}} 40,000 t
	** M.S.J. Farley		** M.S.J. Farley
	* ] 40,000 t		* {{Ship\|RFA\|Bayleaf\|A109}} 40,000 t
	** A.E.T. Hunter		** A.E.T. Hunter
	* ] 25,790 t		* {{Ship\|RFA\|Plumleaf\|A78}} 25,790 t
	** R.W.M. Wallace		** R.W.M. Wallace
	* ] 25,790 t		* {{Ship\|RFA\|Pearleaf\|A77}} 25,790 t
	** J. McCulloch		** J. McCulloch

	'''''Landing Ship Logistic'''''		'''''Landing Ship Logistic'''''

			The peacetime crews of the ] ships – British merchant seamen, operating under ] jurisdiction – were joined by British servicemen as signalmen, stevedores and gunners.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.scmp.com/article/596179/war-within\|title=The War Within\|newspaper=South China Morning Post\|date=10 June 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal\|last1=Roberts\|first1=P.J.\|title=RFA Sir Galahad - The Demise of a Gallant Knight\|journal=The Naval Review\|date=January 1984\|volume=72\|issue=1\|pages=53–58\|url=http://www.naval-review.com/issues/1980s/1984-1.pdf\|access-date=19 August 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816022722/http://www.naval-review.com/issues/1980s/1984-1.pdf\|archive-date=16 August 2017\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
	{\|align=right		{\|align=right
	\|]]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|]~~, late June 1982~~]]		\|].]]
			\|-
			\|]
	\|}		\|}
	* ] - bombed by ] - ''Minor Damage''		* {{Ship\|RFA\|Sir Bedivere\|L3004}} - bombed by ] - ''Minor Damage''
	** P.J. McCarthy		** P.J. McCarthy
	* ] - bombed on ~~May~~ 24 and ~~June~~ 8 by ] ''(sunk by torpedo on June 21 as war grave)'' '''(†48)''' - ''Fatal Damage''		* {{Ship\|RFA\|Sir Galahad\|1966\|6}} (L3005) - bombed on 24 May and 8 June by ] ''(sunk by torpedo on 21 June and declared a war grave)'' '''(†48)''' - ''Fatal Damage''
	** P.J.G. Roberts		** Paul J.G. Roberts
	* ]		* {{Ship\|RFA\|Sir Geraint\|L3027}}
	** D.E. Lawrence		** D.E. Lawrence
	* ] - damaged by unexploded bombs from ]		* {{Ship\|RFA\|Sir Lancelot\|L3029}} - damaged by unexploded bombs from ]
	** C.A. Purtcher-Wydenbruck		** Christopher A. Purtcher-Wydenbruck
	* ]		* {{Ship\|RFA\|Sir Percivale\|L3036}}
	** A.F. Pitt		** A.F. Pitt
	* ] - bombed June 8 by ] '''(†2)''' - ''Major Damage''		* {{Ship\|RFA\|Sir Tristram\|L3505}} - bombed 8 June by ] '''(†2)''' - ''Major Damage''
	** G.R. Green		** G.R. Green

	'''''Supply ~~Ships~~'''''		'''''Supply ships'''''

	* ] 22,890 t		* {{Ship\|RFA\|Regent\|A486}} 22,890 t
	** J. Logan		** J. Logan
	* ] 22,890 t		* {{Ship\|RFA\|Resource\|A480}} 22,890 t
	** B.A. Seymour		** B.A. Seymour
	* ] 23,600 t		* {{Ship\|RFA\|Fort Austin\|A386}} 23,600 t
	** ~~Cdre.~~ S.C. Dunlop		** Commodore Sam Dunlop RFA (S C Dunlop)
	* ] 23,600 t		* {{Ship\|RFA\|Fort Grange\|A385}} 23,600 t
	** D.G.M. Averill		** D.G.M. Averill
	* ] 16,792 t - attacked by A-4C on ~~May~~ 24 - ''Minor Damage''		* {{Ship\|RFA\|Stromness\|A344}} 16,792 t - attacked by A-4C on 24 May - ''Minor Damage''
	** J.B. Dickinson		** J.B. Dickinson

	'''''Helicopter ~~Support~~ ~~Ship~~'''''		'''''Helicopter support ship'''''
	* ] 9,000 t		* {{Ship\|RFA\|Engadine\|K08}} 9,000 t
	** D.F.Freeman		** D.F. Freeman

	==]==		==Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service==
	]]]		].]]

	* ]		* {{Ship\|RMAS\|Typhoon\|A95}}
	* ]		* {{Ship\|RMAS\|Goosander\|A94}}

	==Ships ~~Taken~~ Up ~~From~~ ~~Trade~~==		==Ships taken up from trade==
	[[~~Image~~:SS Canberra & ~~HMS~~ ~~Andromeda Falklands~~ 1982.jpg\|thumb\|SS ''Canberra'' ~~and~~ ~~HMS~~ ~~''Andromeda''~~. ~~She~~ ~~was not attacked, because the Argentine pilots thought the white ship was a hospital ship<ref>{{cite book~~		]
			The following ] ships were requisitioned, as Ships Taken Up From Trade (]).
	\| last = Ward
	\| first = Sharkey
	\| title = Sea Harrier over the Falklands
	\| publisher = Cassell Military Paperbacks
	\| year = 1992
	\| isbn = 0-304-35542-9
	\| pages = 271 }}</ref>.]]
	The following ] ships were requisitioned, as Ships Taken Up From Trade (]).

	;Liners		;Liners
	* ] 44,807 t ~~—~~ carried personnel of the 3rd Commando Brigade.		* {{SS\|Canberra}} 44,807 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad<ref name="proceedings"/> and carried personnel of the 3rd Commando Brigade to San Carlos on 21 May.<ref name="villar171">Villar (1984) p.171</ref>
			* {{MV\|Queen Elizabeth 2}}. 67,140 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad<ref name="proceedings"/> and carried 3,200 men of the 5th Infantry Brigade. At South Georgia, the men of 2nd Battalion Scots Guards, 1st Battalion Welsh Guards and 1/7 Gurkha Rifles were transferred to ''Canberra'', ''Norland'' and ''RFA Stromness'' on 27 May for transport to San Carlos.<ref name="p2">Trotter (June 1983) pp.108-111</ref><ref name="villar49">Villar (1984) pp.49&173</ref>
	* ]. 67,107 t — carried personnel of the 5th Infantry Brigade.
	* ] 16,907 t ~~—~~ ].		* {{SS\|Uganda\|1952\|6}} 16,907 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and used as ] from 11 May.<ref name="proceedings"/><ref name="villar183">Villar(1984)p.183</ref>

	;]		;]
			* {{MS\|Elk\|\|2}} 5,463 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and two ]s to carry three ] helicopters, ammunition, and heavy vehicles including eight Bofors 40 mm guns, four ] and four ] light tanks - joined carrier battle group on 16 May<ref name="proceedings"/><ref name="villar9">Villar (1984) pp.9,37-38,40&171</ref>
	* ''Elk'' 5,463 t
			* {{MS\|Baltic Ferry\|\|2}} 6,455 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and carried three Army helicopters, 105 troops, and 1,874 tons of stores and ammunition to Ajax Bay on 1 June<ref name="proceedings"/><ref name="villar43">Villar (1984) pp.43&173</ref>
	* 6,455 t
			* {{MS\|Europic Ferry\|\|2}} 4,190 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and carried vehicles, ammunition, fuel, and four Scout helicopters of 656 Squadron Army Air Corps to San Carlos on 21 May<ref name="proceedings"/><ref name="villar44">Villar (1984) pp.44&172</ref>
	* ''Europic Ferry'' 4,190 t
			* {{MS\|Nordic Ferry\|\|2}} 6,455 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and carried troops, stores, and ammunition to Falklands on 29 May<ref name="proceedings"/><ref name="villar173">Villar (1984) p.173</ref>
	* ''Nordic Ferry'' 6,455 t
	* ~~'']''~~ 12,990 t ~~—~~ carried ] to San Carlos		* {{MV\|Norland\|\|2}} 12,990 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad<ref name="proceedings"/> carried 800 men of ] and men of 848 Naval Air Squadron to San Carlos on 21 May<ref name="villar31">Villar (1984) pp.31&172</ref>
			* {{ship\|TEV\|Rangatira\|1971\|2}} 9,387 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and ] to carry 1,000 engineers with vehicles and equipment, but sailed after cease fire.<ref name="proceedings"/><ref name="villar28">Villar (1984) pp.28&174</ref>
	* ''St Edmund'' 8,990 t<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/BR8_Harwich.html#anchor1481876\|title=British Railways - Sealink}}</ref>
			* {{MV\|St Edmund\|\|2}} 8,987 GRT<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/BR8_Harwich.html#anchor1481876\|title=British Railways - Sealink}}</ref> – equipped with helicopter pad and carried RAF crews (18 Sqn), troops and vehicles<ref name="proceedings"/>
	* ''Tor Caledonia'' 5,056 t
			* {{MS\|Tor Caledonia\|\|2}} 5,056 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and carried vehicles and equipment; arrived 12 June<ref name="proceedings"/><ref name="villar180">Villar (1984) p.180</ref>

	;Container / Cargo ships]		;Container / Cargo ships
			]
	* '']'' 14,496 t — sunk by one or two ] ] ] ](s) launched from a ] '''(†12)''' - ''Fatal Damage''
			* ] 27,867 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and ] and carried thirteen helicopters; arrived after cease fire.<ref name="villar87">Villar (1984) pp.87&179</ref>
			* '']'' 14,946 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad<ref name="proceedings"/> and carried eight ]s (809 Squadron - aircraft later transferred to the two carriers), six ]s, six ] helicopters, and four ] helicopters (18 Squadron RAF); arrived 19 May<ref name="p3"/><ref name="proceedings"/><ref name="villar37">Villar (1984) pp.37&178-179</ref> - hit 25 May by one or two ] ] ] ](s) launched from a ] '''(†12)''' - ''Fatal Damage'': Sank in tow 28 May - 6 embarked Wessex HU.5 helicopters, 3 embarked Chinook HC.1 helicopters, 1 embarked Sea Lynx HAS.2, heavy equipment intended for airfield construction, and the bulk stock of tents intended for infantry shelter ashore were lost
			* '']'' 14,946 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad<ref name="proceedings"/> and carried eight ASW ] and twenty ] helicopters; arrived 27 May.<ref name="villar84">Villar (1984) pp.84&179</ref>
			* ] 11,445 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and carried 9 Wasp helicopters, 4 Harriers and 3 Chinooks; arrived after cease fire.<ref name="proceedings"/><ref name="villar86">Villar (1984) pp.86&179</ref> - purchased as ] post-war
			* MV ''Myrmidon'' 23,413 GRT-equipped with tented accommodation and ] armed with 20mm Oerlikon cannons, arrived after ceasefire

			;Freighters
	* '']'' 14,946 t — carried ASW ]
			]
	* ] 11,000 t — purchased as ] post-war
			* ''Avelona Star'' 9784 GRT (refrigerated) – equipped with helicopter pad and carried provisions; arrived after cease fire<ref name="proceedings"/><ref name="villar95">Villar (1984) pp.95&180</ref>
	* ''Geestport'' 7,730 t
			* ''Geestport'' 7,730 GRT (refrigerated) – equipped with helicopter pad and carried provisions and stores; arrived 11 June<ref name="proceedings"/><ref name="villar180"/>
	* ''Laertes'' 11,804 t
			* ''Laertes'' 11,804 GRT – Soviet-built with armored cable trunks and damage control centers - carried general supplies; arrived after cease fire<ref name="proceedings"/><ref name="villar180"/>
	* ''Lycaon'' 11,804 t
			* ''Lycaon'' 11,804 GRT – Soviet-built with armored cable trunks and damage control centers - carried ammunition and supplies; arrived 28 May<ref name="proceedings"/><ref name="villar179">Villar (1984) p.179</ref>
	* ''Saxonia'' 12,029 t
			* ''Saxonia'' 8,547 GRT (refrigerated) – carried provisions; arrived 23 May<ref name="proceedings"/><ref name="villar180"/>
	* ''St. Helena'' 3,150 t — minesweeper support ship
			* ''Strathewe'' 12,598 GRT – carried supplies and landing craft; arrived after cease fire<ref name="proceedings"/><ref name="villar180"/>
			* {{RMS\|St Helena\|1963\|2}} 3,150 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and four ] for use as minesweeper support ship after the cease fire<ref name="proceedings"/><ref name="villar182">Villar (1984) p.182</ref>

	;Tankers		;Tankers
			* ''Alvega'' 33,000 t (57,372 DWT) – used as base storage tanker at ] from mid-May<ref name="villar53">Villar (1984) p.53</ref>
	* ''Alvega'' 33,000 t
			* ''Anco Charger'' 24,500 DWT – used as auxiliary support tanker from 24 April<ref name="villar169">Villar (1984) p.169</ref> with capability to transport 42 different liquids at once<ref name="proceedings"/>
	* ''Anco Charger'' 25,300 t
	* ''Balder London'' 19,980 t		* ''Balder London'' 19,980 t (33,751 DWT) – used as auxiliary support tanker from 12 May<ref name="proceedings"/><ref name="villar169"/>
			* ''British Avon'' 15,640 t (25,620 DWT) – used as auxiliary support tanker from 25 April<ref name="proceedings"/><ref name="villar169"/>
	* ''British Avon'' 15,640 t
			* ''British Dart'' 15,650 t (28,488 DWT) – used as auxiliary support tanker from 22 April<ref name="proceedings"/><ref name="villar176">Villar (1984) p.176</ref>
	* ''British Dart'' 15,650 t
			* ''British Esk'' 15,643 t (25,905 DWT) – fitted with over-the-stern underway refueling equipment for use as the first convoy escort oiler<ref name="proceedings"/><ref name="villar174">Villar (1984) p.174</ref>
	* ''British Esk'' 15,643 t
			* ''British Tamar'' 15,646 t (25,498 DWT) – fitted with over-the-stern underway refueling equipment for use as convoy escort oiler from 13 April<ref name="proceedings"/><ref name="villar174"/>
	* ''British Tamar'' 15,646 t
			* ''British Tay'' 15,650 t (25,650 DWT) – used as auxiliary support tanker from 12 April<ref name="proceedings"/><ref name="villar175">Villar (1984) p.175</ref>
	* ''British Tay'' 15,650 t
			* ''British Test'' 16,653 t (25,641 DWT) – used as auxiliary support tanker from 14 April<ref name="proceedings"/><ref name="villar169"/>
	* ''British Test'' 16,653 t
			* ''British Trent'' 15,649 t (25,147 DWT) – used as auxiliary support tanker from 18 April<ref name="proceedings"/><ref name="villar169"/>
	* ''British Trent'' 15,649 t
	* ''British Wye'' 15,649 t ~~—~~ hit by bomb from ] - ''Minor Damage''		* ''British Wye'' 15,649 t (25,197 DWT) – used as auxiliary support tanker from 25 April<ref name="proceedings"/><ref name="villar169"/> - hit by bomb from ] - ''Minor Damage''
			* ''Eburna'' 19,763 t (31,374 DWT) – used as auxiliary support tanker from 26 April<ref name="proceedings"/><ref name="villar169"/>
	* ''Eburna'' 19,763 t
	* ''Fort Toronto'' 31,~~745~~ t ~~—~~ fresh water tanker		* ''Fort Toronto'' 25,498 DWT – fresh water tanker from 19 April<ref name="proceedings"/><ref name="villar176"/>
	* ''G.A.Walker'' 18,744 t		* ''G.A.Walker'' 18,744 t (30,607 DWT) – used as auxiliary tanker from 10 June<ref name="villar169"/>
			* ''Scottish Eagle'' 33,000 t (54,490 DWT) – used as base storage tanker at South Georgia from 18 June and then moved to Falklands on 14 July<ref name="villar53"/>
	* ''Scottish Eagle'' 33,000 t

	;Tugs / Repair / Support Ships		;Tugs / Repair / Support Ships
			]
	* ''British Enterprise III'' 1,595 t — diving support ship
			]
	* ''CS Iris'' 3,873 t — cable ship as despatch vessel
			* ''British Enterprise III'' 1,595 t – diving support ship
	* ''Irishman'' 686 t — ''ocean tug
			* ''Iris'' 3,873 GRT – cable ship equipped with helicopter pad and two ] for use as despatch vessel from late May.<ref name="proceedings"/><ref name="villar101">Villar (1984) p.101</ref>
	* ''Salvageman'' 1,598 t — ocean tug
			* ''Irishman'' 686 GRT – ocean salvage tug from 24 May.<ref name="proceedings"/><ref name="villar182"/>
	* ] 7,000 t — purchased as ] post-war
			* '']'' 1,598 GRT – ocean salvage tug from 7 May.(the most powerful tug on British registry with 11,000 brake horsepower and 170 ton bollard pull)<ref name="villar116">Villar (1984) p.116&182</ref>
	* ''Stena Seaspread'' 6,061 t — oilfield support ship
			* ] 5,814 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and used as repair ship after the cease fire.<ref name="villar67">Villar (1984) pp.67&178</ref> - purchased as ] post-war
	* ''Wimpey Seahorse'' 1,599 t — oilfield supply vessel
			* ''Stena Seaspread'' 6,061 GRT – diving vessel, oilfield support ship equipped with helicopter pad and used as repair ship from 16 May.<ref name="proceedings"/><ref name="villar178">Villar (1984) p.178</ref> "Quote": Supreme effort to prepare fleet for battle: Not for the first time has the versatility and technological capability of the offshore support fleet astounded the military - it only comes as a surprise to those not familiar with the offshore oil industry and the demands it places on ships and those crewing them, that the navies of the world do not have the same level of technology available and their personnel often lack the same levels of skills and experience. Most noteworthy was the ''MSV Stena Seaspread'', a refitted diving and maintenance vessel which was taken to the Falklands to act as a floating workshop for the warships. During the period of hostilities the ''MSV Stena Seaspread'' carried out damage and other repairs in mid-ocean to more than 50 ships, including 10 warships and 4 captured vessels.<ref name="Supreme effort to prepare fleet for battle.">http://www.thenewscentre.co.uk/falklands{{Dead link\|date=July 2020 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
	* ''Yorkshireman'' 686 t — ocean tug
			* ''Wimpey Seahorse'' 1,599 GRT – oilfield supply vessel used as mooring tender and tug from 8 June.<ref name="proceedings"/><ref name="villar183"/>
			* ''Yorkshireman'' 686 GRT – ocean salvage tug from 24 May.<ref name="proceedings"/><ref name="villar183"/>

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			== Notes ==
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	== References ==		== References ==
			* {{cite journal\|author=Baker, A.D.III\|title=Sealift, British Style \|publisher=United States Naval Institute Proceedings\|date=June 1983}}
	<references/>
			* {{cite book

			\| last = Clapp
	*{{cite book
	\| ~~last~~ = ~~Hastings~~		\| first = Michael
			\|author2=Southby-Tailyour, Ewen
	\| first = Max
			\| title = Amphibious Assault Falklands
	\| coauthors = Jenkins, Simon
			\| publisher = Leo Cooper
	\| title = The Battle for the Falklands
			\| year = 1996
	\| publisher = Michael Joseph Ltd.
			\| isbn = 0-85052-420-2 }}
	\| year = 1983
			* {{cite book
	\| isbn = 0-7181-2228-3 }}
			\| last = Hastings
	*{{cite book
	\| ~~last~~ = ~~Puddefoot~~		\| first = Max
			\|author2=Jenkins, Simon
	\| first = Geoff
	\| title = No ~~Sea~~ ~~Too~~ ~~Rough~~		\| title = The Battle for the Falklands
	\| publisher = ~~Chatam~~ ~~Publishing~~		\| publisher = Michael Joseph Ltd.
	\| year = ~~2007~~		\| year = 1983
	\| isbn = ~~97-1~~-~~86176~~-~~314~~-3 }}		\| isbn = 0-7181-2228-3 }}
			* {{cite journal\|author=Morison, Samuel L.\|title=Falklands (Malvinas) Campaign: A Chronology \|publisher=United States Naval Institute Proceedings\|date=June 1983}}
	*{{cite book
			* {{cite book
	\| last = Clapp
	\| ~~first~~ = ~~Michael~~		\| last = Puddefoot
			\| first = Geoff
	\| coauthors = Southby-Tailyour, Ewen
	\| title = ~~Amphibious~~ ~~Assault~~ ~~Falklands~~		\| title = No Sea Too Rough
	\| publisher = ~~Leo~~ ~~Cooper~~		\| publisher = Chatham Publishing
	\| year = ~~1996~~		\| year = 2007
	\| isbn = 0-~~85052~~-~~420~~-2 }}		\| isbn = 978-1-86176-314-3 }}
			* {{cite journal\|author=Trotter, Neville\|title=The Falklands and the Long Haul \|publisher=United States Naval Institute Proceedings\|date=June 1983}}
			* {{cite book
			\| last = Villar
			\| first = Roger
			\| title = Merchant Ships at War The Falklands Experience
			\| publisher = Naval Institute Press
			\| year = 1984
			\| isbn = 0-87021-845-X }}

	== External links ==		== External links ==

	* Ships of the - -		* Ships of the - -
			* STUFT Photo Gallery {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073933/http://www.rfanostalgia.org/gallery3/index.php/RFA-FALKLANDS-1982/STUFT \|date=4 March 2016 }}

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This is a list of the naval forces from the United Kingdom that took part in the Falklands War, often referred to as "the Task Force" in the context of the war. For a list of naval forces from Argentina, see Argentine naval forces in the Falklands War.

Royal Navy

Command

In Northwood, London:

Commander-in-Chief, Fleet: Admiral Sir J.D.E. Fieldhouse
Commander Task Group 324.3 and Flag Officer Submarines: Vice-Admiral P.G.M. Herbert

In the South Atlantic:

Commander Task Group 317.8 (Carrier/Battle Group) and Flag Officer, First Flotilla: Rear-Admiral J.F. Woodward (HMS Hermes)
Commander Task Group 317.0 (Amphibious Task Group) and Commodore Amphibious Warfare: Commodore M.C. Clapp (HMS Fearless)

Centaur-class aircraft carrier - V/STOL carrier

HMS Hermes - Flagship Task Group 317.8 (†3) 2 SHAR pilots
- Captain L.E. Middleton
- 800 Naval Air Squadron (12 BAE Sea Harriers, including 7 absorbed from 899 training squadron and trials)
  - Lt Commander A.D. Auld
- part 809 Naval Air Squadron (4 BAE Sea Harriers absorbed into 800 Squadron)
- part No. 1 Squadron RAF (8 Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3)
- 825 Naval Air Squadron (4 Sea Kings HAS.2; formed from 706 training sqn)
- 826 Naval Air Squadron (12 Sea King HAS.5)
  - Lt Commander D.J.S. Squier
- 846 Naval Air Squadron (6 Sea King HC.4)

Invincible-class aircraft carriers

HMS Invincible (†3) 2 SHAR pilots
- Captain J.J. Black RN
- 801 Naval Air Squadron (8 BAE Sea Harriers including 5 absorbed from 899 training squadron))
  - Lt Commander N.D. Ward
- part 809 Naval Air Squadron (4 BAE Sea Harriers absorbed into 801 Squadron))
- 820 Naval Air Squadron (10 Sea King HAS.5)
  - Lt Commander R.J.S. Wykes-Sneyd

Landing platform docks

Large Foxtrot - Fearless LCU at Red Beach.

HMS Fearless - Flagship Task Group 317.0 (†6)
- Captain E.S.J. Larken
- 4 LCU (Foxtrot One to Four), 100 troops or one Main Battle Tank. LCU Foxtrot Four, bombed and sunk in the Choiseul Sound by A-4B Skyhawks
- 4 LCVP (Foxtrot Five to Eight), 25 troops or a Land Rover with trailer.
- flight deck for 4 Sea King HC.4 (not embarked)

HMS Intrepid
- Captain P.G.V. Dingemans
- 4 LCU (Tango One to Four)
- 4 LCVP (Tango Five to Eight)
- flight deck for 4 Sea King HC.4 (not embarked)

Type 82 destroyer

HMS Bristol
- Captain A. Grose

Type 42 destroyers

HMS Sheffield - set on fire by an Aérospatiale AM39 Exocet (Air-to-Surface) Anti-ship missile launched from a Dassault Super Étendard 4 May, (†20) - Fatal Damage (sank on 10 May)
- Captain J.F.T.G. Salt
HMS Coventry - sunk on 25 May by three bombs from a Douglas A-4B Skyhawk (†19+1) - Fatal Damage
- Captain D. Hart Dyke
HMS Glasgow - hit by unexploded bomb from a Douglas A-4B Skyhawk 12 May, withdrawn from war - Moderate Damage
- Captain A.P. Hoddinott
HMS Cardiff
- Captain M.G.T. Harris
HMS Exeter
- Captain H.M. Balfour

County-class destroyers

HMS Glamorgan - hit by an Aérospatiale MM38 Exocet (surface-to-surface) anti-ship missile on 12 June (†14) - Major Damage
- Captain M.E. Barrow
HMS Antrim - hit by unexploded bomb from an IAI Dagger - Major Damage
- Captain B.G. Young

Type 22 frigates

HMS Brilliant - hit by IAI Dagger cannon fire - Minor Damage
- Captain J.F. Coward
HMS Broadsword - hit by IAI Dagger cannon fire, later damaged by bomb from Douglas A-4B Skyhawk - Moderate Damage
- Captain W.R. Canning

Type 21 frigates

HMS Active
- Commander P.C.B. Canter
HMS Alacrity - sank Argentine transport ship ARA Isla de los Estados. Slightly damaged by bomb. Lynx helicopter damaged by return fire from armed coaster ARA Monsunen.
- Commander C.J.S. Craig
HMS Antelope - sank 24 May due to unsuccessful defusing attempt of unexploded bombs from Douglas A-4B Skyhawks (†2) - Fatal Damage
- Commander N.J. Tobin
HMS Ardent - sank 21 May by bombs from IAI Daggers and Douglas A-4Q Skyhawks (†22) - Fatal Damage
- Commander A.W.J. West
HMS Ambuscade
- Commander P.J. Mosse
HMS Avenger
- Captain H.M. White
HMS Arrow - hit by IAI Dagger cannon fire - Minor Damage
- Commander P.J. Bootherstone

Leander-class frigates

HMS Andromeda
- Captain J.L. Weatherall
HMS Argonaut - hit by Aermacchi MB.339A cannon/rocket and unexploded bombs from Douglas A-4B Skyhawks (†2) - Major Damage
- Captain C.H. Layman
HMS Minerva
- Commander S.H.G. Johnston
HMS Penelope
- Commander P.V. Rickard

Rothesay-class frigates

HMS Yarmouth
- Commander A.S. Morton
HMS Plymouth - unexploded bombs from IAI Daggers - Major Damage
- Captain D. Pentreath
HMS Rhyl - Ascension Island Guardship

Ice patrol ship

HMS Endurance
- Captain N.J. Barker

Castle-class patrol vessels

As despatch vessels, carrying mail between the Task Force and Ascension Island.

HMS Leeds Castle
- Lt Commander C.F.B. Hamilton
HMS Dumbarton Castle
- Lt Commander N.D. Wood

Churchill-class submarines

HMS Conqueror - sank ARA General Belgrano
- Commander C.L. Wreford-Brown
HMS Courageous
- Commander R.T.N. Best

Oberon-class submarines

HMS Onyx - ran aground - Moderate Damage
- Lieutenant-Commander A. O. Johnson

Valiant-class submarines

HMS Valiant - Argentine fighters returning from an aborted mission jettisoned bombs nearby - Minor Damage
- Commander T.M. Le Marchand

Swiftsure-class submarines

HMS Spartan
- Commander J.B. Taylor
HMS Splendid
- Commander R.C. Lane-Nott

Hecla-class survey vessels

2,744 t, used as casualty ferries (hospital ships)

HMS Hecla
- Captain G.L. Hope
HMS Herald
- Commander R.I.C. Halliday
HMS Hydra
- Commander R.J. Campbell

Trawler/Minesweepers - Minesweeper Auxiliary (MSA) 11th MCM Squadron

HMS *Northella* departing Portsmouth Harbour

Civilian trawlers converted to Extra-Deep Armed Team Sweep (EDATS) with some extempore acoustic and sonar equipment. They were crewed by Royal Naval personnel, mainly from 1st MCM Squadron based at Rosyth. All five minesweepers were involved in clearing two minefields off Port Stanley.

HMS Cordella 1,238 GRT
- Lieutenant-Commander M. Holloway
HMS Farnella 1,207 GRT
- Lieutenant R. Bishop
HMS Junella 1,615 GRT
- Lieutenant-Commander M. Rowledge
HMS Northella 1,238 GRT
- Lieutenant-Commander J. Greenop
HMS Pict 1,478 GRT
- Lieutenant-Commander D. Garwood

Royal Fleet Auxiliary

Tankers

RFA Olna (A123) 36,000 t
- J.A. Bailey
RFA Olmeda (A124) 36,000 t
- G.P. Overbury
RFA Tidespring (A75) 27,400 t
- S. Redmond
RFA Tidepool (A76) 27,400 t
- J.W. Gaffrey
RFA Blue Rover (A270) 11,522 t
- D.A. Reynolds
RFA Appleleaf (A79) 40,870 t
- G.P.A. McDougall
RFA Brambleleaf (A81) 40,000 t
- M.S.J. Farley
RFA Bayleaf (A109) 40,000 t
- A.E.T. Hunter
RFA Plumleaf (A78) 25,790 t
- R.W.M. Wallace
RFA Pearleaf (A77) 25,790 t
- J. McCulloch

Landing Ship Logistic

The peacetime crews of the Round Table-class ships – British merchant seamen, operating under Ministry of Defence jurisdiction – were joined by British servicemen as signalmen, stevedores and gunners.

RFA Sir Bedivere (L3004) - bombed by Douglas A-4B Skyhawk - Minor Damage
- P.J. McCarthy
RFA Sir Galahad (L3005) - bombed on 24 May and 8 June by Douglas A-4B Skyhawks (sunk by torpedo on 21 June and declared a war grave) (†48) - Fatal Damage
- Paul J.G. Roberts
RFA Sir Geraint (L3027)
- D.E. Lawrence
RFA Sir Lancelot (L3029) - damaged by unexploded bombs from Douglas A-4B Skyhawks
- Christopher A. Purtcher-Wydenbruck
RFA Sir Percivale (L3036)
- A.F. Pitt
RFA Sir Tristram (L3505) - bombed 8 June by Douglas A-4B Skyhawks (†2) - Major Damage
- G.R. Green

Supply ships

RFA Regent (A486) 22,890 t
- J. Logan
RFA Resource (A480) 22,890 t
- B.A. Seymour
RFA Fort Austin (A386) 23,600 t
- Commodore Sam Dunlop RFA (S C Dunlop)
RFA Fort Grange (A385) 23,600 t
- D.G.M. Averill
RFA Stromness (A344) 16,792 t - attacked by A-4C on 24 May - Minor Damage
- J.B. Dickinson

Helicopter support ship

RFA Engadine (K08) 9,000 t
- D.F. Freeman

Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service

Ships taken up from trade

The following Merchant Navy ships were requisitioned, as Ships Taken Up From Trade (STUFT).

Liners

SS Canberra 44,807 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and carried personnel of the 3rd Commando Brigade to San Carlos on 21 May.
MV Queen Elizabeth 2. 67,140 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and carried 3,200 men of the 5th Infantry Brigade. At South Georgia, the men of 2nd Battalion Scots Guards, 1st Battalion Welsh Guards and 1/7 Gurkha Rifles were transferred to Canberra, Norland and RFA Stromness on 27 May for transport to San Carlos.
SS Uganda 16,907 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and used as hospital ship from 11 May.

Roll-on-Roll-off ferries

Elk 5,463 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and two Bofors 40 mm guns to carry three Sea King helicopters, ammunition, and heavy vehicles including eight Bofors 40 mm guns, four FV101 Scorpion and four FV107 Scimitar light tanks - joined carrier battle group on 16 May
Baltic Ferry 6,455 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and carried three Army helicopters, 105 troops, and 1,874 tons of stores and ammunition to Ajax Bay on 1 June
Europic Ferry 4,190 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and carried vehicles, ammunition, fuel, and four Scout helicopters of 656 Squadron Army Air Corps to San Carlos on 21 May
Nordic Ferry 6,455 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and carried troops, stores, and ammunition to Falklands on 29 May
Norland 12,990 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad carried 800 men of 2 Para and men of 848 Naval Air Squadron to San Carlos on 21 May
Rangatira 9,387 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon to carry 1,000 engineers with vehicles and equipment, but sailed after cease fire.
St Edmund 8,987 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and carried RAF crews (18 Sqn), troops and vehicles
Tor Caledonia 5,056 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and carried vehicles and equipment; arrived 12 June

Container / Cargo ships

Astronomer 27,867 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon and carried thirteen helicopters; arrived after cease fire.
Atlantic Conveyor 14,946 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and carried eight BAE Sea Harriers (809 Squadron - aircraft later transferred to the two carriers), six Hawker Siddeley Harriers, six Westland Wessex helicopters, and four CH-47 Chinook helicopters (18 Squadron RAF); arrived 19 May - hit 25 May by one or two Aérospatiale AM39 Exocet Air-to-Surface Anti-ship missile(s) launched from a Dassault Super Étendard (†12) - Fatal Damage: Sank in tow 28 May - 6 embarked Wessex HU.5 helicopters, 3 embarked Chinook HC.1 helicopters, 1 embarked Sea Lynx HAS.2, heavy equipment intended for airfield construction, and the bulk stock of tents intended for infantry shelter ashore were lost
Atlantic Causeway 14,946 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and carried eight ASW Sea Kings and twenty Westland Wessex helicopters; arrived 27 May.
Contender Bezant 11,445 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and carried 9 Wasp helicopters, 4 Harriers and 3 Chinooks; arrived after cease fire. - purchased as RFA Argus post-war
MV Myrmidon 23,413 GRT-equipped with tented accommodation and Portakabins armed with 20mm Oerlikon cannons, arrived after ceasefire

Freighters

*Geestport*, refrigerated ship, in Southampton Docks

Avelona Star 9784 GRT (refrigerated) – equipped with helicopter pad and carried provisions; arrived after cease fire
Geestport 7,730 GRT (refrigerated) – equipped with helicopter pad and carried provisions and stores; arrived 11 June
Laertes 11,804 GRT – Soviet-built with armored cable trunks and damage control centers - carried general supplies; arrived after cease fire
Lycaon 11,804 GRT – Soviet-built with armored cable trunks and damage control centers - carried ammunition and supplies; arrived 28 May
Saxonia 8,547 GRT (refrigerated) – carried provisions; arrived 23 May
Strathewe 12,598 GRT – carried supplies and landing craft; arrived after cease fire
St Helena 3,150 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and four Oerlikon 20 mm cannon for use as minesweeper support ship after the cease fire

Tankers

Alvega 33,000 t (57,372 DWT) – used as base storage tanker at Ascension from mid-May
Anco Charger 24,500 DWT – used as auxiliary support tanker from 24 April with capability to transport 42 different liquids at once
Balder London 19,980 t (33,751 DWT) – used as auxiliary support tanker from 12 May
British Avon 15,640 t (25,620 DWT) – used as auxiliary support tanker from 25 April
British Dart 15,650 t (28,488 DWT) – used as auxiliary support tanker from 22 April
British Esk 15,643 t (25,905 DWT) – fitted with over-the-stern underway refueling equipment for use as the first convoy escort oiler
British Tamar 15,646 t (25,498 DWT) – fitted with over-the-stern underway refueling equipment for use as convoy escort oiler from 13 April
British Tay 15,650 t (25,650 DWT) – used as auxiliary support tanker from 12 April
British Test 16,653 t (25,641 DWT) – used as auxiliary support tanker from 14 April
British Trent 15,649 t (25,147 DWT) – used as auxiliary support tanker from 18 April
British Wye 15,649 t (25,197 DWT) – used as auxiliary support tanker from 25 April - hit by bomb from Lockheed C-130 Hercules - Minor Damage
Eburna 19,763 t (31,374 DWT) – used as auxiliary support tanker from 26 April
Fort Toronto 25,498 DWT – fresh water tanker from 19 April
G.A.Walker 18,744 t (30,607 DWT) – used as auxiliary tanker from 10 June
Scottish Eagle 33,000 t (54,490 DWT) – used as base storage tanker at South Georgia from 18 June and then moved to Falklands on 14 July

Tugs / Repair / Support Ships

British Enterprise III 1,595 t – diving support ship
Iris 3,873 GRT – cable ship equipped with helicopter pad and two Oerlikon 20 mm cannon for use as despatch vessel from late May.
Irishman 686 GRT – ocean salvage tug from 24 May.
Salvageman 1,598 GRT – ocean salvage tug from 7 May.(the most powerful tug on British registry with 11,000 brake horsepower and 170 ton bollard pull)
Stena Inspector 5,814 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and used as repair ship after the cease fire. - purchased as RFA Diligence post-war
Stena Seaspread 6,061 GRT – diving vessel, oilfield support ship equipped with helicopter pad and used as repair ship from 16 May. "Quote": Supreme effort to prepare fleet for battle: Not for the first time has the versatility and technological capability of the offshore support fleet astounded the military - it only comes as a surprise to those not familiar with the offshore oil industry and the demands it places on ships and those crewing them, that the navies of the world do not have the same level of technology available and their personnel often lack the same levels of skills and experience. Most noteworthy was the MSV Stena Seaspread, a refitted diving and maintenance vessel which was taken to the Falklands to act as a floating workshop for the warships. During the period of hostilities the MSV Stena Seaspread carried out damage and other repairs in mid-ocean to more than 50 ships, including 10 warships and 4 captured vessels.
Wimpey Seahorse 1,599 GRT – oilfield supply vessel used as mooring tender and tug from 8 June.
Yorkshireman 686 GRT – ocean salvage tug from 24 May.

Weaponry

Notes

"British Task Force - Falklands War 1982". Naval History. 31 May 2013.
Sir Lawrence Freeman (2005). The Official History of the Falklands Campaign. Routledge. ISBN 0-7146-5207-5.
^ Morison (June 1983) pp.119-124
Chard sailor's Falkland experience
West, Nigel (2010). Historical Dictionary of Naval Intelligence. Scarecrow Press, pp. 63-64. ISBN 0-8108-6760-5
^ Baker (June 1983) pp.111-118
"The War Within". South China Morning Post. 10 June 2007.
Roberts, P.J. (January 1984). "RFA Sir Galahad - The Demise of a Gallant Knight" (PDF). The Naval Review. 72 (1): 53–58. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
Villar (1984) p.171
Trotter (June 1983) pp.108-111
Villar (1984) pp.49&173
^ Villar(1984)p.183
Villar (1984) pp.9,37-38,40&171
Villar (1984) pp.43&173
Villar (1984) pp.44&172
Villar (1984) p.173
Villar (1984) pp.31&172
Villar (1984) pp.28&174
"British Railways - Sealink".
^ Villar (1984) p.180
Villar (1984) pp.87&179
Villar (1984) pp.37&178-179
Villar (1984) pp.84&179
Villar (1984) pp.86&179
Villar (1984) pp.95&180
Villar (1984) p.179
^ Villar (1984) p.182
^ Villar (1984) p.53
^ Villar (1984) p.169
^ Villar (1984) p.176
^ Villar (1984) p.174
Villar (1984) p.175
Villar (1984) p.101
Villar (1984) p.116&182
Villar (1984) pp.67&178
Villar (1984) p.178
http://www.thenewscentre.co.uk/falklands

References

Baker, A.D.III (June 1983). "Sealift, British Style". United States Naval Institute Proceedings. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
Clapp, Michael; Southby-Tailyour, Ewen (1996). Amphibious Assault Falklands. Leo Cooper. ISBN 0-85052-420-2.
Hastings, Max; Jenkins, Simon (1983). The Battle for the Falklands. Michael Joseph Ltd. ISBN 0-7181-2228-3.
Morison, Samuel L. (June 1983). "Falklands (Malvinas) Campaign: A Chronology". United States Naval Institute Proceedings. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
Puddefoot, Geoff (2007). No Sea Too Rough. Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-314-3.
Trotter, Neville (June 1983). "The Falklands and the Long Haul". United States Naval Institute Proceedings. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
Villar, Roger (1984). Merchant Ships at War The Falklands Experience. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-845-X.

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v t e Falklands War
Timeline	Background Causes Invasion of the Falklands Invasion of South Georgia Occupation Total Exclusion Zone Surrender
Battles	San Carlos Goose Green Many Branch Point Mount Harriet Mount Longdon Mount Tumbledown Top Malo House Two Sisters Wireless Ridge Seal Cove Mount Kent Bluff Cove Cortley Ridge
Operations	Algeciras Black Buck Corporate Keyhole Paraquet Rosario Sutton Mikado
Forces	Argentine: Air Ground Naval British: Air Ground Naval Falkland Islands Defence Force
Ships	Argentine: ARA General Belgrano ARA Alférez Sobral British: HMS Sheffield HMS Antelope HMS Ardent HMS Arrow HMS Coventry HMS Glamorgan RFA Sir Galahad SS Atlantic Conveyor
Related	Aftermath Argentine cemetery British cemetery British logistics British nuclear weapons Cultural impact Land mines Memorial Yomp

v t e British Naval Forces of the Falklands War
Royal Navy	Active Alacrity Ambuscade Andromeda Antelope Antrim Ardent Argonaut Arrow Avenger Brilliant Bristol Broadsword Cardiff Conqueror Cordella Courageous Coventry Dumbarton Castle Endurance Exeter Farnella Fearless Glamorgan Glasgow Hecla Herald Hermes Hydra Intrepid Invincible Junella Leeds Castle Minerva Northella Onyx Penelope Pict Plymouth Sheffield Spartan Splendid Valiant Yarmouth
Naval Auxiliary (RFA)	Appleleaf Brambleleaf Bayleaf Blue Rover Engadine Fort Austin Fort Grange Plumleaf Pearleaf Olna Olmeda Regent Resource Sir Bedivere Sir Galahad Sir Geraint Sir Lancelot Sir Percivale Sir Tristram Stromness Tidespring Tidepool
Ships Taken Up From Trade	Alvega Anco Charger Astronomer Atlantic Conveyor Atlantic Causeway Avelona Star Balder London Baltic Ferry British Avon British Dart British Enterprise III British Esk British Tamar British Test British Trent British Wye Canberra Contender Bezant Eburna Elk Europic Ferry Fort Toronto G.A.Walker Geesport Iris Irishman Laertes Lycaon Nordic Ferry Norland Queen Elizabeth 2 Rangatira Salvageman Saxonia Scottish Eagle St Edmund St Helena Stena Inspector Stena Seaspread Strathewe Tor Caledonia Uganda Wimpey Seahorse Yorkshireman
Civilian Auxiliary (RMAS)	Goosander Typhoon
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