BRITISH SHIPS
Plate 1. HMS Invincible (R05)
Invincible (R05) visiting Norfolk Naval Base in 1990. The radomes for her Type-909 missile fire control radars and her distinctive twin funnels are evident. Wikimedia Commons: H2 DIDAS US Navy, Public domain.
Plate 2. HMS Invincible and HMS Illustrious (R06)
Invincible (upper) and Illustrious together, 28 August 1982 in the South Atlantic. Crown Copyright. Photographer not reported.
Plate 3. HMS Invincible (R05)
Back cover of book. Invincible arriving back in Portsmouth after the war (17 September 1982). Alamy stock photo.
Plate 4. HMS Bulwark (R08)
Bulwark, sister of HMS Hermes. She is shown in Portsmouth in May 1982. Despite fire damage incurred in 1981, she could have been activated for ~$10-17 million. AJAXNETPHOTO / Alamy Stock Photo.
Plate 5. County-class destroyer, HMS Antrim (never given Type-XX designation - actually 'cruisers')
Wonderful photograph of HMS Antrim in South Georgian waters. Note her side-opening hanger, behind the rear funnel. The Sea Slug launcher is at the stern. Photographer, Steve Churchill.
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Plate 6. Type-82 destroyer. HMS Bristol (D23)
HMS Bristol firing a Sea Dart from her aft launcher. Colourised my MR Ibbotson. Photographer not reported, IWM catalogue HU 129670.
Plate 7. Type-42 destroyer, HMS Sheffield (D80)
Sheffield in better times. Her distinctive Mickey Mouse ears are evident on the funnel. Sheffields large double-bedstead Type-965 radar is clear, as are the Type-909 radar domes. The Type-22 frigates were actually longer (131m) than the original Type-42 destroyers (125m). Both had similar operational weights. Crown Copyright, now open access.
Plate 8. Type-22 frigate, HMS Broadsword (F88)
My favourite picture from the war. Sea Harriers on HMS Hermes’ deck. Beyond is HMS Broadsword (F88), revealing her fore and aft, white sextuple Sea Wolf launchers. Photoshop used to remove identifiable individuals. Martin Cleaver / Alamy Stock Photo.
Plate 9. Type-21 frigate, HMS Ardent (F184)
The Type-21s were very fast. Ardent is seen travelling at high speed. Colourised by MR Ibbotson. Photographer not reported. Part of IWM collection.​
Plate 10. Type-12 frigate, HMS Yarmouth (F101)
The Type-12s were anti-submarine warfare ships with a useful shore bombardment capability (twin 4.5-inch guns). Photographer Ken Griffiths, Crown Copyright.​
Plate 11. Type-12L Leander-class, HMS Charybdis (F75)
Leander-class frigate (Batch 3/Type-12I) upgraded with Exocet and Sea Wolf. Charybdis arrived in the Falklands after the war, but she was virtually identical to HMS Andromeda, which was in operation in the combat zone. Her single Sea Wolf sextuple launcher is prominent to the right of the line of sailors on the bow. MIKE WALKER / Alamy Stock Photo
Plate 12. SS Canberra and HMS Andromeda (F57)
Canberra and Andromeda outside Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, just after the surrender of Argentine forces on 14 June 1982. Andromeda had Sea Wolf missiles. Note the ladder on Canberra’s port side, allowing the movement of troops into landing boats. Ken Griffiths. Wikimedia Commons.
Plate 13. HMS Conqueror
British Valiant-class submarine. She is shown on return to the UK, controversially flying a skull and crossed torpedoes. She sank the ARA General Belgrano, revealing the overwhelming power of nuclear attack submarines (SSNs). Mirrorpix / Alamy Stock Photo.
Plate 14. HMS Onyx
Oberon-class conventional submarine (SS) sent to the Falklands. The photograph was taken by Tony Carney of the Ajax News & Feature Service.
Plate 15. HMS Fearless (LPD)
Fearless with her well deck open. Colourised by Fact Stop 2020. Photograph attributed to George Hill. From Royal Aeronautical Society (National Aerospace Library).
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Plate 17. Royal Navy Ship Classification
This table is designed to help people understand the classification systems used in the Royal Navy.​
Plate 16. Landing Craft Utility
Camouflaged LCU unloads 3 Para troops from 3 Commando Brigade on the Falklands, 21 May 1982. The men are equipped with heavy firepower. The LCUs were carried by the LPDs (Plate 5). Sources are in dispute about the photographer. I've found both Paul RG Haley and Graham Colbeck listed. IWM FKD 360.