HMS Sheffield burns fiercely in the aftermath of the missile strike. Veterans of the former Royal Navy destroyer HMS Sheffield are looking to raise £15,000 in just a couple of months – in time ...

The last vessel to carry the name of the City of Sheffield was a Type 42 missiles destroyer, commissioned on 16 February 1975, and as part Task Force 317 sent was involved in the Falklands conflict.

The loss of HMS Sheffield and Coventry demonstrated, this latter role denied the ships supporting fire from accompanying warships and highlighted their vulnerability. In the 1960s the Royal Navy was ...