On the calm morning of May 4, 1982, HMS Sheffield stood guard as a forward picket west of the British fleet near the ...

The British destroyer HMS Sheffield was sent to help in retaking the Falklands from the Argentines in 1982, but during its mission it was exposed to more than submarine attacks. The sinking of the ...

Landmark construction of new Type 26 ship HMS Sheffield begins at BAE Systems yard in Scotland But the new name, Achilles – after the ancient Greek warrior who chose eternal glory through war ...

One of the ships to bear this name was tragically sunk in the Falklands War in May 1982, and a memorial backed by Sheffield benefactors was launched on its 40th anniversary. HMS Sheffield ...

The second HMS Sheffield (D80) had the sad distinction of being the first Royal Navy warship sunk in combat since the Second World War. On May 4, 1982, an Argentine Super Étendard strike fighter ...

Only slightly more than a quarter of HMS’ operating revenue comes from “endowment income made available for operations,” per the Medical School’s official news publication. Of the ...

As such, HMS Sheffield will be significantly more multi-functional than any vessel in the Type 23 Duke class, allowing it to tackle everything from counter-piracy patrols and disaster relief to ...

The first steel has been cut for “the UK’s newest warship”, HMS Sheffield, at BAE Systems’ Govan shipyard in Glasgow. Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry Maria Eagle attended the ...

HMS Sheffield is the latest City-class Type 26 frigate to come under production in Scotland. A traditional steel-cutting ceremony took place in Glasgow to mark the project, with nearly 2,000 jobs ...

HMS Sheffield, which shares a name with, among others, a ship sunk during the Falklands War more than four decades ago, is the fifth of eight Type 26 frigates being built in Scotland at an ...

Members of the crew of HMS Sheffield who lost their lives during the Falklands War have been remembered in Portsmouth this week. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get ...