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Date
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Event
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29 March
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Sailed from Gibraltar for Exercise Springtrain.
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02 April
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HMS Glamorgan diverted from Exercise Springtrain.
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01 May
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Detached with HMS Arrow and HMS Alacrity to bombard Port Stanley.
19:40 - Attacked by four Argentine Mirages. Two 500lb bombs narrowly missed Glamorgan's stern causing minor underwater damage. Retired from gun line until after dark.
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02 May
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01:50 - Completed bombardment, having been fired on from shore and Wessex helicopter coming under serious anti-aircraft fire.
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14 May
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20:00 - Detached to bombard Pebble Island in support of SAS ashore.
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15 May
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04:00 - On Pebble Island gun line.
07:45 - Bombardment complete. Retired at 29 knots! 14 Aircraft destroyed ashore.
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16 May
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Detached to bombard targets between Lively Island and Stanley.
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18 May
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Detached to bombard shore as part of landing deception plan.
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19 May
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Detached to bombard Berthas Beach.
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20 May
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Detached to bombard Berkeley sound as a distraction from San Carlos water.
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21 May
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06:30 - Landings commence in San Carlos water.
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25 May
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19:40 - Under Exocet attack. Atlantic Conveyor hit.
21:30 - Detached to bombard Stanley as a reprisal. Considerable counter battery fire from shore.
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27 May
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Detached with Alacrity and Avenger to bombard Stanley.
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29 May
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Detached to bombard Stanley.
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30 May
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Engaged several shore targets in support of HMS Ambuscade, who was under heavy fire, and in support of troops ashore.
17:35 - Under unsuccessful Exocet attack. Assumed duties of TRALA (Tug repair and Logistics area) and co-ordinate RAF Hercules airdrops of stores and personnel.
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11 June
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17:00 - Detached at 26 knots to support 45 RM Cdo on Two Sisters.
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12 June
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06:37 - Hit by Exocet missile. Hole blown in deck outside hanger, Aircraft and Port Seacat destroyed. Hanger and main galley burnt out. Serious flooding in Magazine and other compartments below. Thirteen men dead with fourteen wounded. Casualties evacuated to HMS Hermes and HMS Invincible.
10:00 - Proceeding in excess of 20 knots with all fires extinguished.
19:35 - Thirteen members of the ships company of HMS Glamorgan buried at sea.
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13 June
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Alongside Stenna Seaspread for repairs.
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18 June
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Enter San Carlos water to carry out repairs in shelter.
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21 June
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13:45 - Leave the Falkland Island task force firing a full calibre salute to HMS Hermes.
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05 July
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Carry out 54th and final RAS.
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10 July
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Return to Portsmouth after 104 days at sea.
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