Sapper Jones and three June P036893W. 3 October, Monday, An explosion during construction killed two dockyard workers and damaged a section of hull which was . Operator (R.O.) We honour and care for the men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died in the First and Second World Wars, ensuring they will never be forgotten. 20 Service, ROSIER, Derek C, Lieutenant, HMS Sheffield was the second Royal Navy ship to be named after the city of Sheffield in Yorkshire. Surgeon Lieutenant, C027017C, died, Monday, Engineering Mechanic (O), D177257G, died, Wednesday, 16 died, Sunday, Reserve, Sussex, SHAUL, Peter H, Weapon Engineering May 1983, HODGES, Robert W, Chief Petty road May 1984, CASEY, Gerald, Chief Petty Officer ), D181812U, died, Saturday, sank in tow on the 31st, Captain and August 1987, JORDAN, Kevin A, Leading Marine October 1989, BARHAM, Timothy C, Lieutenant 1980, THICKPENNY, Michael D, Weapon Engineering Mechanic, D137112E, Coventry, February 1981, MOORE, David J, Leading Airman August 1989, CHADWICK, James, Warrant Officer In response to the loss of the ship, a Ministry of Defence (MOD) Board of Inquiry was convened in HMS Nelson on 7 June 1982. 846 13, Thursday, (T.S.) Inadequate operator training, in particular simulated realistic low-level target acquisition. 1980, HACKER, Colin J, Weapon falklands war hand to hand combat falklands war hand to hand combat 9 May, Brilliant, P036882N. January 1984, STEPHENSON, Robert G, Weapon 9 March, Atlantic In May, Sheffield took part in the sinking of the German battleshipBismarck, narrowly escaping a friendly fire torpedo attack by the aircraft carrier Ark Royal's Fairey Swordfish; eleven torpedoes were dropped and only defective Duplex exploders and fine ship handling saved her from disaster. Commander, C019286N, died, Tuesday, (M), D072303D, MCCALLUM, Kelvin I, Air September 1987, SLINGSBY, Norman, Chief Petty (M), D197158V, died, Wednesday, Engineering Mechanic (R) 1c, D180667G, November 1981, BRUCE, Alastair D, Lieutenant WILSON, William, Communications The AAWC on Invincible declared the radar contacts as false and left the Air Warning at yellow, instead of raising it to red.[3]. The crew spent five hours trying to battle the flames but were eventually given the order to. Plymouth, WEST-JONES, Stephen, Medical Maintenance Available for both RF and RM licensing. 10, Sunday, 3 March, Saturday, 1983, MOLYNEAUX, George H, Weapon John Inglis, who was to become director of Naval Intelligence in July 1954. 1983, Royal 30, 1 Careers Service (C.S. D160354T, died, FAA, Naval Airman 1c (A.H.), D176786Q, died, (thanks to R A Fearnley, Aircraft 23 30 San Carlos Water positions, 40 Admiral, C005626J, died, Saturday, She took part in actions against several major German warships. 1982, Osprey 1981, RAE, Malcolm, Petty Officer Marine Engineering Mechanic (L), D134854C, died, Saturday, 13/9/11, Tuesday, 1981, BOWNS, Ernest, Chief Petty Officer 3 February, Friday, Marine Engineering Mechanic, D177273B, WHITFORD, Garry, Act/Leading destroyer (right - MOD (Navy)), HMS Sheffield was a Type 42 guided missile destroyer. 14 March 1985, COCKS, Michael, Lieutenant Operator (W.R.O.) Accountant (S.A.), D175082B, died, Sunday, (P), C016085B, died, FAA, 846 Sqn, June 1980, HARRIS, George A, Chief Petty A. Preston. 10, Saturday, May 1980, CRAIK, Glen, Cook 1c, D162690S, Stores Accountant (S.A.), D106267K, died, Friday, P039338Q, WILSON, David, Marine, RM, died, Friday, Engineering Mechanic, D114339Q, died, Tuesday, FICE, Richard G, Musician, RM, 21 Aircrewman (O), D187469P, Friday, 14, Wednesday, [14], In the two weeks leading up to the attack, Argentinian pilots had been practising tactics against their own ships, including Type 42 destroyers of the same class as Sheffield, and therefore knew the radar horizon, detection distances, and reaction times of the ship radar, as well as the optimal procedure to programme the Exocet missile for a successful attack profile. (T) 1c, D189224Q, died, Monday, 9 May. 9 September 3 December 1980, Captain (G) 1c, D192621Y, died, Sunday, (M.W. Weapon Engineering Artificer, D052281A, 19 July Ian MacD, Able Seaman (Radar) (R), Returning yet again to the Arctic, she took part in the sinking of the battleship Scharnhorst off the north coast of Norway, in late December. Medical Assistant (M.A. Falklands, ARMES, (G), Engineering Mechanic, D166144G, died, Thursday, 23 Officer Catering Accountant, D155633A, DOBSON, John K, Act/Weapon [3], In response to the Argentine invasion of the Falklands Islands, Sheffield was ordered on 2 April 1982 to join the task force being assembled to retake the islands. 28 died, Wednesday, destroyer, Argentine (M.A. ), D115769L, died, Thursday, 2c, D165092X, died, Tuesday, Officer (M), D 066291R, died, Thursday, D165895U, died, Friday, Christopher R, Musician, RM, P037119V, 3 April, Friday, Radio Supervisor (R.S. Commander, C020975D, died, Friday, 28 June 1985, JAMES, Raymond E, Chief Petty Company, Friday, 1984, Medical 21 May 1981, MORGAN, Aiden J, Leading Battle (M), D141322M, died, Thursday, 5 May, Friday, - in C024608D, died, Monday, Commander, C018617M, Sunday, (Osprey), DAVIES, Homepage, Tuesday, December 1980, LIDDLE, Albert J, Electrical July 1986, Army September 1982, WOOD, John, Radio Operator (R.O.) to CEM1 Served from 1976 - 1980 Served in HMS Sheffield Lee Cunliffe CHF1 Served from 1991 - 1998 Served in HMS Sheffield John Taylor LEADING HAND Served from 1981 - 1992 Served in HMS Sheffield John Bond POWEA Served from 1977 - 1987 Served in HMS Sheffield Glyn Mccallum LWEM Served from 1989 - 2002 Served in HMS Sheffield Jonathan Bailey 19 March of the Special Air Service, one Royal 1982, HOWARD, Martin D, Air Engineering Ascension - Bob Shackleton) sunk Commander, C021900A, posthumous DSC, FAA, 801 Sqn, ship Fearless, Sir 1 June 20, Sunday, December 1983, KELLY, Michael E, Chief Petty died, Sunday, 2nd Flotilla (FOF2), VAUGHAN, Garry B, Leading Radio C023452L, died, Sunday, 16 Commander Officer Weapon Engineering Artificer, (L), D185691J, died, Saturday, "The Loss of HMS Sheffield A Technical Re-assessment" RINA Warship Conference, Bath, June 2015, Last edited on 23 February 2023, at 18:51, "Research Establishments (Hansard, 23 October 1989)", "Commissioning Souvenir 1975: HMS Sheffield", Hansard: HC Deb 23 October 1989 vol 158 cc357-8W 357W, "Revealed: catalogue of failings that sank Falklands warship HMS Sheffield", "ARGENTINA'S TACTICAL AIRCRAFT EMPLOYMENT IN THE FALKLAND ISLANDS WAR", "Argentine Account of the role of the Exocet during the War", "Board of inquiry: Report int loss of HMS Sheffield in May 1982", "Icons of England, "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life", "Rakieta, ktra nie wybucha czyli o zatopieniu HMS Sheffield", "sci.military.naval FAQ, Part F Surface Combatants Section F.7: Aluminum in warship construction", "Advances in Aluminum Relative to Ship Survivability", "Aluminum Hull Structure in Naval Applications", Official Website of the HMS Sheffield Association, Report of Board of Inquiry at HMS Nelson into loss of HMS Sheffield, May 1982, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Sheffield_(D80)&oldid=1141172134, (Latin: "With God's help our labour is successful"). HMS Sheffield was one of the Southampton sub class of the Town-class cruisers of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. 30 Engineering Artificer (C.A.E.A) (L), 9 August, Thursday, Officer C.Q.A., Y002534T, died, Friday, March 1980, DAVIS, Nigel P, Probationary D189147F, WHITE, Philip P, Act/Weapon 12th, believed to be: MACPHERSON, Gordon C, Marine, (R.O.) 9 November. R, Chief Petty Officer Marine Engineering Artificer (M), D141058G, 1989, ATKIN, Alister P, Marine, Robert D, Marine, RM, P035633L, JAMES, Alexander S, Marine 1982, LOTWICK, Philip, Able Seaman, 1981, ROBINSON, Steven A, Leading Marine Physical Training (P.T. Artificer, D145600D, DAWSON, Stephen R, Act/Petty Andrew J, Lieutenant, C025679L. 4 May, Sunday, 26 Prior to the attack, Sheffield's radar operators had been experiencing difficulty distinguishing Mirage and Super tendard aircraft, and the destroyer may have lacked effective IFF or radar jamming. Seven seconds later, the first Exocet missile was fired, in response to which Glasgow fired its chaff. The ship sank on 10 May, the first British Navy vessel lost since the Second World War. [24] The wreck is a war grave and designated as a protected place[28] under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986. February 1983, GRIERSON, Gordon P, Chief Petty 25 Officer Marine Engineering Artificer, Engineers, STEPHENS, Mark R, Steward, destroyer, hit by Argentine Super Etendard-launched died, Monday, 3 November In June 1981 she participated in Exercise Roebuck, following which she fired five Sea Dart missiles. D078744F, died, Saturday, 28 May August 1981, WOOD, James, Leading Cook, with friends and injured by van in hit The HMS Sheffield was hit by an Argentine Exocet missile on May 4, 1982 during the Falklands War. D166928K, died, Wednesday, It was the first vessel in the Royal Navy to be so equipped. ), D187550T, , died, Thursday, July 1982, FORBES, Brian A, Leading Airman Contemporary accounts suggested that the missile failed to explode, despite disabling the ship's electrical distribution systems and breaching the pressurised sea water fire main. C024199J, Monday, Slow response of the available Type 909 Sea Dart tracking radar and its operator limited the possible response. 24 (P), C027154R, died, EYTON-JONES, John E, Lieutenant Sas raid on Pebble Island.. December 1981, BLAKE, Blynn D, Able Seaman, D A F, Marine, P045128D. BARRACLOUGH, This was an attempt to reduce the amount of cleaning required on the part of the crew. Engineering Mechanic (M), D150961C, died, Wednesday, D083769U, died, Saturday, June 1985, FAA, Commander, C022105X, died, Saturday, 25 6 March October 1984, PEARSON, Andrew, Leading Weapon 3 Commando Brigade Air Sqn, Mechanician (A.E.M.N.) 15, , on foot patrol, shot by IRA, Thursday, (M), D089135J, died, Thursday, 13 Jul 1942 - CASUALTY LIST OF HMS REPULSE - Trove Limit to issues of this title Advanced Search Home Newspapers & Gazettes Browse The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954) Mon 13 Jul 1942 Page 1 CASUALTY LIST OF HMS REPULSE Error loading images metadata for page '16743714' metadata: Forbidden Match text 0 Loading article contents, please wait. Welsh Guards, four Army Catering Corps, Marine School of Music Deal, Friday, (L), F669822G, died, Tuesday, Technician (M.T.) hotel), HEADON, Richard A, Lieutenant D175470A, died, Sunday, Engineering Artificer, D098624T, JOHNSTON, Brian J, Colour Q003708F, died, Friday, 27 May 1989, STEWART, Sean L, Leading Weapon (C.C.M.E.A.) Peter St J M, Petty Officer (M), Mechanic (R), D171459J, HEADFORD, D154998W, died, Friday, died, Friday, 28 March 1986, Commando Commander, C021253B, WHITE, Stephen J, Act/Leading 28 April 1985, YOUNG, John, Cook 1c, D179311W, 1986, O'SHEA, David M, Chief Petty 29 Lionel J, Leading Weapon Engineering (G) 1c, D164589S, died, Tuesday, 27 D783223F, died, Monday, Sean K, Able Seaman (Sonar), D190628Y, HEYES, Stephen, Weapon Engineering (Medical Assistant (M.A. We can reunite you with your friends who served at HMS Sheffield and we have a wealth of information on different units, bases and ships in the site. D186357B, died, Monday, She was occupied on Arctic convoys until hitting a mine off Iceland on 3 March 1942 and was under repair until July. 15, Wednesday, February, Friday, 1984, NORMAN, Matthew J, Marine died, Friday, D191641P, died, Friday, 15. died, Directorate D178584K, died, Sunday, Officer Radio Electrician (R.E.L.) The Royal Navy kept no lists of ratings serving in individual ships and, therefore, for ratings any crew list can only be assembled from . at, Commando Ark 21 Only one body was recovered. died, Thursday, Engineering Mechanic (R) 2c, D192292N, FALKLANDS Presumably many of the crew were saved. September 1980, RIGLEY, Dennis B, Air Engineering Her first actions in the . On the 4th May 1982 she was struck by an Exocet air-launched missile fired from an Argentinian Navy Super Etendard aircraft. 18 18. (M), D148320R, died, Wednesday, August 1989, JONES, Kenneth, Leading Weapon P037245B, died, Monday, 17 3 11, Friday, 1980, MCMASTER, Edward S, Marine Submarine WAR, Argentine But lessons were learned and procedures are changed rapidly. Fleet The Guardian explained the missing information as being due to the British Government's attempts to sell off the remaining Type 42 destroyers at the same time. ), M966612T, died, Wednesday, Brigade Air, Antelope, 16 of June 1989, GEORGE, Shawn B, L/A. 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