The Most Unexpected Naval Attack Ever

The weather was fair, and the sea was calm. At approximately 10:00am on May 4, 1982, HMS Sheffield was on defense watch, operating as a forward anti-aircraft picket, west of the main task force southeast of the Falklands. But in a matter of minutes, pandemonium broke loose.

The flagship of the British Task Force, HMS Hermes, received a distressing report. The situation was chaotic, and it took some time for the authorities to get a clear picture of what had happened. Suddenly, a Lynx helicopter from Sheffield landed aboard Hermes.

The air operations officer and operations officer unboarded on the deck and finally clarified the situation: Sheffield was hit by Argentinian aircraft.

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