Falklands40: The Loss of HMS Ardent
Dan Snow's History Hit
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On 20 first of may 19 82, forty years ago, the british frigate, hms ardent was attacked by multiple argentine aircraft. She sustained terrible damage, caught fire and had to be abandoned. 22 of the 200 men aboard lost their lives that day. To mark that day and the start of another chapter in the falklands conflict, that of the ground war, i talked to allan west, a retired admiral baron west of spithead,. A former first sea lord and chief of the naval staff, he then joined gordon brown's government as the parliamentary under secretary of state for security and counter terrorism. I hope you all get something from it.
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