According to a piece published in the Daily Express, Justin Stoneman recalls that when Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels Sir Galahad and Sir Tristram were bombed in 1982 by Argentine jets, it was one ...
40 years to the day since RFA supply ships were bombed in the waters off Fitzroy while Welsh Guards were waiting, with the tragic loss of fifty lives. In 1982, Sir Galahad was preparing to ...
On the Sir Galahad, 48 men were killed, including 32 Welsh Guards, and eight men died on the Sir Tristram. Both ships were Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels and not armed Royal Navy ships. The reality ...
The Sir Galahad, a Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) ship, and sister vessel the Sir Tristram were attacked by the Argentinian air force on June 8 1982. After any incident which results in the loss of ...