Rear-Admiral Sam Salt, who died on December 3 aged 69, commanded the first British warship to be sunk by enemy action after the Second World War On May 4 1982, during the Falklands War ...

In 1982, the ship was at the center of a task force when it was hit with two torpedoes by the submarine HMS Conquerer. It sank hours later, with 772 of the crew eventually rescued and 323 killed.

A Royal Fleet Auxiliary Ship which played a role in The Falklands War and The Gulf War is set to be scrapped. RFA Dilligence has been an attraction in Portsmouth harbour for years, but her life is ...