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.

An MP has said it is “mystifying” why files on the bombing of the Navy support ship Sir Galahad during the Falklands War have still not been released. Defence minister Al Carns said the ...

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 ...