This is a list of the naval forces from the United Kingdom that took part in the Falklands War. For a list of naval forces from Argentina, see Argentine naval forces in the Falklands War.

Royal Navy

Operation Corporate command structure 1982

The flagship of the Carrier Group, HMS Hermes, alongside HMS Broadsword

Command

In Northwood, London:^[1]

• Commander-in-Chief, Fleet: Admiral Sir J.D.E. Fieldhouse
• Commander Task Group 324.3 and Flag Officer Submarines: Vice-Admiral P.G.M. Herbert

In the South Atlantic:

• Commander Task Group 317.8 (Carrier/Battle Group) and Flag Officer, First Flotilla: Rear-Admiral J.F. Woodward (HMS Hermes)
• Commander Task Group 317.0 (Amphibious Task Group) and Commodore Amphibious Warfare: Commodore Michael Clapp (HMS Fearless)

Centaur-class aircraft carrier - V/STOL carrier

• HMS Hermes - Flagship Task Group 317.8 (†3) 2 SHAR pilots
  • Captain L.E. Middleton
  • 800 Naval Air Squadron (12 BAE Sea Harriers, including 7 absorbed from 899 training squadron and trials)
  • part 809 Naval Air Squadron (4 BAE Sea Harriers absorbed into 800 Squadron)
  • part No. 1 Squadron RAF (8 Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3)
  • 825 Naval Air Squadron (4 Sea Kings HAS.2; formed from 706 training sqn)

    In Northwood, London:[1]

    • Commander-in-Chief, Fleet: Admiral Sir J.D.E. Fieldhouse
    • Commander Task Group 324.3 and Flag Officer Submarines: Vice-Admiral P.G.M. Herbert

    In the South Atlantic:

    • Commander Task Group 317.8 (Carrier/Battle Group) and Flag Officer, First Flotilla: Rear-Admiral J.F. Woodward (HMS Hermes)
    • Commander Task Group 317.0 (Amphibious Task Group) and Commodore Amphibious Warfare: Commodore Michael Clapp (HMS Fearless)

    Centaur-class aircraft carrier - V/STOL carrier

    • HMS Hermes - Flagship Task Group 317.8 (†3) 2 SHAR pilots
      • Captain L.E. Middleton
      • 800 Naval Air Squadron (12 BAE Sea Harriers, including 7 absorbed from 899 training squadron and trials)
      • part 809 Naval Air Squadron (4 BAE Sea Harriers absorbed into 800 Squadron)
      • part No. 1 Squadron RAF (8 Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3)
      • 825 Naval Air Squadron (4 Sea Kings HAS.2; formed from 706 training sqn)^[2]
      • 826 Naval Air Squadron (12 Sea King HAS.5)^[2]
      • 846 Naval Air Squadron (6 Sea King HC.4)^[2]
    

    HM

    In the South Atlantic:

    • Commander Task Group 317.8 (Carrier/Battle Group) and Flag Officer, First Flotilla: Rear-Admiral J.F. Woodward (HMS Hermes)
    • Commander Task Group 317.0 (Amphibious Task Group) and Commodore Amphibious Warfare: Commodore As despatch vessels, carrying mail between the Task Force and Ascension Island.
      • HMS Leeds Castle
      • HMS Dumbarton Castle
      

      HMS Conqueror returning to Faslane Naval Base after the war, flying the Jolly Roger to signal her sinking of ARA General Belgrano

      Churchill-class submarines

      • HMS Conqueror - sank ARA General Belgrano
        • Commander C.L. Wreford-Brown
      • HMS Courageous
        • Commander R.T.N. Best

      Oberon-class submarines

      • HMS Onyx - ran aground - Moderate Damage
        • Lieutenant-Commander A. O. Johnson

      Valiant-class submarines

      • HMS Valiant - Argentine fighters returning from an aborted mission jettisoned bombs nearby - Minor Damage^[4]
        • Commander T.M. Le Marchand

      Swiftsure-class submarines

      • HMS Spartan
        • Commander J.B. Taylor
      • HMS Splendid
        • Commander R.C. Lane-Nott

      Hecla-class survey vessels

      2,744 t, used as casualty ferries (hospital ships)

      • HMS Hecla
        • Captain G.L. Hope
      • HMS Herald
        • Commander R.I.C. Halliday
      • HMS Hydra
        • Commander R.J. Campbell

      Trawler/Minesweepers - Minesweeper Auxiliary (MSA) 11th MCM Squadron

      

      Northella departing Portsmouth Harbour

      Civilian trawlers converted to Extra-Deep Armed Team Sweep (EDATS) with some extempore acoustic and sonar equipment. They were manned by Royal Naval personnel, mainly from 1st MCM Squadron based at Rosyth. All five minesweepers were involved in clearing two minefields off Port Stanley.

      • HMS Cordella 1,238 GRT^[5]
        • Lieutenant-Commander M. Holloway
      • HMS Farnella 1,207 GRT^[5]
        • Lieutenant R. Bishop
      • HMS Junella 1,615 GRT^[5]
        • Lieutenant-Commander M. Rowledge
      • HMS Northella 1,238 GRT^[5]
        • Lieutenant-Commander J. Greenop
      • HMS Pict 1,478 GRT^[5]
        • Lieutenant-Commander D. Garwood

      Royal Fleet Auxiliary

      Tankers

      • RFA Olna (A123) 36,000 t
        • J.A. Bailey
      • RFA Olmeda (A124) 36,000 t
        • G.P. Overbury
      • RFA Tidespring (A75) 27,400 t
        • S. Redmond
      • RFA Tidepool (A76) 27,400 t
        • J.W. Gaffrey
      • RFA Blue Rover (A270) 11,522 t
        • D.A. Reynolds
      • RFA Appleleaf (A79) 40,870 t
        • G.P.A. McDougall
      • RFA Brambleleaf (A81) 40,000 t
        • M.S.J. Farley
      • RFA Bayleaf (A109) 40,000 t
        • A.E.T. Hunter
      • RFA Plumleaf (A78) 25,790 t
        • R.W.M. Wallace
      • RFA Pearleaf (A77) 25,790 t
        • J. McCulloch

      Landing Ship Logistic

      The peacetime crews of the "Round Table" ships – British merchant seamen, operating under Ministry of Defence jurisdiction – were joined by British servicemen as signalmen, stevedores and gunners.^[6][7]

      RFA Sir Lancelot. San Carlos Water.

      RFA Sir Tristram being carried home after the war by MV Dan Lifter

      • RFA Sir Bedivere (L3004) - bombed by Douglas A-4B Skyhawk - Minor Damage
        • P.J. McCarthy
      • RFA Sir Galahad (L3005) - bombed on 24 May and 8 June by Douglas A-4B Skyhawks (sunk by torpedo on 21 June and declared a war grave) (†48) - Fatal Damage
        • Paul J.G. Roberts
      • RFA Sir Geraint (L3027)
        • D.E. Lawrence
      • RFA Sir Lancelot (L3029) - damaged by unexploded bombs from Douglas A-4B Skyhawks
        • Christopher A. Purtcher-Wydenbruck
      • RFA Sir Percivale (L3036)
        • A.F. Pitt
      • RFA Sir Tristram (L3505) - bombed 8 June by Douglas A-4B Skyhawks (†2) - Major Damage
        • G.R. Green

      Supply ships

      • RFA Regent (A486) 22,890 t
        • J. Logan
      • RFA Resource (A480) 22,890 t
        • B.A. Seymour
      • RFA Fort Austin (A386) 23,600 t
        • Commodore Sam Dunlop RFA (S C Dunlop)
      • RFA Fort Grange (A385) 23,600 t
        • D.G.M. Averill
      • RFA Stromness (A344) 16,792 t - attacked by A-4C on 24 May - Minor Damage
        • J.B. Dickinson

      Helicopter support ship

      • RFA Engadine (K08) 9,000 t
        • D.F. Freeman

      Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service

      

      RMAS Typhoon off Stanley.
      • RMAS Typhoon (A95)
      • RMAS Goosander (A94)

      Ships taken up from trade

      

      Canberra in San Carlos Water. May 1982

      The following Merchant Navy ships were requisitioned, as Ships Taken Up From Trade (STUFT).

      Liners

      • SS Canberra 44,807 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad^[5] and carried personnel of the 3rd Commando Brigade to San Carlos on 21 May.2,744 t, used as casualty ferries (hospital ships)
        • HMS Hecla
          • Captain G.L. Hope
        • HMS Herald
          • Commander R.I.C. Halliday
        • HMS Hydra
          • Commander R.J. Campbell

        Trawler/Minesweepers - Minesweeper Auxiliary (MSA) 11th MCM Squadron

        

        Northella departing Portsmouth Harbour

        Civilian trawlers converted to Extra-Deep Armed Team Sweep (EDATS) with some extempore acoustic and sonar equipment. They were manned by Royal Naval personnel, mainly from 1st MCM Squadron based at Rosyth. All five minesweepers were involved in clearing two minefields off Port Stanley.

        • HMS Cordella 1,238 GRT^[5]
          • Lieutenant-Commander M. Holloway
        • HMS Farnella 1,207 GRT^[5]
          • Lieutenant R. Bishop
        • HMS Junella 1,615 GRT^[5]
          • Lieutenant-Commander M. Rowledge
        • HMS Northella 1,238 GRT^[5]
          • Lieutenant-Commander J. Greenop
        • HMS Pict 1,478 GRT^[5]
          • Lieutenant-Commander D. Garwood
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        Civilian trawlers converted to Extra-Deep Armed Team Sweep (EDATS) with some extempore acoustic and sonar equipment. They were manned by Royal Naval personnel, mainly from 1st MCM Squadron based at Rosyth. All five minesweepers were involved in clearing two minefields off Port Stanley.

        • HMS Cordella 1,238 GRT^[5]
          • Lieutenant-Commander M. Holloway
        • HMS Farnella 1,207 GRT^[5]
          • Lieutenant R. Bishop
        • HMS Junella 1,615 GRT^[5]
          • Lieutenant-Commander M. Rowledge
        • HMS Northella 1,238 GRT^[5]
          • Lieutenant-Commander J. Greenop
        • HMS Pict 1,478 GRT[5]Tankers
          • RFA Olna (A123) 36,000 t
            • J.A. Bailey
          • RFA Olmeda (A124) 36,000 t
            • G.P. Overbury
          • RFA Tidespring (A75) 27,400 t
            • S. Redmond
          • RFA Tidepool (A76) 27,400 t
            • J.W. Gaffrey
          • RFA Blue Rover (A270) 11,522 t
            • D.A. Reynolds
          • RFA Appleleaf (A79) 40,870 t
            • G.P.A. McDougall
          • RFA Brambleleaf (A81) 40,000 t
            • M.S.J. Farley
          • RFA Bayleaf (A109) 40,000 t
            • A.E.T. Hunter
          • RFA Plumleaf (A78) 25,790 t
            • R.W.M. Wallace
          • RFA Pearleaf (A77)

            Landing Ship Logistic

            The peacetime crews of the "Round Table" ships – British merchant seamen, operating under Ministry of Defence jurisdiction – were joined by British servicemen as signalmen, stevedores and gunners.^[6][7]

            RFA Sir Lancelot. San Carlos Water.

            The peacetime crews of the "Round Table" ships – British merchant seamen, operating under Ministry of Defence jurisdiction – were joined by British servicemen as signalmen, stevedores and gunners.[6][7] Supply ships RFA Regent (A486) 22,890 t J. Logan RFA Resource (A480) 22,890 t B.A. Seymour RFA Fort Austin (A386) 23,600 t Commodore Sam Dunlop RFA (S C Dunlop) RFA Fort Grange (A385) 23,600 t D.G.M. Averill RFA Stromness (A344) 16,792 t - attacked by A-4C on 24 May - Minor Damage J.B. Dickinson Helicopter support ship RFA Engadine (K08) 9,000 t D.F. Freeman Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service RMAS Typhoon off Stanley. RMAS Typhoon (A95) RMAS Goosander (A94) Ships taken up from trade RFA Engadine (K08) 9,000 t D.F. Freeman Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service Merchant Navy ships were requisitioned, as Ships Taken Up From Trade (STUFT). Liners SS Canberra 44,807 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad[5] and carried personnel of the 3rd Commando Brigade to San Carlos on 21 May.[8] MV Queen Elizabeth 2. 67,140 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad[5] and carried 3,200 men of the 5th Infantry Brigade. At South Georgia, the men of 2nd Battalion Scots Guards, 1st Battalion Welsh Guards and 1/7 Gurkha Rifles were transferred to Canberra, Norland and RFA Stromness on 27 May for transport to San Carlos.[9][10] SS Uganda 16,907 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and used as hospital ship from 11 May.[5][11] Roll-on-Roll-off ferries Elk 5,463 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and two Bofors 40 mm guns to carry three Sea King helicopters, ammunition, and heavy vehicles including eight Bofors 40 mm guns, four FV101 Scorpion and four FV107 Scimitar light tanks - joined carrier battle group on 16 May[5][12] Baltic Ferry 6,455 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and carried three Army helicopters, 105 troops, and 1,874 tons of stores and ammunition to Ajax Bay on 1 June[5][13]