Task Group 79.1, Colossus class carrier, formerly HMS Venerable.
Light Crusier
Task Group 79.3, Brooklyn class cruiser, formerly USS Phoenix, sunk by HMS Conqueror.
Landing ship
Task Group 40, Argentine built De Soto County-class tank landing ship.
Destroyer
Task Group 20, Gearing class destroyer. Formally USS Perkins.
Destroyer
Task Group 20, Allen M. Sumner class destroyer. Formally USS Hank.
Destroyer
Task Group 79.1, Type 42 Destroyer.
Destroyer
Task Group 79.1, Type 42 Destroyer.
Destroyer
Task Group 79.3, Allen M. Sumner class destroyer formerly USS Borie.
Destroyer
Task Group 79.3, Allen M. Sumner class destroyer, formerly USS Collett.
Corvette
Task Group 79.4, Drummond class corvette (Argentine version of D'Estienne d'Orves class).
Corvette
Task Group 79.4, Drummond class corvette.
Corvette
Task Group 79.4, Drummond class corvette. Damaged by Royal Marines on South Georgia.
Patrol vessel
Sotoyomo class, formerly USS Salish, damaged by Sea Skua missiles fired by Westland Lynx helicopters from HMS Glasgow and HMS Coventry.
Patrol vessel
Sotoyomo class, formerly USS Catawba. During the war the British claimed to have sunk her, this claim was dropped when the British evaluated wartime reports.
Patrol vessel/tug
Abnaki-class fleet ocean tug used as a patrol ship, formerly USS Luiseno.
Submarine
Type 209 submarine.
Submarine
Balao class, GUPPY program submarine, formerly USS Catfish. Disabled by Aerospatiale AS.12 ASM fired from Westland Wasp helicopters from HMS Plymouth and HMS Endurance.
Transport
Transport ship sunk by HMS Alacrity in Falkland Sound.
Transport
Transport ship, moved from Stanley to the Falklands Sound. She spotted a schooner, property of the FIC, which was captured. Later ran aground and damaged by 30 mm cannonfire from BAe Sea Harriers. Eventually captured and deliberately sunk. The ship which transported Davidoff to South Georgia precipitating the war.
Tanker
Fleet tanker deployed with Task Group 79.1.
Tanker
Fleet tanker deployed with Task Group 79.3.
Antarctic survey ship
Polar transport, later deployed as hospital ship off Stanley.
Icebreaker
Acted as a hospital ship.
Seized Falkland Islands Company armed coaster
Fought off helicopter from HMS Alacrity that put a patrol craft out of action near Kidney Island. The ship rescued survivors of the crew an ARA transport sunk by Alacrity. Towed another coaster to Darwin, faced 2 British frigates and a helicopter.
Seized Falkland Islands Company armed coaster
Survived the attack of 2 British frigates and a helicopter, avoiding them by running aground at Seal Cove. Supply mission eventually carried out by previous ship. Recovered by British forces.
Seized Falkland Islands Company schooner
Spotted at Speedwell Island and seized by an Argentine crew on 7 May. Accomplished logistics mission to Stanley. Bombarded by HMS Plymouth.
Coast Guard Patrol vessel
Z-28 type patrol craft, damaged by a helicopter from HMS Alacrity near Kidney Island. Captured by the British and renamed HMS Tiger Bay.
Coast Guard Patrol vessel
Z-28 type patrol craft, damaged by BAe Sea Harriers in Choiseul Sound while steaming towards Goose Green with two 105 mm guns aboard, later beached. The guns were recovered, and used in the defence of Darwin. Attacked and destroyed by HMS Penelope's helictoper.
Argentine Merchant Navy cargo ship
Blockade Runner, attacked by Argentine A-4 Skyhawks of Grupo 5 by mistake. She was hit by a 1,000 lb bomb and strafed. Survived.
Argentine Merchant Navy cargo ship
Blockade Runner, from La Naviera company.
Argentine Merchant Navy cargo ship
Blockade Runner, ELMA cargo ship.
Argentine Merchant Navy cargo ship
Blockade Runner, ELMA cargo ship.
Argentine Merchant Navy cargo ship
Blockade Runner, ELMA cargo ship damaged by Sea Harriers in Port King. Subsequently attacked by both sides, until sunk by a Lynx helicopter.
Argentine Merchant Navy commercial tanker
Blockade Runner, commercial tanker from YPF.
Argentine Merchant Navy requisitioned oil tender
Blockade Runner, requisitioned oil tender from Geomater company. Captured and renamed Falkland Sound. Sold to a British owner, then transferred to Panamanian companies. Returned to Argentine control as Audax II but still under Panamanian register. Also known in Britain as 'Black Pig'.
Argentine Merchant Navy stern fishing freezer trawler
Spy trawler, on patrol northwest of the exclusion zone. Made a number of visual contacts with British aircraft and warships, including a submarine. Damaged by an unexploded 1,000 lb. bomb and 30 mm ADEN cannon fire from two BAe Sea Harrier FRS.Mk.1s of 800 Naval Air Squadron, HMS Hermes. A member of the crew, sailor Omar Alberto Rupp, was killed. She was later captured by Royal Marines on 9 May 1982. She eventually sank in a storm
Argentine Merchant Navy
Spy trawler owned by Inda hnos. Patrolled northwest of the exclusion zone. Assisted an ARA patrol vessel.
Argentine Merchant Navy
Spy trawler owned by Arpemar.
Argentine Merchant Navy
Spy trawler owned by Arpemar.
Argentine Merchant Navy
Spy trawler, based at Mar del Plata. From the government agency SEIM.
Argentine Merchant Navy
Spy trawler, gave warning of the approach of the British fleet. spotting a warship shortly after being overflown by a fighter.
Argentine Merchant Navy
Spy trawler, made radar contact with 6 ships sailing in convoy on 8 May. Warned off by a warship and a helicopter.
Argentine Merchant Navy
Spy trawler, tracked the British with radar.
Argentine Merchant Navy
Spy 'trawler', ELMA cargo vessel. Spotted by British off Ascension and warned off. The most successful Argentine spy ship collecting valuable intelligence about the type of warships, logistic craft and merchantmen deployed by Britain.
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