The naval engagements of the Falklands War between the Argentinian Air Force and the Royal Navy were escalating. A British warship, HMS Sheffield, was operating in hostile territory, ready to strike ...

It was an emotional reunion seen by millions after it was captured on the Daily Mirror’s front page. Royal Navy leading radio operator David Atkinson had caught sight of his wife Joy and young son ...

Construction has begun on the Royal Navy's latest Type 26 frigate, HMS Sheffield, with the first steel being cut in a ceremony in Glasgow. The official beginning of construction was marked by an event ...

A survivor of the sinking of HMS Sheffield during the Falklands War has recalled the horrors he witnessed, ahead of a new memorial being unveiled. Brian Winterburn had joined the Royal Navy aged 19 ...

A veteran of the attack of HMS Sheffield’s in the Falklands has told how much the support of the city means to veterans. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Star, you can get unlimited ...

Manufacture of the fifth UK City-class frigate has begun in Scotland. All eight vessels in the fleet will be built on Clydeside, historically a centre of British shipbuilding, with the work sustaining ...

THIRTY-SEVEN years ago an Argentine Exocet was launched at HMS Sheffield – leading to her become the first Royal Navy ship to be lost since the Second World War. Did you know with a Digital ...

14:19, Thu, Nov 28, 2024 Updated: 15:20, Thu, Nov 28, 2024 Construction work on the Royal Navy’s state-of-the-art anti-submarine warfare ship got underway today with a traditional steel-cutting ...

Veterans of the former Royal Navy destroyer HMS Sheffield are looking to raise £15,000 in just a couple of months – in time to install a memorial on the 40th anniversary of her loss during the ...

A new multi-million pound warship is to be named HMS Sheffield, more than 35 years after its namesake was hit by a missile in the Falklands War. The Type 26 frigate is one of eight anti-submarine ...

A computer-generated image of the new Type 26 frigate A new multi-million pound warship is to be named HMS Sheffield, more than 35 years after its namesake was hit by a missile in the Falklands War.