More than 36 years since the HMS Sheffield was hit, killing 20 people, the Union Jack it proudly flew is set to be raised once again in the ship's spiritual home. Did you know with a Digital ...

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 memorial marking the 40th anniversary of the sinking of the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Sheffield during the Falklands War will be inaugurated next month at the National Memorial Arboretum. Twenty crew ...

It was April 1982, and the crew of Royal Navy destroyer HMS Sheffield was heading home after a six-month overseas deployment. But the ship's company was suddenly told they were not going to see their ...

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 ...

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.

May 4, 1982: HMS Sheffield was destroyed by Argentina 31 years ago today – killing 20 British sailors and becoming the first Royal Navy ship to be sunk since World War II. The vessel caught fire after ...

Here, the Sheffield’s Captain, James Salt, talks about the Argentine attack – the very short warning his crew received, the missile’s impact and aftermath. The Exocet blew a huge hole in the ship’s ...

HMS Sheffield is the fifth vessel of her kind, and will be one of eight of the world's most advanced frigates. The last vessel to carry the name of the City of Sheffield was a Type 42 missiles ...

It has been 40 years since the sinking of the warship during the Falklands War in 1982. The vessel was first detected by Argentine aircraft on May 4 1982, more than a month into the conflict. Two ...

May 4 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1494, on his second expedition to the New World, Columbus explored the Caribbean island of Jamaica. In 1886, four police officers were killed when a bomb was ...

A memorial to mark the 40th anniversary of the deadly attack on a Royal Navy destroyer during the Falklands War has been unveiled. HMS Sheffield was hit by an Argentine missile on 4 May 1982, killing ...