Bristol group
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Olna refueling two frigates at sea in May 1982
The Bristol group was a group of British warships that were sent to the "Total Exclusion Zone" as reinforcements late in the Falklands War. The majority sailed from the UK on 10 May 1982. The group consisted of:
- HMS Bristol (D23), Type 82
- HMS Cardiff (D108), Type 42 joined group en route having started in Gibraltar
- HMS Active (F171), Type 21 frigate
- HMS Andromeda (F57), Leander class
- HMS Avenger (F185), Type 21 frigate
- HMS Minerva (F45), Leander class
- HMS Penelope (F127), Leander class
- RFA Bayleaf[citation needed], support tanker
- RFA Olna, fleet tanker[1][2]
The group reached the task force around 26 May.[3]
References
- ↑ British Task Force Units - Falklands War 1982
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Gordon Smith "Week Nine, British Task Force Movements, 24th-30th May 1982" naval-history.net
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