HMS SHEFFIELD
HMS SHEFFIELD Battle Honours Captain Captain J.F.T.G. Salt Ship's Complement   x Officers y Seamen z Others Embarked Displacement (tons)   3,150 Standard 4,100 Full Load Dimensions (feet [metres])   410 x 47 [125.0 x 13.3] Machinery   2 R-R Olympus gas turbines 54,400shp = 30 knots 2 R-R Tyne gas turbines 8,200shp = 18 knots (cruising) Armament   1 x 4.5in (114mm) Mark 8 gun 2 x 20mm AA guns 1 x Sea Dart system (GWS 30) 2 x triple ASW torpedo tubes (STWS) Aircraft   1 Lynx IN Memoriam Lt Cdr D I Balfour PO D R Briggs, DSM CA D Cope WEA A C Eggington Sub Lt R C Emly PO R Fagan Ck N A Goodall LMEM A J Knowles L/man Lai C K L/Ck T Marshall PO A R Norman Ck D E Osborne WEA K R F Sullivan Ck A C Swallow CWMech M Till WEM B J Wallis L/Ck A K Wellstead MAA B Welsh Ck K J Williams Lt Cdr J S Woodhead DSC USEFUL LINKS How to suggest a link
Bibliography: David Brown, "The Royal Navy and the Falklands War", Book Club Associates, 1987 Martin Middlebrook, "Operation Corporate", Viking, 1985

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