HMS Liverpool, veteran of the Falklands conflict to be decommissioned 2012

Wednesday, March 2nd 2011 - 06:30 UTC

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HMS Liverpool set sail out of the Mersey city for the last time as her four-day ceremonial visit drew to a close. The Type 42 Destroyer, built by Cammell Laird, was heading north for operational sea training before going on an active deployment in the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf later in the year. Read full article

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AndrewG
MercoPress really needs to hire some journalists who are willing to put in the research.

HMS Liverpool had nothing to do with the Falklands War. Infact, she wasn't even commissioned until more than month after the Argentine surrender.
Mar 02nd, 2011 - 12:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Teaboy2
Ageed, she was only luanched in september 1980 (meaning sea trials, training period proir and final fittings added prior to being commission for active service) and not commissioned for active service till 1st July 1982, were as Argentina surrendered 20th june 1982. So not a month after the war ended but still, it was after the war ended.
Mar 02nd, 2011 - 01:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Martin_Fierro
Reason why this ship wasn't blown to pieces. ;-)

MercoPress doesn't read the news.
Mar 03rd, 2011 - 03:39 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Teaboy2
Lol Yeah right in your dreams martin. You should be glad it wasn't part of the conflict, otherwise you'd have lost more than 55 Airforce personnel (including 31 pilots and 14 ground crew) as your loss of pilots would have increased given all the extra sea dart missles she had.
Mar 03rd, 2011 - 09:03 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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JustinKuntz
And as a later model Type 42 with the radar upgrade that overcame the deficiencies in the Sea Dary system, it would have provided the same unpleasant surprise that HMS Exeter did in 1982, when it shot down 2 low level A-4 when they thought they were outside of the engagement envelope.
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