Tag: HMS Plymouth

• Thursday, August 21st 2014 - 07:55 UTC

  Falklands war vessel in which Argentina surrendered South Georgia, to the scrap yard

  

  The Royal Navy man-o-war on which Argentina formally surrendered the island of South Georgia during the 1982 Falklands War began its final journey on Wednesday before being scrapped. HMS Plymouth could not be saved despite years of attempts to find a permanent home for the frigate.

• Wednesday, April 18th 2012 - 18:47 UTC

  HMS Plymouth where the Argentine surrendered South Georgia in 1982, to be scrapped

  

  The Royal Navy warship which hosted the Argentine surrender of South Georgia in 1982 is to be scrapped despite an intensive campaign to save it from extinction, reports the UK media.