26-557: D88 may refer to: HMS Glasgow (D88) HMS Capetown (D88) HMS Wren (D88) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title D88 . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=D88&oldid=1258644316 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
52-501: A 'buddy ship' replenishment approach, the ships with less suitable sensor and weapon suites went alongside the deploying ships to transfer stores and ammunition, either by hand or using helicopter vertical replenishment (VERTREP). There were also a number of crew exchanges between the ships deploying and ships returning to the UK i.e. juniors under 17.5 years or crew with other compassionate and operational situations. Glasgow saw action early in
78-531: A displacement of 4,820 tonnes, Glasgow was the sixth and last Batch 1 Type 42 destroyer in the fleet. Named after the Scottish city of Glasgow , she was the eighth ship to bear the name. On 23 September 1976, while being fitted out, a fire on board killed eight men and injured a further six. The ship was commissioned into the Royal Navy on 25 May 1979. See below design drawings of HMS Glasgow in 1982 and 1992,
104-707: A proud and productive relationship with her namesake city of Glasgow ; visiting Yorkhill Quay on the River Clyde on several occasions during her commission. It was announced in July 2004, as part of the Delivering Security in a Changing World review, that Glasgow would be decommissioned in January 2005. Glasgow was formally decommissioned on 1 February 2005. On 7 January 2009 she was towed from Portsmouth to Turkey for breaking up . HMS Antrim (D18) HMS Antrim
130-453: A separate document shortly afterwards aboard HMS Plymouth . While supporting the main landing at San Carlos Water , 12 bombs narrowly missed, but a 1,000 lb (450 kg) bomb penetrated Antrim . It did not explode or kill anyone, and it took 10 hours to remove. Antrim fired her Sea Slug missile system at an Argentine Air Force Douglas A-4 Skyhawk without hitting it. A name board formerly belonging to her now resides in
156-576: A variety of missions including acting as the West Indies Guard Ship (WIGS) in 1987. Glasgow had a major refit in Rosyth during 1991-92 which included major machinery replacements, weapons and sensor upgrades including replacing her dated 30 mm Oerlikons with 20mm Phalanx . While performing sea trials, issues with the new propulsion system and new radar meant she had to keep returning to port. 1990 saw her calling at New York and Toronto. In 1991,
182-558: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages HMS Glasgow (D88) HMS Glasgow was a Type 42 destroyer of the Royal Navy . The last of the Batch 1 Type 42 destroyers, Glasgow was commissioned in 1979. The destroyer fought during the Falklands War , and on 12 May 1982 was damaged by a bomb from an Argentine A-4 Skyhawk . Glasgow
208-549: The Falkland Islands Museum , Stanley . Antrim was decommissioned in 1984 and sold to Chile on 22 June 1984. The Chileans renamed her Almirante Cochrane after Thomas Cochrane , who had commanded the Chilean Navy from 1817 to 1822. In 1994, Almirante Cochrane underwent the same refit as her sister ship Blanco Encalada (HMS Fife ). This entailed removing her Sea Slug launcher and extending her deck aft to allow
234-625: The Sea Dart long range anti-aircraft missile system, Glasgow along with her sister ships , Sheffield and Coventry were among the first ships to arrive in a 200-nautical-mile (370 km; 230 mi) exclusion zone imposed by the British around the islands. Glasgow was deployed towards the South Atlantic direct from Gibraltar, where 18 Royal Navy frigates and destroyers were taking part in " Exercise Spring Train ". On Friday 2 April 1982, 8 of
260-562: The Royal Navy at the wedding of the King of Sweden . In 1982 she formed part of the Royal Navy task force for service in the Falklands War. Antrim was the flagship of Operation Paraquet , the recovery of South Georgia in April 1982, where she took part in a 400-shell bombardment. Her helicopter, a Westland Wessex HAS.Mk3 , was responsible for the rescue of 16 SAS men from Fortuna Glacier , and
286-443: The action but were posthumously promoted. Despite the losses in the first wave, a second wave of Grupo 5 Skyhawks attacked, but Brilliant ' s Sea Wolf failed and the jets each released three bombs. One bomb from Skyhawk (C-248) piloted by Lt Fausto Gavazzi damaged Glasgow , passing clean through the aft engine room without exploding. It damaged fuel systems and disabled the two Tyne cruising engines. A third wave of aircraft
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#1732858719553312-611: The crew of two previous rescue helicopters that had crashed. The aircraft played a key role in the detection and disabling of the Argentinian submarine Santa Fe . This was the first ever anti-submarine operation successfully conducted exclusively by helicopters. Captain Lagos, commander of the Argentine forces on South Georgia, signed the surrender document for the Argentine forces there in her wardroom. Lieutenant-Commander Alfredo Astiz signed
338-811: The destroyer deployed to the Persian Gulf on ARMILLA Patrol just after the Gulf War . In 1992, the warship was sent to the Mediterranean for the first time as part of the NATO naval force, STANAVFORMED . Glasgow was deployed to East Timor as part of the Australian-led INTERFET peacekeeping task force from 19 to 29 September 1999. In early 2004, the ship was deployed on the Atlantic Patrol South tasking. Like most Royal Navy Ships, HMS Glasgow maintained
364-461: The frigates and destroyers ( Antrim , Arrow , Brilliant , Coventry , Glamorgan , Glasgow , Plymouth and Sheffield ) were ordered by CINCFLEET (Commander-in-Chief Fleet) to "store ship" ready to sail south. The stores, fuel and ammunition required for full operational readiness came from a combination of sources, but mostly from the other ships already in Gibraltar at that time. Using
390-504: The installation of a new, larger hangar. In 1996 she received the Barak SAM in place of her Seacat launchers. The Chilean Navy decommissioned Almirante Cochrane on 7 December 2006. On 11 December 2010, she was towed to China for scrap. As part of her relationship with County Antrim , she carried a piece of the Giant's Causeway mounted in the ship's main passageway, appropriately also named
416-585: The latter showing weapons and sensor upgrades following a major refit in Rosyth 1988-89. The ship was rammed by the Soviet cruiser Admiral Isakov on 27 May 1981, while in the Barents Sea collecting information on new Soviet equipment. Glasgow was among the five Type 42 destroyers which were part of the task force sent to retake the Falkland Islands after invasion by Argentina on 2 April 1982. Armed with
442-410: The long-range defence of the fleet. Following the loss of Sheffield , a new air defence tactic was devised to try to maximise the task group's remaining assets; the two remaining Type 42 destroyers paired up with the two Type 22 frigates . The pairs were then deployed much further ahead of the main force in an effort to draw attacking aircraft away from the carrier groups. The idea was that if Sea Dart
468-465: The mid-1970s, the Royal Navy removed 'B' turret and replaced it with four Exocet missile launchers to give her a greater anti-ship capability. After installation of the Exocet missiles it was found that the missile could be activated by small arms fire, so armoured plates were fitted to the outer sides of the missiles containers. In 1976 her commission included a visit to Stockholm , where she represented
494-409: The war when, on 2 May, her Lynx helicopter severely damaged the Argentine naval vessel Alferez Sobral . On 4 May, Glasgow detected an Exocet missile fired at the task force and warned the fleet. However Sheffield failed to receive the warning and was hit, later sinking. Down to two Type 42s ( Exeter and Cardiff would not arrive until the end of May), Glasgow and Coventry were left as
520-509: The waterline, so the ship was temporarily patched until it could reach calmer waters. The Glasgow was no longer fully operationally effective due to a limited speed of 10 knots and returned to the main group. Glasgow eventually returned home to be repaired in Portsmouth Dockyard. Glasgow then returned to the South Atlantic after the end of the war (August 1982) on routine Atlantic Patrol South . In later years, Glasgow served on
546-593: Was a County-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy launched on 19 October 1967. In the Falklands War , she was the flagship for the recovery of South Georgia , participating in the first ever anti-submarine operation successfully conducted exclusively by helicopters. In 1984, she was commissioned into the Chilean Navy , and renamed Almirante Cochrane . Antrim first commissioned in 1970 and served her first commission in home and Mediterranean waters. In
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#1732858719553572-411: Was carrying out shore bombardment of Argentinean positions. Then later in the afternoon a wave of four A-4B Skyhawk jets of Grupo 5 attacked. Glasgow ' s Sea Dart system and 4.5 inch Mk.8 gun both failed, but Brilliant ' s Sea Wolf shot down 1st Lt Oscar Bustos (C-246) and Lt Jorge Ibarlucea (C-208), whilst Lt Mario Nivoli (C-206) crashed into the sea evading debris. All three pilots died in
598-423: Was detected but they did not engage the ships. On his return flight, Lt Gavazzi was shot down by friendly fire over Goose Green and killed. Gavazzi was posthumously promoted to Capitan for his bravery. Lt Gavazzi's bomb had hit Glasgow 3 feet above the waterline on the starboard side where damage control teams quickly plugged the hole. The exit hole was much more difficult to access behind machinery and closer to
624-486: Was effective in drawing Argentine aircraft attacks away from the carrier groups and moderately effective in drawing them away from San Carlos Bay. The pairs would take turns positioning themselves closer to the islands, shelling Argentinean positions and then waiting for the aircraft to come. On 12 May, Glasgow and the Type 22 frigate Brilliant were on a "42-22" combo around 15 miles south west of Port Stanley. At 11:00 Glasgow
650-697: Was part of the Royal Navy’s 3rd Destroyer Squadron along with HMS York (Captain D3), HMS Edinburgh and HMS Liverpool . The 3rd Destroyer Squadron was based in Rosyth during the 1980s and early 1990s before being moved to Portsmouth when Rosyth Dockyard was privatised and re-purposed. The destroyer was decommissioned in 2005 and was broken up for scrap in 2009. She was built at Swan Hunter Shipyard in Wallsend , Tyneside , and launched on 14 April 1976 by Lady Kirstie Treacher, wife of Admiral Sir John Treacher. With
676-452: Was unable to neutralise the threat, the short-range Sea Wolf advanced point-defence missile fitted to the frigates could be used. Coventry was paired with Broadsword and Glasgow paired with Brilliant . This combination of ships created a long-range (30 nmi), short-range guided missile capability along with shore bombardment or naval gunfire support (NGS) using the Type 42's 4.5-inch guns (range 12 nmi). This picketing tactic
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