Smoke billows from the Type 42 destroyer HMS A Sheffield as fire rages through the warship after she was hit by an Argentinian missile May 4, 1982: HMS Sheffield was destroyed by Argentina 31 years ...

A computer-generated image of the new Type 26 frigate A new multi-million pound warship is to be named HMS Sheffield, more than 35 years after its namesake was hit by a missile in the Falklands War.

HMS Sheffield is the fifth vessel of her kind, and will be one of eight of the world's most advanced frigates. The last vessel to carry the name of the City of Sheffield was a Type 42 missiles ...

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Eddie Whitaker was leading radio operator on the HMS Sheffield when it was sunk by enemy fire in 1982 during the Falklands War. A timely trip to the toilet may have saved his life... Eddie remembers ...

It is more than four decades since HMS Sheffield was hit by an Exocet missile during the Falklands War. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Star, you can get unlimited access to the ...

May 4 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1494, on his second expedition to the New World, Columbus explored the Caribbean island of Jamaica. In 1886, four police officers were killed when a bomb was ...

A new dawn rises for a fourth warship to be dubbed 'Shiny Sheff' in tribute to the city of steel from which it claims its name. Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can get ...

The British destroyer HMS Sheffield was sent to help in retaking the Falklands from the Argentines in 1982, but during its mission it was exposed to more than submarine attacks. The sinking of the ...