Today in 1982, HMS ARDENT sinks into the cold waters of Falkland Sound,
Today in 1982, HMS ARDENT sinks into the cold waters of Falkland Sound,
Throughout the night, she has continued to burn and rip herself apart before snapping her back and sinking early in the morning.
22 of her crew had been killed during the attack and remain entombed within the ship. Each year RN divers will place a White Ensign on her mast stub and a wreath will be laid.
Scans of her wreck still show her 4.5inch gun still pointing skyward as it did trying to defend the ship when it suffered hydraulic failure after another bomb exploded.
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