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Showing posts with label Islas Malvinas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Islas Malvinas. Show all posts

Tuesday, 28 January 2025

British sailing barque Lady Elizabeth 1879-


Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas, January 2025

Launched as a barque with yard number 98 by Robert Thompson Jr., Southwick, Sunderland, England on 6 June 1879, homeport London, since 1886 Castletown, Isle of Man and since 1906 Tvedestrand, Norway (owner Skibasaktiegeselskabet, Sundet, Boroen), departed Vancouver, Canada on 4 December 1912 destined for Delagoa Bay, [Portuguese] Mozambique, damaged off Cape Horn and afterwards striking Uraine Rock arrived she at Port Stanley, Falkland Island, there condemned and in June 1913 converted into a coal hulk, new owner Crown Receiver of Wrecks, drifted away to Whalebone Cove on 17 February 1936

Cape Pembroke Light house Falkland Islands 1854-

Stanley, Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas, January 2025

Built in 1854, replaced and rebuilt with a new fundation in 1906, since the Falklands War of 1982 out of service. 

Saturday, 25 January 2025

British roll-on/roll-off container ship Atlantic Conveyor 1969-1982

Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas, January 2025


Launched by Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom on 25 August 1969, completed in March 1970, operated by the Cunard Line, requisitioned during the Falklands War for carring supplies for the Royal Navy Task Force, heavily damaged in an Argentine air attack on 25 May 1982 and sunk under tow on 28 May. IMO 69269036. 

British Aerospace Sea Harrier jump jet fighter

Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas, January 2025

Naval short take-off and vertical landing/vertical take-off and landing jet fighter, reconnaissance and attack aircraft. Development of the Hawker Siddeley Harrier. Totall9 98 built, introduced on 20 August 1978 serving in the British Royal Navy (until March 2006) and in the Indian Navy (until 6 March 2016). Sea Harriers were active in the Falklands War based on the HMS Invincible and Hermes.