Royal Navy at war, 8,000 miles from Portsmouth | Nostalgia

This time next year we shall be commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Falklands war – the conflict in the South Atlantic few thought would end in bloodshed when the task force left Portsmouth in April 1982.
HMS Hermes leaving Portsmouth for the Falklands in 1982.HMS Hermes leaving Portsmouth for the Falklands in 1982.
HMS Hermes leaving Portsmouth for the Falklands in 1982.

When the fighting ended in June that year, 907 had died.

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