of the falklands war in stockholm. struck home. the first of four british ships to be sunk in 1982. 20 lives were lost and many more were wounded. argentine newspapers described it as the adventure of the belgrano. the attack on hms sheffield is a devastating blow to the enemy. today, the survivors had a chance to remember theirfriends who did not make it. dave harrington was a stoker and in the engine room when the missile struck. there was a thump, that is all i can describe it as and two seconds later a fireball totally covered me. and in my nightmares regularly, i can see myself with my hands up to my face screaming and seeing my reflection in the flames. it was quite harrowing, shall we say.
by an argentinian exocet missile. it became the first british ship to be lost in combat since world war two, and the first of four to be sunk in the falklands war. if you imagine a missile, you re expecting a bang. no bang. andy stevenson was just 18 years old at the time. he was part of hms sheffield s logistics staff, and one of the vessel s crew of around 280 sailors. the ship was named after his home city. it was just this it was like a massive blast of air that blew me out of my bunk. amid the chaos and confusion, andy was asked to provide a list of surviving crew members. what i didn t realise, until i went around the second time, was that i d left my own name off the list. so at about two or three
is being unveiled at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire. phil mackie has this report. it was a moment the realities of the falklands war struck home. the first of four british ships to be sunk in 1982. 20 lives were lost and many more were wounded. argentine newspapers described the super etendardit as the avenger of the belgrano. the attack on hms sheffield as a devastating blow to the enemy. today the survivors had a chance to remember theirfriends who did not make it. dave harrington was a stoker and in the engine room when the missile struck. there was a thump, that is all i can describe it as, and two seconds later a fireball totally covered me. and one of my nightmares regularly now is that i can still see myself with my hands up to my face screaming and seeing my reflection in the flames. it was quite harrowing, shall we say.
and you still have nightmares about that? oh, god, yeah. regularly. this will stand as a tribute to those who died, made of sheffield steel, it is called the shiny sheff and was unveiled at the service today. of course it is a memorial, there are people whose partners or parents died that day in may 1982, but it s also a reunion, as many of these people have not seen each other for 40 years and so it is a chance for them to get back together once again. dave harrington suffered 20% burns. he was also diagnosed 17 years later from ptsd. so normally he spends the anniversary of his own. i ve met a few people so far from the sheffield and it is very emotional. i brought my handkerchief just in case. and of course looking at these names. it is heartbreaking.
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