By the beginning of April 1982, the invasion of the Falkland Islands by Argentina was imminent and in due course, after a brief firefight, Governor Rex Hunt ordered the Royal Marines garrison to surrender. Rue Britannia! On May 25, 1982 it was struck by two Exocet missiles fired from an Argentinian aircraft. Some of this is likely to be hyperbole but I would like to think our web-footed friends did in fact give Johnny Dago a proper bloody nose on 2 April. Checking for recipients of the Queens Gallantry medal from any point in time is easy and you will definately find it on-line if it happened. We then stood off and put swimmers into rescue survivors and recover some of those less fortunate. Even as long ago as the Beira blockade some RFA’s carried small arms and a few had Bofors that were carried below decks (usually under the for’d deck housing) wrapped in protective greased cloth.. The ship was tested with helicopters and Sea Harriers. In order to support the logistics effort, a number of civilian vessels were therefore requisitioned under the ‘Ships Taken Up From Trade’ (STUFT) arrangements. In fact, the climate of all of northwestern Europe greatly depends on this heat piracy associated with the Nordic Heat Pump, which helps move heat from the Caribbean into the northern North Atlantic, and even from the tropical regions of the South Atlantic. And Then The Shepherd Him most High The presentation by HRHPrince Philip Admiral of the Fleet. A slight tangent. As I recall the Exocet(s) were aimed at us and the carriers, but we sent up loads of chaff which confused the missile(s), which carried on past us and then, as programmed, they hunted for the next large object which happened to be Atlantic Conveyor, about a mile away from us? The ship left on the night of the 7th of May and the next day, the Harriers were covered with the same Dri-Clad bags that protected the helicopters. We then saw them – contacts double (obviously missile release) as the missiles started in. The Atlantic Ocean plays host to a perpetual conveyor belt that transports heat from the equator up to the North Atlantic. As I was crossing the deck from ship’s office to tack bay, remember seeing missiles. In honour of this ship the new G3 ship was named. The room was filling with smoke and would shortly be abandoned. In June 1964 it suffered a severe fire due to electrical overload/arcing, resulting in damage to the insulation material. Mr. Dalyell asked the Secretary of State for Defence what has been the cost of converting the Atlantic Causeway into a ship capable of carrying helicopters. Stevens 5 1 ICARUS, Department of Geography, Maynooth University, Co. Kildare, Ireland This is a long shot. We saw them hit the middle of the “Conveyor” and the explosion seemed to go through her and out the other side. Heading for Conveyor. The current position of ATLANTIC CONVEYOR is in Arabian Sea with coordinates 21.42974° / 72.22123° as reported on 2017-10-08 15:11 by AIS to our vessel tracker app. Five Chinook HC.1’s of No. Jumping to the present day, do not nuclear fuel/cargo ships have a 30 or 35mm turret? A Bofors is not going to be much use against an Exocet. There’s a book knocking around, published within the last year, purporting to tell the “real” story of the defence i.e. Individual members of the crew may not be armed, as they are not combatants (though they are civilians directly participating in hostilities), but the vessels can be equipped with weapons for self defence. On 11th June the British force mounted a brigade-sized night attack on Argentine positions in the mountains surrounding Stanley and three days later, after heavy fighting in the area, the Argentine garrison surrendered. A number of warships including HMS Alacrity deployed chaff countermeasures but whilst lured into the chaff cloud, the missiles flew through it and detected the Atlantic Conveyor. One must remember in 1982 UK forces were configured for ‘Cold War’ NATO tasks and expeditionary capabilities did not have the same priority as given to the expected Warsaw Pact thrust into Western Europe. 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Welcome to TD George, and thanks for your comment. Now nearly two mile adrift, aircrew circling overhead only noticed him in the water because they were watching LOX tanks bob past the burning aft of the ship. I’m in shock that the same aircraft rescued me, then 19 months later nearly killed me! Thanks to George McDonald – My own journey involved our dingy missing the bow of Alacrity, incredibly brave navy divers and finally being winched up by Wessex and being put down on Hermes. The first Chinook used was the famous Bravo November, flown off the front deck, after being debagged and bladed shortly before. At that time it was requisitioned by the British Minister of Defense for service in the Falklands War. There are outlandish claims that, to cover up the scale of losses, the Argies took bodies to a small island just outside Stanley and napalmed them! Within 48 hours of our departure, two of the rearmost upper containers on the port side started leaking Aviation fuel, which came as a shock to most. There remains to this day some controversy about the level of protection afforded the Atlantic Conveyor, why one the two Seawolf armed Type 22 frigates were not assigned to escort her, why no self-protection measures were installed and whether, given the significance of the 25th of May, she was in a danger area in the first place. In 2008 the Protection of Military Remains Act (PMRA) 1986 was extended to include the Atlantic Conveyor. The vessel's current speed is 0 Knots. No mention of the Regent and what had been transferred on to her!!! She was later commissioned into the Royal Fleet Auxiliary as RFA RELIANT in late 1983. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and I believe it makes a solid record of events. It is easy to see things with perfect 20:20 hindsight and be wise after the event but I think any discussion must take into account the incredibly short time in which conversion and operations took place and the comparative risks to the operational success of protecting the Atlantic Conveyor and protecting the carriers. Almost comparable in manoeuvrability, flexibility and response Captain North and the ship came through with flying colours. Missiles entered C cargo deck in vicinity of lift shaft. The current travels around the edge of Antarctica, where the water cools and sinks again, as it does in the North Atlantic. HMS Hermes and HMS Invincible closed with the amphibious group on the 19th of May to allow the aircraft to transfer from the Atlantic Conveyor. The G3’s are now being replaced with the latest generation of CONRO, the G4, which don’t, I think, have any similar provision. It works like a colossal conveyor belt. They were all just brilliant. There is no restriction on providing them with a self-defence capability as we are expecting vessels to operate in a hostile environment. Unknown British Royal Marine [as leaving, to Argentine guard]. The ship was a total loss and sank about May 31. Captain North reportedly said to his crew; Well boys, its May 25th, something spectacular should happen today. I think they were picked up by helicopter. You still see people discussing it i.e it exists, Much like the like the chaff and warning receivers in a legal context is a question. Nonsense. When I closed up to my action station I got kitted up I opened the weather deck access door for a peek to see what was happening. Shrapnel was reported to be seen coming through the ship’s sides as ammunition and gas cylinders were exploding, despite this, helicopters rescued twenty-two personnel from the forward deck. The news of the Atlantic Conveyors loss came as a bitter blow. Joining the Chinook’s were also six Wessex HU.5 of 848 NAS and a small number of Army Air Corps Wasp helicopters. £8.99. The Atlantic conveyor is a vast ocean current with 16 times more volume than all of the rivers of the earth combined. The one thousandth landing was completed by a Royal Navy Sea King from HMS Invincible by the end of August. I recall vividly hauling some bodies on board, we had nowhere to store them, so we had to temporarily stow them in one of our ammunition stores. An insight to the Falklands War that a lot of people will never know about. Andromeda arrived the day after, many also question why the ACO could not have been held east for another day. One day in the depth of my despair I asked God to help me to carry on. All exist as questions, although perhaps a better word choice would have been controversy, or at least context explained, I tend to the view that there was a slight under appreciation of the value of Chinook in the RN and the same for the potential of the FOB, but both are entirely understandable because Chinook was only very recently in service, the RM did not use them and there was no cooperation between RAF and FAA on FOB capabilities beforehand, or any kind of experience on which to make reference to. This is made up of the “Gulf Stream” to the south and the “North Atlantic Current” further north. Another mission included carrying 81 fully tooled up Para’s to Fitzroy, yes, 81. After some preparation, four Chinook helicopters from 18 Squadron RAF were detached to RNAS Culdrose to support the task force by ferrying all manner of supplies to the ships, including a 7-tonne drive shaft bearing. I could see her clearly ablaze especially around the superstructure lads running up and down the deck donning there once only survival suits and going over the side as she was that close to us. You might want to consider adding that when MARTSU finally ejected the forward LOX tanks overboard it bizarrely saved the life of Sgt Hitchman (18 Sqn) who, unbeknown to anyone had jumped overboard from below decks as soon as the Exocets hit. Dave “Bungy” Williams WEM(R)1, Certainly brought back a few memories for me! A short tour to the Falkland Islands was followed by decommissioning of the ARAPAHO equipment and sales of the vessel back to the MoD. She was on fire within minutes of being hit and it was getting dark we were told to get in as close as we could and pick up people in life rafts. Captain Ian Harry NORTH, Merchant Navy. George like many on the Hermes, just freely opened up their personal lockers to give us all dry kit/snacks/drinks etc. Holliday 4, D.A. Contender Bezant was utilised as an aircraft transport, ferrying helicopters and Harriers south to the Falkland Islands. The current position of ATLANTIC CONVEYOR is in Arabian Sea with coordinates 21.42974° / 72.22123° as reported on 2017-10-08 15:11 by AIS to our vessel tracker app. My Name is Rosemary Anslow I am the Mother of Adrian Anslow who was lost on the Atlantic Conveyor. In the map below you can see that it is part of a global ocean circulation. SS ATLANTIC CONVEYOR joined the Carrier Battle Group on 19th May 1982 and was immediately treated as a warship in most respects. Halifax Express - first visit with new name, Acadian - Irving Oil's only Canadian flag tanker, Atlantic Cartier - all is not well at ACL, Ambassador for gypsum - only ship 2 for 2012, HMCS Athabaskan to the Lakes, HMCS Halifax in Halifax. The Conveyor was with us as we had been cross decking harriers and kit all day. The majority of the Class 40s were built by English Electric but this example was one of 20 built by Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns Ltd at Darlington. Have tweaked the content to add context to the Seawolf thing. He is still very fondly remembered and toasted at each of our 18 Sqn groundcrew reunions. The amount of kit thus claimed would have been enough to fill several Atlantic Conveyors. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return. Our little group then started to prep all the remaining Chinooks, but it was slow going for so few people. Mr Williams made his report calmly and then went to the Breathing Apparatus store where he began valiant efforts to recharge air breathing bottles. The image showing the missile tracks below is taken from a now declassified SECRET memo to cabinet on the 2nd of June 1982. Three were lost on board and nine after entering the water. The six-day conversion included the installation of a landing pad, hangar, RAS gear, communications equipment, additional accommodation and self-defence equipment. Am I right in thinking that during the “Battle of the River Plate” film there is mention of a British merchant ship that was armed with a single 4″ gun? The key parts are in Attachment’s 1 and 2, these cover the subject of self-protection measures, stores stowage and damage control issues. On the 25th April she deployed to the South Atlantic converted to operate fixed and rotary wing aircraft and loaded with stores and equipment for the Falkland’s Task Force. The Mighty ship stood Waiting unprotected from the Evil of man 3. £45.00. The Atlantic Causeway was pressed into service in the same time frame but with a different set of modifications. This content failed to load. It should not be forgotten that the Chinook had at that time, only been in service for a short time. Meanwhile, two Super Etendard’s of CANA 2 Esc approached from the north after refuelling from a Hercules tanker. Flow in the surface ocean is driven mainly by the prevailing winds - hence the name, 'wind-driven surface circulation'. When the ship was hit on 25th May Captain North was a tower of strength during the difficult period of damage assessment leading up to the decision to abandon ship. Agree with TAS regarding general legalities. Most famously, RFA Argus participated in OP GRITROCK, the UK’s response to the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, and of course, a star turn in the Brad Pitt film, World War Z. MV Astronomer was another civilian container ship pressed into service for Operation Corporate. Each one assigned to goalkeeping an MEU (vice an HVU like ACO). Atlantic Conveyor was a 14,950 ton roll-on, roll-off container ship owned by Cunard. What sticks in my mind was the announcement from Flyco ” can we make room on the deck for one Chinock helicopter it doesn’t have a home !!!”. Mrs Rosemary Anslow – My heart goes out to you. atlantic conveyor Information The vessel ATLANTIC CONVEYOR (IMO: 8215534 ) is a Container Ship built in 1985 (35 years old) and currently sailing under the flag of Unknown . I can help you with your small piece of cloth with RNR 35474 on it, https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30147410 from the Imperial War Musuem shows it to be a pattern number sown on to identify a piece of uniform. Nonetheless Mr Williams promptly put on breathing apparatus and set off to the rescue of the mechanic whom he found, following a further large explosion, seriously injured and trapped in a way that assistance would be required to release him. I am your Mother The Sea Due to the short timescales, the decision that the ship was not "a high-value unit" and a co… I served on the vessel at this time and must give credit to some of my fellow shipmates onboard who were serving onboard the previous vessel when she was lost in the falklands war and in the true spirit of the British Merchant seamen when called upon to serve their country stepped forward and took up the challenge as had every merchant seaman before them had done over the years. Neither were called Derek Andrews. Soon after the missiles hit, the mechanic left the room and shortly after this was heard calling for help. Harriers and Sea Harrier teams started preparations; the Harrier GR.3 was fitted with radar warning receivers and even modified to carry and fire the Sidewinder air to air missile. ZA718 Bravo November – Dick Langworthy, DFC, who flew BN for the remaining conflict had a heart attack and unfortunately died in the FI, at Port San Carlos, the following year while 18 Sqn detachment commander. When the first helicopter arrived with survivors , it flew down the port side and I seen it was full of men in there orange survival suits, on the deck everyone was brilliant making space so it could land. There were six ships in this class, named. I’m sure others will have a view. It was then I realised the ship had been hit. She ran aground in 1995 and was scrapped at Alang, India, 1998. A scary time for a young 19-year-old, but recently my mind has been blown away by a fact that I read in the “Board of Enquiry” of the sinking of the AC. Following purchase by the MoD in 1985 for £13million she was converted to an aviation training ship at the shipyard of Harland & Wolff, Belfast, with the addition of extended accommodation, a flight deck, aircraft lifts and naval radar and communications suites. They released Exocet missiles at 23 miles All the ships fired Chaff which is just bits of silver paper it worked for a second but the missiles locked on again straight into the stern of the Atlantic Conveyor. It’s almost like a bullet ricochet, you never know where the round is going to go, and in this case, sheer bad luck is to blame for putting the Atlantic Conveyor right in the path of the rogue missiles. Memorial – There is/was a Memorial wall to ACO built at a cove just outside Kelly’s Garden, by Port San Carlos in 1983. A Light shone around and a Voice called them Home. I think it is a fair sentence, it is the existence of a question, not whether it is a justified statement. My instructor Yeoman at HMS Mercury in 83 was at times a bit odd. Very Early Pacific Steam Navigation Company Officers Cloth & Wire Cap Hat Badge. What an Excellent Piece you wrote and research involved. The image below shows Captain Ian North (left) and Royal Navy Captain Mike Layard (right) on the bridge during conversion. Is anyone out there who can help? It was only extreme mischance that causes them to lock on to another target. The old Horizon documentary sets out the thinking why merchantman should not be armed: This brings back many memories , I served on the Hermes down South . I have always been able to put pen to paper and write . She was built along with six other container ships, each named with the prefix Atlantic, and each sailing under different national flags for different companies. I don’t fully understand the legalities put forward re defensive armament of ‘auxiliaries’. “There remains to this day a question of why the Atlantic Conveyor was not provided with a suitable Sea Wolf armed escort “. A complex series of aircraft movements culminated in all aircraft being stowed for the onward journey to the Falkland Islands, 8 Sea Harriers and 6 Harrier GR3’s were to be carried south. On May 25, 1982, she was hit by two missiles, caught fire and subsequently sank. Warships start sailing South. My unit followed the deployment and combat events as closely as possible. I believe that he was a RNR volunteer and into radio communications. The Ship Borne Containerised Air Defence System (SCADS) was another proposal, it included a complete aviation setup and a containerised Sea Wolf missile system. We therefore spent most of the second night at sea hosing down aircraft and decking as Avtur rained down on us until all the remaining fuel could be pumped overboard. Three days later, on the 5th, she arrived at the by then, buzzing, Ascension Island. 4TH Engineer Epaulette, Merchant Marine Navy Slide, 1 Bar Gold Purple Slide NEW. To the best of our joint knowledge there were only two Royal Navy Reservists onboard. Atlantic Conveyor (number one) taking on water from the navy lighter YSW 219 at pier 36 on her maiden voyage in May 1970. Argentine commanders correctly assumed that the opportunity to dislodge British forces from San Carlos had passed and their best course of action was to disrupt the sustainment of the blockade. Preparations on-board continued, including moving stores to disembarkation points and ‘ground testing’ of some of the remaining helicopters. Vertical water movement is driven by seawater density - a function of temperature and salinity; so this part of the ocean circulation is known as the thermohaline circulation (THC) referring to temperature (~thermo) and salinity (~haline). The Atlantic Container Line (ACL) consortium was founded in 1965, comprising Wallenius Lines (OW), Swedish America Line(SAL/Brostroms), The Transatlantic Steamship Company Limited (RABT) and Holland America Line (HAL). In one mission, it carried 28 men and two 105mm Light Gun in the cabin, plus another Light Gun slung, must have been a tight squeeze! The Atlantic Conveyor was built on the Tyne by Swan Hunter and delivered to Cunard in 1970 as part of their contribution to the Atlantic Container Line consortium. Occasionally mounted and tested before being re-stowed. Photo of ATLANTIC CONVEYOR (RoRo ship, IMO: 8215534, MMSI: 266018000, Callsign: SCKM, Flag: Sweden, Photo-ID: 3072885) taken by b47b56. We debagged and bladed Bravo November first, (no mean feat at sea), which then took off and operated solely from the front deck. But I never understood why they were so unprotected in a A 40 mm gun will be no help, and 20mm CIWS (= the only possible measure for ASM defense), was not popular and not easy to purchase around 1982. The original plan called for the Chinooks from Atlantic Conveyor to move an entire Commando to secure Mount Kent with another Commando and Parachute Battalion to Teal Inlet and Douglas Settlement. Which goes to show Murphy’s Law is still king of the battlefield. The missiles were so close together they were both on the same T.V. Frankly a little naughty dropping that line under a sub-heading “controversy” – even with the caveat re hindsight. It seemed quite funny at the time in a strange way and we were taking the piss out of them (gallows humour I suppose) then I can remember looking at them and seeing the shock in their eyes and the reality of what had just happened to them sank in. Instead, 600 cluster bombs, rocket motors, anti-tank missiles, grenades and small arms ammunition were stored in normal containers. I was stationed in Germany in 1982 during the Falklands War. 3 CDO BDE MOVEMENTS (continued) 12. On the SS Atlantic Conveyor were all of 11 Squadron’s stores, i.e. Next to be prepared was Bravo Tango, but her departure was not to be (see images below). Cammell Laird and BAE completed the conversion which included two accommodation blocks (called the Village and the Hilton), power and ventilation, water purification and storage, communications, hangar and flight deck, generators and electrical distribution systems, and weapons and fuel storage. It was good to see that the loss of the Atlantic conveyor has not been forgotten as I was a crew member onboard her and was transferred to another ship prior to her being requisitioned for the Falklands war, the modifications built into the new Atlantic conveyor (Class GR3) at the request of the MOD were always maintenance to the highest standard in readiness for their use if required, In 1991 the new replacement Atlantic Conveyor was called into Service like her predecessor to provide logistical support for the British forces taking part in operation granby (The First Gulf War) and the vessel provided the ability to deliver the largest single shipment of Military ordinance to the operating theatre for the Uk forces. Andromeda didn’t arrive until shortly after. He was no more and no less than the next man but he was our son and I think we have every right to question how on earth could this happen. And the speed that it was accomplished. The modification package for the Atlantic Conveyor included covering the container hold with steel plates, fitting a Replenishment at Sea (RAS) system, creating a system of shelters and equipment stores on the deck using ISO containers/portacabins and installing additional communications equipment. Because the Task Force tentage, heaters and most of the generators and lighting sets were lost with the Atlantic Conveyor, post ceasefire arrangements would be extremely challenging until additional stocks could be transported south. Near Greenland, the current makes a U-turn. Conveyor. Three containers were sighted floating at the position where it was assumed she sank. With no instruction, she would have remained stern on and some speculate the ramp might have afforded her some protection. While the rescue attempt were being carried out on Coventry two low aircraft were spotted at about 26 miles away from the force. The surface circulation consists of several large gyres - 5 in the subtropics, and 2 in the Northern Hemisphere subpolar regions (figure 1). I think that it was all a rather grey area that was brought to light during Corporate. She Whispered come to me In the days of SeaCat and SeaWolfs, it would have been very difficult to defend the Merchant vessels from ASMs. In addition to the huge volume of stores, three Chinook, six Wessex and a Lynx helicopter were lost, including all their specialist tools, spares and manuals. This astonishing feat was largely due to Captain North’s innovation, leadership and inexhaustible energy. Both the Atlantic Conveyor (light and dark blue arrows) and the Gulf Stream (red and green arrows) carry warm tropical waters to the north. On the 2nd of May, she arrived in Freetown, Sierra Leone, for refuelling and replenishment, once complete she then sailed for Ascension Island. In December 1982, Astronomer was leased by the Ministry of Defence and underwent further conversion during which she was fitted with the US ARAPAHO system, a flight deck and hangar facilities for trials. He was eventually ordered to the upper deck to abandon ship. There is some difference of opinion in public documents whether one or two missiles hit the Atlantic Conveyor. After 38yrs without him I still cannot help but think had the people that sent him to war should have protected him on his mission. The citation Falklands War duties, saved men & equipment. No large scale moves of infantry forces by helicopter were possible and most of the troops had to walk (tabbing or yomping, depending on the colour of your beret) up to fifty miles across East Falkland, from San Carlos to Stanley, before starting the main attack, a feat of arms that is still notable today. Force and one at Ascension still King of the “ Conveyor ” and the update again, as approached... 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