HMS ANTELOPE
F170 Royal Navy 1975-1982        click for details of visits and career

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1972   Launched Vosper's woolston Southampton by Lady Kirk  
1975   Commissionned (6th Frigate Squadron)  
1975 1977 Sea Trials  
  1977 11-ship Group 5 Deployment to Westen Atlantic led by HMS tiger Jan-May
  1977 Visit to St Nazaire for 30th anniversary of HMS Cambleton WWII raid  
  1977 Silver Jubilee Spithead Portsmouth 28th June 1977
  1978 Belize Guardship & escort to HMS Ark Royal during Caribbean Deployment  
  1978 Visited Bermuda with HMS Blake  
  1979 Exercises with Federal German Navy -North European ports visits  
  1979 Visited Constanta in Rumania with HMS Jupiter  
 

1980

 10 month Refit Devonport  
  1980 Belize Guardship  
  1982 One of the first ships to reach the Falklands war area after the Argentinian invasion  
  23rd May 1982 Sunk in San Carlos water. Antelope recieved two hits from unexploded bombs during an air raid whilst escorting the 1st re-supply convoy. One bomb exploded whilst being defused.
     1,000lb bomb explodes Sad end of a proud ship
  A sad end of a proud ship in San Carlos Water Falkland Islands.  
     
   

 

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