Sat 1st May
00:01 In station on circle 2 Hermes SW to NW quadrant. Guide Resource carrying
out zig zag plan 98. Base course 270-16 Courses and guides as required to patrol
sector.
01:00 Base Co 280 16 zig zag plan 5 co & sp as required to keep station.
07:48 HMS Broadsword entered Falkland Islands TEZ
08:37 182 recovered
09:32 Action Lynx in MAD role
09:46 347 airborne
10:00 Action Stations
10:40 Closed Hermes air threat
11:05 revert 1Y
11:37 Action Stations zippo alert
12:36 Torpedo alert - False alarm
12:55 Closed Hermes goalkeeping
13:53 Assume 1Y
14:03 Air raid warning red
14:15 347 recovered
14:25 Air raid warning yellow
14:30 Base co 325 sp12
14:50 Air raid warning red
15:09 Close Hermes and A/C to 090
16:01 In station circle 1 on HMS Hermes. Guide Resource zig zag plan 155 Base co
310
17:03 Hermes possible S/M contact 135 4mile
17:09 Classified Non Sub
19:24 Action Stations assume 1Z
20:36 Assume 1Y
20:50 Fall out from action stations, assume station one mile from Hermes. Course
and speed as necessary to maintain station.
Sun 2nd May Defence watch Routine
00:30 RAS approach on RFA Olmeda
00:34 First line passed
00:48 Start pumping
01:34 Disengaged
01:45 Resume station Hremes
04:00 Manouvering on Hermes circle 2
08:30 Base co 090 sp16
10:00 hands to action stations
11:10 revert to defence watches
11:22 Base co 130 sp19
11:30 Air warning RED
11:35 revert Yellow
11:45 Action Lynx
12:21 347 Launched
12:26 347 Recovered shutdown
18:50 Flash emergency break away Hermes & Olmeda
19:30 347 Airborne
19:53 347 Recovered
20:25 opening to circle 4 HMS hermes
20:40 Guide Olmeda carry out zig zag plan 98 Base course 310
21:30 Hermes RAS(A) on Resource. Threat axis shifted to 260
Mon 3rd May Operating un TU317.8.4 (CTU - Hermes) in defence of the
TEZ declared around the Falklands.
03:35 Helo at 70nm Fired upon by unknown hostile
07:15 A Gyro failure - switch to B Gyro
10:00 Hands to action stations
11:05 revert to defence watches assume NBCD st 2Y
12:15 Goalkeeping on hermes co sp as required to maintain station. 1,000f
between 045 and 035
15:20 recovered 182 & re streamed 182
19:03 Action Lynx
19:30 Action Lynx cancelled
19:35 A Gyro restored
22:30 BRILLIANT posible sub
23:20 Resumed station classified NONSUB
Tue 4th May Defence watch routine operating in TU317.8.4 and
controlling the TEZ declared around the Falklands
00:01 In station circle 2 on HMS HERMES. Guide RFA RESOURCE carrying
out zig zag plan 155 base course 180 speed 17 styart time 23:00. Courses and
speeds as required to maintain station. 182 streamed at long stay. I band RADAR
silence.
01:25 main body co 270 - 14
03:40 main body co 270 - 14
04:04 Main body zig zag plan 155 base co 270-14
04:08 Main body co 250-14
04:13 Main body co 270
05:30 Main body co 090 sp 13 zig zag 155 start time 05:00
06:00 Cease zig zag 155
06:18 Commence zig zag 98 B co 090 start time 06:00
06:51 Cease zig zag 98 resume base course and speed
07:15 Resume zig zag plan 98 base course 090 start time 06:00
09:30 Action stations
11:07 revert to defence watches
14:12 Air RED
14:17 Action stations
14:36 Chaff D fired SHEFFIELD hit by exocet
15:50 348 Launched to SHEFFIELD with Rover Gas turbine pump
16:30 348 recovered
16:31 Revert defence watches
17:45 SHEFFIELD reports fire out of control/ Abandoning Ship 52"42' S 57"15' W
18:52 All survivors rescued by ARROW & YARMOUTH
18:41 Unknown 118 miles 300 threat bearing
18:44 Action Stns 1Z Air raid warning RED
19:18 revert 1Y
19:25 revert defence watches 2Y
20:40 Air raid warning RED
21:40 Told by CTG to RAS(L) with OLMEDA at 22;00
21:50 Told by CTG to wait for his approval before commencing RAS(L)
22:14 From CTG BROADSWORD, BROADSWORD replenish
22:20 First line across
22:57 zz pla 98 B/c 150 start time 22:00
23:20 Stopped pumping
22:27 RAS complete
Wed 5th May Defence watch routine, part of T.U 317.8.4
patroling the TEZ. Goalkeeping for HERMES the CTG
01:10 HERMES reports sub contact Passed out of TEZ
02:50 BRILLIANT reports contact
03:59 Re entered TEZ
05:10 Zig Zag stopped
06:00 Guide base course 270 speed 14 Re entered TEZ
08:35 Launch Lynx
10:14 Close HERMES 5c in order to goalkeep co & sp as req
10:18 Landon revert alert 45 - mail onboard
11:47 Enter fog bank 1006 on
12:01 Circle 2 HERMES
12:10 Vis 4c
14:00 HDS on flight deck
19:15 HERMES takes up bearing to RAS we stay "goalkeeping" to the west at 1 mile
21:45 HERMES disengaged from OLMEDA returning to station
21:50 Base course 270 speed 12
22:18 Resume zig zag base co 270
Thu 6th May acting as part of TU317.8.4 in defence of the TEZ. In
defence watches station keeping on HERMES
02:22 Lynx alert 5 Sea Skua rols
07:02 Base co 090 sp 12 BROADSWORD in station c 2 on HMS HERMES
08:25 Base course 000 speed 12
08:25 Recommence zig zag 155 base co 000
10:30 Close HERMES to 5 cables
12:05 Vertrep with F.A (5 loads)
12:15 Close HERMES to 2 cables
13:20 Vertrep stopped with 1 load outstanding due to weather rear RESOURCE
14:22 ZVis 2ca, 1006 on
17:59 Air raid warning RED
18:01 Action stns assume 1Z Air raid warning RED
18:33 revert 1Y
18:40 Secure from action stations revert 2Y
20:19 ARROW reports sonar contact 250 4 miles BROADSWORD holds contact
20:24 Classified NONSUB
22:55 Action stns assume 1Z air raid warning RED
23:26 revert 1Y contacts lost
23:40 Fall out from action stns revert 2Y
Fri 7th May Operation Corporate , Defence Watch Routine
00:41 RAS SSD close up
01:28 Making approach
01:29 Gunline passed
01:44 Started pumping
02:21 Stop pumping
02:29 All lines clear
02:33 Fall out SSD
02:45 In station circle 2 HMS HERMES
03:04 base co 90 - 12 zig zag plan 98 OLMEDA guide
03:40 Guide RESOURCE co 000
03:45 Execute ZZ 155 base co 000 sp 12 start time 03:00
04:35 Base course 010 speed 12
04:50 recommence zig zag plan 155
07:22 Base course 000 speed 12
07:45 COVENTRY detected submarine 255°115 main body altered away to 020 speed 14
07:48 Base course 270° speed 12
11:49 HDS on flight deck
12:07 HDS complete
13:25 HDS flight deck
13:30 HDS complete
16:01 In station circle 2 HMS HERMES, HMS GLAMORGAN guide ZZ 155 base course 180
sp 1000
16:40 Guide co 135-10
16:45 Guide co 180 resume ZZ155
16:53 Giode co 135-10
18:08 Action stations Air raid warning RED
19:14 Revert 1Y
19:19 Fall out from action stations
19:21 In new station 1 mile to the west of HERMES co 310 speed 16
19:45 Sonar contact reported 1 mile astern
20:01 Goalkeeping HERMES, giode RESOURCE, course 335 speed 14
23:40 Took up station circle 4 on HERMES
Sat 8th May Acting as part of TU 318.7.4 in defence of the TEZ around the
Falkland Isalnds. Ship in Defence Watches, station keeping on HERMES
00:00 Circle 4 on HERMES - Guide RESOURCE
03:50 Circle 4 on HERMES RESOURCE guide course 135 speed 12 using zig zag plan
155 start time 02:00
06:30 Main body base course 300 speed 12 zig zag ceased.
06:35 Resume zig zag plan 155
07:13 Main body base course 290 - 12 zig zag 155
08:00 Main body base course 350 speed 12
11:08 Action Stns assume 1Z surface warning RED 2 contacts hold a radar to the
NW
11:33 Revert 1Y
11:33 revert to defence watches 2Y contact recieved to be met
******** /chaff
13:50 recover 182 and restream other 182
14:08 Transfer flight deck
14:13 182 evolution complete
14:15 Action Lynx surface search planned
14:43 Lynx launched
15:28 Warmning air RED action stations 1Z
15:43 D Y recovered
16:21 Reveret 1Y air rais warning YELLOW
18:26 revert defence watches 2Y
17:30 HDS on flight deck
17:45 RAS special sea dutymen close up. Altered course and speed neccessary to
take up waiting station on HERMES.
18:02 In waiting station on APPLELEAF
18:24 First line passed
18:33 Started pumping
18:40 DY DLP's
18:43 DY recovered and shutdown
18:52 Air raid warning RED
18:523 Emergency breakaway
18:55 All lines clear
18:56 Action stns 1Z
19:19 reveert 1Y
19:28 Revert defence watches 2Y
21:30 HERMES disengaged from F.A resuming station
23:40 Bazse course 100 speed 14
23:55 Base course 195 speed 14
Sun 9th May Acting as part of TU 317.8.4 in defence of the TEZ. Ship in
Defence Watches, stationkeeping on HERMES. Detached with Coventry closed to 10
miles Port Stanley harrassed aircraft all day. Coventry shot down 1 Puma.
01:56 Circle 2 on HERMES
03:00 Detach with Coventry to close East Falkland Isle co 235 sp20 BROADSWORD as
lead
04:00 Coventry in station, 2000 yds on our stbd beam
05:30 A/C 235 BROADSWORD guide COVENTRY in station
06:55 Challenged ship, believe it to be HMS ALACRITY - id as ALACRITY, no reply
recieved and challenge.
07:16 A/C 220
08:02 A/C 270
08:32 Action stations 1Z
09:11 Turned onto SEADART gunline 8 miles off Falkland Islands in company with
COVENTRY.
13:23 In station with COVENTRY NGS
17:20 Air raid warning RED contact 290 14.0 miles
19:04 2 SEADART fired at helo from COVENTRY assessed a hit
21:50 Began anti - submarine triangle
22:00 182 streamed
22:30 347 airborne
22:43 A/C 215 speed 20kts
23:18 A/C 345 speed 20kts
23:36 347 recovered
Mon 10th May Operation Corporate Defence watch routine.
00:08 A/C 080 speed 12kts
01:38 BROADSWORD become guide co 120 sp 21
02:00 RV with HMS BRILLIANT challenged
02:08 A/C 090 HMS COVENTRY in company
04:35 Detected GLAMORGAN on radar at 19 miles
06:14 Detached COVENTRY
06:35 Took up station circle 4 on HERMES
07:45 RAS SSD close up
07:55 In waiting station RFA OLMEDA
08:12 Gunline passed
08:26 Started pumpimg
08:48 15 mins to stop pumping
05:58 Stopped pumping
09:05 All clear aft
09:30 In station circle 4 HMS HEERMES
13:00 Main body A/C 270
14:00 A/C 180
15:40 HERMES co 220 sp 290 to close helo with emergency, accompanying
18:30 Submarine contact south of HERMES countermeasures taken
18:36 Classified NON SUB
21:00 Detached with HMS COVENTRY co 240 sp 16 BROADSWORD guide - leading towards
R/V with HMS BRILLIANT and then for Falkland Island SEADART lines. Combined with ASW
search to seaward.
Tue 11th May Operation Corporate, Defence watch Routine
01:20 Altered course to Nth 350
03:55 Altered course to West 270
04:00 Zig Zag plan 155 started
05:30 Recieved signal from CTG telling us to return to Port Stanley area A/C 090
speed 25kts
06:34 A/C 180 speed 25kts
07:05 2 sweeps submarine radar bearing 166
07:10 A/C 140
07:16 Action Lynx ASW role
07:18 Classified NON SUB - Lynx to alert 15 A/C 175 speed 25kts
08:20 Guide COVENTRY co 220
08:26 A/C 220
09:06 A/C 220 COVENTRY detached
09:16 A/C 210
09:36 A/C 270 carrying out ASW sweep
11:36 COVENTRY rejoining, guide BROADSWORD zig zag 155 base co 090 - 12
returning to main body.
12:01 Guide speed 20
12:36 A/C 050
13:06 A/C 030
13:16 Recover, clear and restream 182, covered in kelp
13:40 182 procedure complete, co 025 sp 15 zig zag 155 COVENTRY
15:21 A/C 055, wind causing problems with Fwd Tracker cover
19:36 Problem with Port Tyne throttle actuator, start and select Port Olympus
19:40 Shutdown Port Olympus trail Port shaft
22:00 Ship brought to wind astern in order to remove parts off Fwd Tracker
Wed 12th May Operation Corporate, Defence Watch Routine
00:01 Rejoining main body. Zig zag plan 6 base co 330 sp14 start time 22:00
09:05 Lynx alert 15
10:00 Rejoined main body, in station circle 4 HMS HERMES. Guide RESOURCE zig zag
10 speed 8 start time 06:00
10:28 Lynx airborne
12:15 Lynx recovered to refuel and crew change
12:30 Lynx airborne
12:32 base co 110
13:45 HDS to pick up mail
14:30 Co & sp as required to take up naving station on OLMEDA, prepare for RAS
15:07 Lynx recovered and shut down to 30 min notice in SKUA role
15:145 In station 3c on OLMEDA co 110 sp8
16:27 HDS flight deck
16:30 Close up SSD & RAS teams
16:52 Fall out SSD and RAS teams. Told not to RAS by CTS. A/C to rejoin HERMES
17:10 Air warning RED
17:30 Air warning YELLOW
18:35 347 Airborne
18:37 Air raid warning RED
19:14 Air raid warning YELLOW
22:00 347 recovered shut down
22:53 Main body alter course 120, guide OLMEDA
Thu 13th May Operation Corporate, Defence watch Routune
01:00 - 0400 In sector based aon RESOURSE, so & sp as req to maintain station,
base co 120 - 190 - 270 sp10
01:28 Lynx launch in ESM role
01:40 Main body A/C 190
01:52 Main body A/C 270
02:06 BRILLIANTS Lynx land on for stores
02:15 launch
02:54 Commenced Zig Zag plan 10 - base co 270-10 start from 02:00
05:04 347 recovered
10:25 ALACRITY reports 15 minutes to disengageing from OLMEDA RAS SSD close up
10:35 In waiting station on RFA OLMEDA
10:50 ALACRITY breaking away
11:38 Making approach
11:41 Gunline passed
12:13 Start pumping
13:00 Diesel stop pumping
13:34 Action Lynx
13:30 Stopped pumping Lube oil
13:35 Break away RAS complete
13:43 Lynx airborne
14:05 Lynx recovered PVA
14:33 Lynx airborne
15:10 182 recovered for repair & re streamed
16:453 347 recovered PVA
18:03 Detached with HERMES + GLAMORGAN 295 20 knots
18:30 Guide sp 21 co 280
19:02 In station circle 4 HMS HERMES. Guide HMS HERMES ZZ155 base co 280 - 21 St
time 18:00
20:41 Launch Lynx surface search
20:46 A/C 100 sp12 to rejoin TG
21:01 Lynx land on PVA refuel
21:11 Lynx launch
21:18 HERMES reports sonar contact
21:57 Resume co to TG
22:24 base co 080 sp12
23:10 R/V with TG. A/C as required & resume station. main body co270 sp12
23:56 Lynx recovered by PVA
Fri 14th May
00:01 In station circle 4 HMS HERMES. Guide HMS INVINCIBLE co 340-12
01:33 Guide speed 10
02:55 RESOURCE become guide
03:23 Guide carry out ZZ 155 c 340-10 start time 03:00
08:00 In station circle 4 HMS HERMES. Guide RFA RESOURCE co 180-12
08:53 Guide OLMEDA
09:22 Possible sonar contact 180-4
09:35 Contact classified NON SUB return to station , base co 160-12
10:55 HMS HERMES RAS complete returning to her station
11:45 HDS on fx
13:34 CAPTAIN in COVENTRY'S Lynx launch to HERMES
13:46 Mail HDS flight deck
14:33 co sp to close RFA REGENT for RAS
14:38 HDS flight deck CAPTAIN return
15:00 RAS SSD close up
15:15 Close up on RFA REGENT and commence RAS
17:02 Disengage breaking away
17:05 Secure from specials
18:15 YARMOUTH Wasp secure on deck
18:28 YARMOUTH'S Wasp launched
18:25 Instructed to clear force in company with HERMES and GLAMORGAN
18:33 relax from flying stations
18:55 HDS to flight deck
20:00 In station circle 4 HMS HERMES co 320-22
21:30 A/XC 250
21:35 HERMES carry out ZZ10 base course 250 start time 21:00
22:25 Reduce speed to 12 due to sea state.
Sat 15th May Operation Corporate Defence Watch Routine
00:01 Proceeding astern HERMES for Pebble I Ops
02:30 Reduce 10 knots
05:00 A/C 080 10 knots - Turned downsea in order to provide ASW for HERMES
and assist in repairs of fwd tracker
05:45 A/C 0909
13:06 Launch 347 check test flight
14:12 347 on deck - test flight completed
15:02 347 airborne 2 SKUA, surface search
17:45 347 recovered
23:45 Action Lynx Action Lynx in SEA SKUA role
23:55 347 airborne
Sun 16th May Operation Corporate Defence Watch Routine
00:15 Base co 020 sp12 OLMEDA guide, BROADSWORD in station circle 4 on HERMES
00:26 Base co 300 sp12
00:54 Base co 000
01:40 Main body commenced Zig Zag plan 98
02:34 347 on deck A/C 090 -12
03:40 Main body A/C 090 -12
03:49 Main body A/C 180
04:30 Main body commence Zig Zag plan 98 base co
04:50 347 to Fly 1
05:40 347 to spot
06:12 Hermes sonar contact 070 3½ miles left circle 4
06:36 Classified non sub returning to sector on Hermes
07:24 RFA Regent take guide
07:55 Stbd defence watch close up
12:42 Close hermes for goalkeeping
13:07 B Gyro failure
13:39 Fire forward to starboard at shell from Yarmouth, shell spashed
14:08 Firing aft to starboard a shell from Yarmouth, shell splashed
14:13 40/60 shoot both sides completed at 14:22
15:15 Lynx launched. Check test flight. Diverted from MAD to NE
15:20 Alacrity Lynx land on for spares
15:24 Alacrity Lynx launched
16:15 347 on deck secured, missiles made safe hartpoon engaged 4 lashings
18:00 Zig zag plan in force
20:18 349 airborne
20:38 349 secured on deck shutdown
Monday 17th May Operation Corporate Defence Watch Routine
01:55 Stbd Defence watch close up>
02:15 Action Lynx, Action Lynx in the surface search mode SKUA role
02:35 347 Airborne 4 SKUA
03:20 Main body alter to 300 stop zig zag
03:40 Recommence zig zag 155 on base co 300
04:16 Lynx rerturned & secured on deck
07:45 Action Lynx ESM search mode
08:15 RAS SSD close up
08:30 SSD closed up, main body alter 160
08:45 Commencing approach
08:50 Gunline fired, missed
08:51 2nd gunline passed
08:59 3rd gunline fired
09:15 Started pumping
10:03 Breakaway
10:05 Fall out RAS specials
10:32 347 secure on deck
10:42 Refuelling complete
10:45 347 airborne
10:57 Main group alter to 010
10:57 Air RED
11:00 Yellow
11:28 Air RED
11:45 Yellow
13:08 Main body ZZ98 base co 010-10 Guide Resource
14:11 In station circle 4 on Hermes
14:35 HDS on fx
15:54 Guide co 100
16:11 Base co 180
16:11 Base co 80
17:55 Directed by CTG to act as already directed. Set cource west in company
with HMS Invincible speed 26kts
18:25 Took up station 2 miles on Invincible port beam coarse 225 speed 15kts
20:45 A/C 233 sp 25
21:00 Commence ZZ 11 on 253 sp 26
Tuesday 18th May Operation Corporate Defence Watch Routine
00:01 HMS Invincible guide zz 11 base course 243 sp 25. Cources and speeds as
required to maintain station
03:09 Guide a/c 040
03:15 HMS Invincible launched 1 helo
04:00 HMS Invincible guide zz 11 co 075 sp 22
07:54 cease zig zag guide's co 044 sp21
08:10 resume zz base co 075
09:23 Resume zz - 2 sea harriers recovered by Invincible
18:05 Action Lynx
18:13 Close up SSD for RAS Olmeda
18:21 Lynx launch
18:30 Alacryty Lynx land on
18:33 Gunline across
18:54 Alacryty Lynx launched
19:35 Alac Lynx HDS
19:48 HDS
19:52 Stopped pumping
19:58 Complete RAS
20:20 took up station on HERMES circle 4 cparse speed to maintain station zig
zag plan 98 in force base co 180
20:25 Recover 182
20:35 Stream 182
21:15 Gioge Olmeda coarse 265 speed 12kts
22:32 Guide speed 14kts
22:55 347 airborne