HMS Penelope (F127)
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HMS Penelope was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy. In the Falklands War, Penelope fired on an Argentine patrol boat and claimed to be the last ship attacked by Argentine aircraft over the cou
Aerial view of Penelope in her original configuration, 1970
Penelope at handover to Ecuador at Devonport Dockyard in 1991
Bristol group
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The Bristol group was a group of British warships that were sent to the "Total Exclusion Zone" as reinforcements late in the Falklands War. The majority sailed from the UK on 10 May 1982. The group co
HMS Penelope (F127)
…return her to an operational frigate and convert her to Batch 2 Exocet configuration. In 1982, Penelope took part in the Falklands War as part of the "Bristol group", which included two other Leander-class ships - Minerva and Andromeda - she did not reach the Falkland Islands area of operations until 26 May. Upon…
Olna refueling two frigates at sea in May 1982