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	Argentine Aircraft in the Falklands
		It was the greatest logistic loss suffered by the British Task Force 317, because the Atlantic Conveyor was carrying tents for 5,000 men, at least ten helicopters (three Chinooks HC.1 of the 18th Sqdn.
		This picture shows the aspect of the Atlantic Conveyor once the fire was finally extinguished, and it was evident that the ship could not be saved.
		After the Atlantic Conveyor wreckage, the Argentine Navy had only one Exocet left, and the British carriers still were the main Argentine targets.
	www.britains-smallwars.com /Falklands/Exocet.html (3945 words)

	Atlantic Conveyor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Atlantic Conveyor was a British merchant navy ship that was requisitioned during the Falklands War and sunk by an Exocet missile.
		Along with its sister ship, Atlantic Causeway, the Atlantic Conveyor was requisitioned by the Ministry of Defence at the beginning of the Falklands War through the STUFT system (Ships Taken Up From Trade).
		Twelve men died upon the Atlantic Conveyor, including the vessel's commander, Captain Ian North, who was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Atlantic_Conveyor (427 words)

	Atlantic Conveyor - TheBestLinks.com - MV Atlantic Conveyor, Argentina, Britain, Falkland Islands, ...
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		The ships were to be used to send supplies to the British Task Force sent by the British government to retake the Falkland Islands from Argentine occupation.
	www.thebestlinks.com /MV_Atlantic_Conveyor.html (356 words)

	Falklands War Prints
		Whilst the British forces advanced, the naval and air engagements continued with the loss of six ships, HMS Sheffield, HMS Ardent, HMS Antelope, HMS Coventry, the MV Atlantic Conveyor and Foxtrot 4, to exocet missile and air attack.
		One of the survivors of the MV Atlantic Conveyor was Bravo November, a Chinook helicopter, which continued to move troops, casualties and supplies.
		The MV Atlantic Conveyor also brought in the RAF Harriers of No. 1 Squadron which operated from HMS Hermes.
	www.deanreganart.com /contents/en-uk/d6.html (1104 words)

	Falklands War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Falklands War or the Malvinas War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas), was an armed conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands (also known in Spanish as the Islas Malvinas) and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, between March and June of 1982.
		Though initially surprised by the Argentine attack on the South Atlantic islands, Britain launched a naval task force to engage the Argentine Navy and air force, and retake the islands by amphibious assault.
		The loss of all but one of the Chinook Helicopters being carried by the Atlantic Conveyor was a severe blow from a logistics perspective; the sole surviving Chinook was called Bravo November.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Falklands_War (6748 words)

	Atlantic conveyor - JYI.org :: Ocean Currents Model Describes Global Warming (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Atlantic conveyor belt and Gulf Stream current will then shut down in just a few years, dramatically altering the climate.
		The possible failure of the North Atlantic conveyor was fictionalised last year in the film The Day After Tomorrow.
		The circulation of the North Atlantic conveyor transports warm, tropical water north to the polar areas, via the Gulfstream and North Atlantic Drift
	ifindonline.com /?q=atlantic-conveyor (436 words)

	falklands war (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		In Argentina, the conclusion of the war led to the downfall of the military junta and the restoration of a system of democracy.
		At sea the paucity of British ships' anti-aircraft defences was demonstrated in the sinking of HMS Ardent on the 21st, HMS Antelope on the 23rd, and the MV Atlantic Conveyor, with a vital cargo of helicopters, runway building equipment and tents on the 25th.
		Many others suffered serious burns, but they were only on the ships because the loss of the helicopters on the Atlantic Conveyor meant that they had had to be brought around by sea.
	yourencyclopedia.net /falklands_war.html (5128 words)

	Ministry of Defence \| Defence News \| Cape Pembroke memorial remembers those lost on the Atlantic Conveyor
		A memorial to those who lost their lives on the MV Atlantic Conveyor was unveiled by HRH the Prince Edward Earl of Wessex at a dedication ceremony at Cape Pembroke in the Falkland Islands yesterday, Saturday 16 June 2007.
		HRH The Earl Of Wessex unveils the memorial to the Atlantic Conveyor at cape Pembroke on 16 June 2007
		Until now the Atlantic Conveyor was the only vessel to have been sunk during the Falklands Conflict yet to have been given a dedicated memorial.
	www.mod.uk /DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/HistoryAndHonour/CapePembrokeMemorialRemembersThoseLostOnTheAtlanticConveyor.htm (414 words)

	HMS Invincible sunk in 1982 - Above Top Secret Conspiracy Community
		MV Atlantic Conveyor, with a vital cargo of helicopters, runway building equipment and tents on the 25th.
		Thats the atlantic conveyor, that was destroyed on the 25th when the argentinians tried to attack the carrier HMS Invincible.
		Despite the bad weather, on 30 May, the Argentinean Air Force and the Naval Aviation started their first really coordinated attack, deploying two Super Etendards and four Skyhawks into attack against what they believed was the main body of the British Task Force.
	www.abovetopsecret.com /forum/thread166587/pg3 (2227 words)

	SAMA(82) - The Association for all holders of the South Atlantic Medal for Service during the Falklands War in 1982
		HMS Cardiff, which was on patrol in the Persian Gulf, leaves Gibraltar for South Atlantic.
		Destroyer HMS Coventry and the Cunard container ship, Atlantic Conveyor, lost during intensive air attacks as Argentine Nation celebrates independence day.
		mv Atlantic Conveyor, devastated by Exocet missile on May 25, sinks under tow.
	www.sama82.org /1982/may (1162 words)

	Atlantic Conveyor - Top Atlantic Conveyor Resources, Reviews and Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Knorr & G. Lohmann: The Resumption of the Atlantic Conveyor Circulation
		The Atlantic's conveyor circulation, which has a flow does so via the Atlantic's conveyor circulation.
		Note: Our directory listings for Atlantic Conveyor are a combination of selected search engine results and submitted links.
	www.conveyorsadvisor.com /listings47.html (510 words)

	Falklands Diary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		HMS Intrepid, Atlantic Conveyor and Europic Ferry depart for the South Atlantic.
		HMS Cardiff, which was on patrol in the Persian Gulf, leaves Gibraltar for South Atlantic.
		mv Atlantic Conveyor, devastated by Exocet missile on May 25, sinks under tow.
	www.hms-yarmouth.com /falklands_diary.htm (1939 words)

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	The Falkland Islands War
		The South Atlantic Medal Association - Organization for British veterans on the war.
		The Falkland Islands are a group of islands in the south Atlantic.
		The MV Atlantic Conveyor is hit by an Exocet missile and sinks 3 days later, 12 more British lives are lost.
	www.ability.org.uk /falklands-war.html (2165 words)

	MV UGANDA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Here is our current member listing for MV UGANDA.
		This website will help you find out about old colleagues and comrades, friends or family who served in MV UGANDA.
		Listed below are the current members for MV UGANDA of the ROYAL FLEET AUXILIARY.
	www.comradesandcolleagues.com /engines/GBUnits5285.asp (91 words)

	Navy News - News Desk - News - CO bids farewell to Geordie Gunboat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Cdr Pearson was the Commanding Officer of destroyer HMS Newcastle when she took part in Naval Task Group 2000, a global deployment which raised the profile of the Royal Navy in many countries.
		One of the last tasks of Cdr Pearson, who takes up a job at the Ministry of Defence, was to lay a wreath in memory of those who died in the loss of the Atlantic Conveyor and HMS Coventry in the Falklands Conflict.
		The ceremony was conducted from the mv Indomitable as Newcastle was required elsewhere on operational duties.
	www.navynews.co.uk /articles/2002/0205/0002051702.asp (268 words)

	Falklands War - FreeEncyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The tempo of operations increased throughout the second half of May. UN attempts to mediate a peace were rejected by the British who felt inter alia that any delay would make a campaign impractical in the South Atlantic storms.
		Many others suffered serious burns, but they were only on the ships because the loss of the helicopters on the MV Atlantic Conveyor[?] meant that they had had to be brought around by sea and the loss of the tents meant that they did not want to be unprotected ashore in the terrible Falklands weather.
		June 12 was another day of bloody combat - on Mount Longdon thirty British and fifty Argentinian troops died; Mount Tumbledown was captured at the cost of fifty lives.
	www.openproxy.ath.cx /fa/Falklands_War.html (2625 words)

	Falklands War -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Falklands consist of two large and many small (A land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water) islands in the (additional info and facts about South Atlantic Ocean) South Atlantic Ocean east of Argentina, whose ownership had long been disputed.
		The loss of all but one of the Chinook Helicopters being carried by the Atlantic Conveyor was a severe blow from a logistics perspective; the sole surviving (Large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning) Chinook was called Bravo November.
		A similar situation afflicts the veterans on the Argentine side, many of whom have similarly suffered psychiatric disorders, drug and alcohol abuse, and social turmoil.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fa/falklands_war.htm (6009 words)

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		HMS Sheffield, HMS Coventry and MV Atlantic Conveyor to be exact.
		The Argentinians bought two of the same type of destroyers from us so their pilots were able to practice their Exocet runs on their own ships in order to beat the air defence of the British ships.
		The Atlantic Conveyor went down with a number of Chinooks which meant there was no troop transport so troops had to march across the Falklands.
	forums.pcper.com /printthread.php?t=370305&pp=40 (3975 words)

	Falkland Islands War of 1982
		On May 25th the HMS Coventry was hit by 3 bombs dropped from Argentine Skyhawks as 19 Britons died.
		The MV Atlantic Conveyor was struck by an Exocet missile and sank 3 days later killing 12 more British.
		The longest battle of the campaign took place on May 28th with air raids on Port Stanley as the British 2nd battalion took Darwin and Goose Green.
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	Falklands25.com
		This Cabinet decision was backed by the leader of the opposition, Michael Foot, who stated Britain had “a moral duty, a political duty and every other kind of duty” to ensure the Falklanders could continue to live as they wished, as a territory of Great Britain.
		The task force, including two aircraft carriers, HMS Hermes and Invincible, the assault ship HMS Fearless, plus other landing ships, and their accompanying escorts set sail for the South Atlantic from Portsmouth starting on 5th April.
		South Georgia was retaken on the 25th April and a 200 mile exclusion zone was imposed by the British around the Islands on 28th April.
	www.falklands25.com /abouttheconflict.html (1013 words)

	Royal Navy: Introduction
		The Junglie title has enjoyed longevity, unlike the Squadron, which disbanded once more in March 1976.
		When the Falkland Islands were invaded by Argentina in April 1982, 848 NAS was quickly reformed and embarked in four Flights on three Royal Fleet Auxiliaries (RFAs) and the MV Atlantic Conveyor.
		The Atlantic Conveyor was hit by an Argentinean Exocet missile and the ensuing fire destroyed the ship and its 848 Flight, though no men were lost.
	www.royal-navy.mod.uk /static/pages/4450.html (421 words)

	Falklands War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Falklands War or the Malvinas War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas), was an armed conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands, also known in Spanish as the Islas Malvinas, between March and June of 1982.
		On 2 April, Galtieri ordered the invasion of the Falkland Islands, triggering the Falklands War.
		Though initially surprised by the Argentine attack on the South Atlantic islands, Britain launched a naval task force to engage the Argentine navy and air force, and deployed Royal Marines on the ground.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/F/Falklands-War.htm (6348 words)

	NTU Info Centre: Falklands War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Falklands War or the Malvinas War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas), was an armed conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas) between March and June 1982.
		The Falklands consist of two main and many smaller islands in the South Atlantic Ocean east of Argentina.
		Image Unavailable At sea the paucity of British ships' anti-aircraft defences was demonstrated in the sinking of HMS ''Ardent'' on the 21st, HMS ''Antelope'' on the 23rd, and the MV ''Atlantic Conveyor'', with a vital cargo of helicopters, runway building equipment and tents on the 25th.
	www.nowtryus.com /article:Falklands_War (7647 words)

	BBC News \| UK \| The battle over the Falklands
		In subsequent days further ships, aircraft and troops head for the South Atlantic, including P&O cruise liner Canberra and QE2 as troopships.
		Argentina declares the entire South Atlantic a war zone.
		The MV Atlantic Conveyor is hit and sinks three days later.Twelve Britons are killed.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/199850.stm (932 words)

	iqexpand.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Though surprised by an Argentine attack on the South Atlantic islands, Britain mustered a naval task force to engage the Argentine navy and air force, landed Royal Marines and after heavy combat eventually prevailed and the islands remained in British hands, in accordance with the wishes of the inhabitants.
		In Argentina, the conclusion of the war led to the downfall of the military junta.
		Operation Algeciras was a failed plan conceived by the Argentine military to send some Montoneros to sabotage the British military facilities in Gibraltar.
	falklands_war.iqexpand.com (7953 words)

	Dassault Super Etendard - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com
		At the time of the Falklands_War, Argentina had taken delivery of five Super Etendards and five Exocets.
		All five of the missiles were used during the conflict, with one missile destroying the HMS ''Sheffield'' and one the supply ship MV ''Atlantic_Conveyor'' (the Exocet that damaged HMS ''Glamorgan'' was a land-launched version).
		Five Super Etendards were loaned to Iraq in 1983 while the country waited on deliveries of the Dassault_Mirage_F1s that had been ordered.
	www.indexsuche.com /Dassault_Super_Etendard.html (482 words)

	Leveraging F-35 STOVL capabilities for maximum effects (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Atlantic Conveyor, a commercial container ship, was pressed into service as a transport for Harriers, helicopters, spare parts, fuel, ordnance, supplies, and equipment.
		The converted ship originally was not intended to launch operational missions, but it had two operational deck spots, one of which was manned by an armed Sea Harrier during transit from Ascension Island to the task force.
		Although there was no operational employment of the fighters from the Atlantic Conveyor, the V/STOL aircraft remains the only type of fighter aircraft that can, and did, self-deploy and redeploy to and from that type of vessel.
	www.geocities.com /usarmyaviationdigest/jsfspecops.htm (5848 words)

	Celebrity Cruises Brilliant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The loss of the Belgrano also became a cause celebre to anti-war campaigners (such as Tam Dalyell), who declared that the ship had been sailing away from the Falklands at the time.
		the 21st, HMS Antelope on the 23rd, and the MV Atlantic Conveyor, with a vital cargo of helicopters, runway building equipment and tents on the 25th.
		HM Ships Coventry, Argonaut and Brilliant were badly damaged.
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