HMS Cardiff (D108)
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HMS Cardiff (D108) is a British Type 42 destroyer that served in the Falklands & Gulf wars.
Circa 1982 (Falklands War)[edit]
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Speeding away from the islands at daybreak after giving night time Naval Gunfire Support
Weapons[edit]
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Worn Sea Dart launcher, spent shells can be seen in background
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Live Sea Dart missile mounted on launcher
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Oerlikon 30 mm twin cannons, fitted in '83
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After giving Naval Gunfire Support
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Snowing
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At Ascension Island by a tanker en route home. Gun ladder damaged by wave
Crew[edit]
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Seaboat drills in '81
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Crewman on Gun Direction Platform (GDP)
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Blast damage caused by Sea Dart exhaust
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Quarterdeck
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Operations room (pre war)
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Crewman in "Anti-flash" gear
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Crewman standing by Sea Dart launcher
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Lynx 335 piloted by Lt Clayton, practising Search & Rescue
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Transferring personnel from HMS Exeter en route home
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Flying the ensign outside Port Stanley at the end of the war
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4 SAS troopers airdrop over Cardiff from a Hercules on May 25
1983-present[edit]
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In '94, approx 6 months before Operation Vigilant Warrior
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Alongside Australian and US in Operation Enduring Freedom
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Lynx 335 armed with a Sea Skua, the same missile she used in both the Falklands & Gulf wars
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In Portsmouth just prior to taking part in the International Fleet review of Trafalger 200
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Astern of HMS Newcastle, after decomissioning (Portsmouth '07)
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Rear Starboard quarter in 2007, her name is rusted