Dates: 1966 - 1986
HMS Glamorgan (D19) was a County-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was built by Vickers Armstrong in Newcastle Upon Tyne and commissioned on 11 October 1966. Complement: 471.
In the spring and early summer of 1982 HMS Glamorgan was involved in the Falklands War as flagship for Admiral Sandy Woodward during the voyage and was badly damaged by an Exocet missile.
Glamorgan was first in action on the evening and night of 1 May when she joined forces with HMS Arrow and HMS Alacrity to bombard Argentine positions around Port Stanley. The three British ships soon came under attack by Mirage III jets with two 500 lb bombs falling close alongside Glamorgan and causing minor underwater damage.
Two weeks later on 14 May she was again in action, this time supporting British special forces on Pebble Island (West Falkland), and for the next two weeks until the end of May she was almost continuously engaged bombarding various shore positions on the east of the islands mainly as part of a plan to distract attention from the landings at San Carlos, but also against the airfield at Port Stanley and in support of British forces ashore. She twice survived unsuccessful Exocet attacks.
On 12 June 1982, HMS Glamorgan was struck by an Exocet missile fired from an improvised shore-based launcher. In all 13 crew members were killed, and a number wounded.
Next day, repairs were made at sea, and after the Argentinian surrender on 14 June, more extensive repairs were undertaken in the sheltered waters of San Carlos Bay. She sailed for home on 21 June, and re-entered Portsmouth on 10 July 1982 after 104 days at sea. She was refitted later in 1982 and was back at sea in 1983. Her last active deployment was to the coast of Lebanon, assisting British peace-keeping troops there in 1984.
HMS Glamorgan was decommissioned in 1986 and sold to the Chilean Navy, serving as Almirante Latorre for 12 years until she finally decommissioned in 1998.
Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving HMS Glamorgan
" a question for the navy guys,when i was a young nieve 17 year old my off watch station on hms glamorgan was "A" gun magazine and i was parnered with an older experienced gunny,he decided to light up a ciggy cos of boredom and i about died,he said it was ok,is this true?????eric "
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" Quoting: Eric Shiell a question for the navy guys,when i was a young nieve 17 year old my off watch station on hms glamorgan was "A" gun magazine and i was parnered with an older experienced gunny,he decided to light up a ciggy cos of boredom and i about died,he said it was ok,is this ..."
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"Looking for Lt Commander Michael John Holmes, helicopter pilot on the HMS Glamorgan in the 60’s"
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" Trying to find a friend, Michael Holmes who was a helicopter pilot on the HMS Glamorgan in 1967 or 68. The ship docked in Washington DC and in Sanfrancisco.No one seems to remember Michael. He was a daredevil who flew his helicopter UNDER the Golden Gate bridge in the spring of 1967 04 68 "
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" Quoting: Ellen Scurry Reynolds Trying to find a friend, Michael Holmes who was a helicopter pilot on the HMS Glamorgan in 1967 or 68. The ship docked in Washington DC and in Sanfrancisco. No one seems to remember Michael. He was a daredevil who flew his helicopter UNDER the Golden Gate ..."
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