Dates: 1976 - 1995

HMS Broadsword (F88) was the lead ship and first Batch 1 unit of the Type 22 frigates of the Royal Navy.

While on sea trials, Broadsword was called into service as the command ship during the large rescue operation required after storms struck the 1979 Fastnet race .

Broadsword took part in the 1982 Falklands War where, on 25 May 1982, she was providing air defence support to HMS Coventry. A technical fault in her Sea Wolf missile system allowed two Argentine Skyhawks to sink the Coventry. Broadsword was hit by one bomb, which bounced up through the helicopter deck and put out of action a Lynx helicopter, before exiting and exploding harmlessly. She subsequently rescued 170 of the sunken Coventry’s crew.

She shot down one IAI Dagger during the war .

She was decommissioned on 31 March 1995 and was sold to the Brazilian Navy on 30 June 1995 and renamed Greenhalgh.

Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving HMS Broadsword

" The following units have been accepted for inclusion in the menus since our last note on 14 March. Air Support Signals Unit Army Camp Muharrak (Transit Camp) Bahrain Army School of Physical Training Aldershot FOD Dulmen HMS Broadsword HMS Corbrae HMS Flint Castle HMS Southdown Junior ..."

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" Dear all During the Conflict I got around a lot more than most. I was on the Sir Tristram, HMS Fearless, Intrepid, Argonaut, Antrim, Plymouth and a few more. "What was I? Some sort of gypsy?" Well yes, sort of. I was with the MCD (Mine Clearance Divers). I wrote a 60 page diary whilst down ..."

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" I am trying to find any information regarding my late father who served in the RN from 1944-1966 as a stoker. He served on a number of ships the ones I have some info for are below HMS Swiftsure 1944-45 HMS Alaunia   1954 HMS Tyrian    1955 HMS Tumult    1956 HMS Sheffield ..."

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" The Ministry of Defence has also revealed that one of the Hercules suffered minor damage, after coming under small-arms fire. A spokesman said: "We can confirm that during the operation to recover civilians from the Libyan desert, one of our C130 aircraft appears to have suffered minor damage ..."

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"Anyone heard from that big Welsh shit Taff Mayhew HMS Broadsword 1988"

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