Jimmy Bond LWEM(R) 909 maintainer and day worker!

Not much happened for us after the 25th.

Tuesday May 25th

May 25th Argentina’s national day. Once again we can expect them to liven things up for us.
I’m beginning to think that we will never get out of here. We are still with the main force, transferring stores and exchanging our Lynx with the one from Ambuscade as theirs is not fitted for Sea Skua.
Coventry reports splashing two A4’s with Sea Dart.
19:30 The Captain speaks: The Coventry has been sunk near San Carlos – everyone is stunned, how many more?
We start once more to head out east towards the tug and repair area.
Action Stations Zippo One!
Super Etendards amongst the main force. Invincible splashes one, Atlantic Conveyor is hit by two Exocet and is on fire.
No further reports.
After an agonising hour or so the all clear is given and we stand down.
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Wednesday May 26th
We arrive at the TARA. We are still within range of A4’s so we are not out of it yet.
We have assistance from the Stena Seaspread to get our secondary Tyne engines going otherwise it will be a long tow back to Portsmouth.
Action Stations!
The Argentine 707 is approaching so we go silent on all radars. They have been using it to give long range detection of ships coming from Ascension.
It turns away.
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Thursday May 27th
We filled this morning from an RFA and we are at last heading east away from the war zone. We will be out of range in about 36 hours when we will be able to drop out of Defence Watches and sleep as any normal human beings. I have almost forgotten what it is like.
So 60 days out of Gibraltar and we are going home. A little bit later than planned but better late than never.
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Saturday June 19th

HMS Glasgow arrived back in Portsmouth on Saturday afternoon, 83 days after sailing from Gibraltar for a ten day exercise.
She was met by thousands of cheering people and families lined the quay in the dockyard.