British Task Group in South Atlantic

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Royal Navy formation naval task group

The British Task Group in the South Atlantic was the Royal Navy-led naval formation deployed during the Falklands War to project power, enforce a maritime exclusion zone, and support the recapture of the Falkland Islands from Argentine forces.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal Navy formation ⓘ naval task group ⓘ
conflict	Falklands War ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
endTime	1982-06 ⓘ
enforced	Maritime Exclusion Zone around Falkland Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
engagedIn	Battle of Goose Green (naval support) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of San Carlos NERFINISHED ⓘ Bombardment of Port Stanley NERFINISHED ⓘ
flagship	HMS Hermes NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Invincible NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCommander	Rear Admiral John Fieldhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ Rear Admiral Sandy Woodward NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesUnit	HMS Alacrity NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Ambuscade NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Andromeda NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Antelope NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Antrim NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Ardent NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Argonaut NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Arrow NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Avenger NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Brilliant NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Broadsword NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Cardiff NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Conqueror NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Coventry NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Exeter NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Fearless NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Glamorgan NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Hermes NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Intrepid NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Invincible NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Minerva NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Onyx NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Penelope NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Plymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Sheffield NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Sir Galahad NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Sir Tristram NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Yarmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ RFA Fort Austin NERFINISHED ⓘ RFA Fort Grange NERFINISHED ⓘ RFA Olmeda NERFINISHED ⓘ RFA Regent NERFINISHED ⓘ RFA Resource NERFINISHED ⓘ RFA Tidespring NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	South Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
mission	support amphibious landings at San Carlos Water ⓘ support retaking of Port Stanley ⓘ
objective	recapture of the Falkland Islands ⓘ
operation	Operation Corporate NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedBy	Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	British Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	British victory in Falklands War ⓘ
role	air defence ⓘ amphibious support ⓘ anti-submarine warfare ⓘ enforcement of maritime exclusion zone ⓘ naval gunfire support ⓘ power projection ⓘ
serviceBranch	Royal Navy ⓘ
startTime	1982-04 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Task Force 317 during the Falklands War → commandStructure → British Task Group in South Atlantic ⓘ

subject surface form: Task Force 317