MV Atlantic Conveyor

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MV Atlantic Conveyor was a British merchant container ship requisitioned during the Falklands War that was sunk by Argentine Exocet missiles while carrying vital supplies and aircraft for the Royal Navy task force.

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MV Atlantic Conveyor canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Falklands War ship
container ship
merchant ship
attackedBy Argentine Navy NERFINISHED
Argentine Super Étendard aircraft NERFINISHED
beam 28.1 metres
builder Swan Hunter NERFINISHED
builtAt Wallsend NERFINISHED
builtFor Cunard Line NERFINISHED
callSign GJNC NERFINISHED
captain Ian North NERFINISHED
carried Chinook helicopters NERFINISHED
Harrier GR.3 aircraft NERFINISHED
Sea Harrier aircraft NERFINISHED
ammunition
spare parts
supplies
casualties 12 killed
causeOfSinking fire and explosions
missile strike
completed 1970
conflict Falklands War
country United Kingdom
dateOfAttack 25 May 1982
flag United Kingdom NERFINISHED
hitBy AM39 Exocet missile NERFINISHED
anti-ship missile
honour Merchant Navy Medal (posthumous to captain and crew members) NERFINISHED
launched 1970
length 213 metres
locationOfSinking east of Falkland Islands
memorial Falkland Islands memorials NERFINISHED
Liverpool Pier Head memorial NERFINISHED
notable loss of most of the task force heavy-lift helicopters
operator Cunard Line NERFINISHED
owner Cunard Line NERFINISHED
propulsion single screw diesel
requisitionedBy Royal Navy NERFINISHED
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence NERFINISHED
requisitionedDate 1982
requisitionedFor Falklands War NERFINISHED
role aircraft transport
logistics support ship
serviceSpeed 23 knots
shipType roll-on/roll-off container ship
significance first British merchant ship lost to enemy action since World War II
sunk 25 May 1982
theatre South Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED

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AM39 notableSinking MV Atlantic Conveyor
subject surface form: AM39 Exocet