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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MV Atlantic Conveyor canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
AM39 Exocet