Task Force 317

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Task Force 317 was the British naval task force assembled for the 1982 Falklands War, comprising aircraft carriers, warships, and support vessels sent to retake the islands from Argentine occupation.

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instanceOf British military unit
naval task force
commandedBy Rear Admiral John Woodward NERFINISHED
conflict Falklands War
country United Kingdom
endTime 1982
hasPart Atlantic Conveyor NERFINISHED
HMS Antelope NERFINISHED
HMS Ardent NERFINISHED
HMS Brilliant NERFINISHED
HMS Broadsword NERFINISHED
HMS Coventry NERFINISHED
HMS Hermes NERFINISHED
HMS Invincible NERFINISHED
HMS Sheffield NERFINISHED
RFA Fort Austin NERFINISHED
RFA Resource NERFINISHED
RFA Sir Galahad NERFINISHED
RFA Sir Lancelot NERFINISHED
RFA Sir Tristram NERFINISHED
RFA Tidespring NERFINISHED
SS Canberra NERFINISHED
SS Uganda NERFINISHED
aircraft carrier
support vessel
warship
location Falkland Islands NERFINISHED
South Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
notableEvent sinking of ARA General Belgrano (by HMS Conqueror)
notableLoss sinking of Atlantic Conveyor NERFINISHED
sinking of HMS Antelope
sinking of HMS Ardent
sinking of HMS Coventry
sinking of HMS Sheffield
objective retake Falkland Islands
operator Royal Navy
opponent Argentina NERFINISHED
Argentine Air Force NERFINISHED
Argentine Navy NERFINISHED
partOf British Armed Forces NERFINISHED
result British victory in Falklands War
role air superiority
amphibious assault support
logistics and resupply
naval gunfire support
startTime 1982
uses Harrier GR.3 aircraft NERFINISHED
Lynx helicopter NERFINISHED
Sea Harrier fighter aircraft NERFINISHED
Sea King helicopter NERFINISHED

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One Hundred Days depicts Task Force 317