SOUTH ATLANTIC RECOGNITION.

Reason for Deployment
As the Falklands conflict progressed, it became increasingly clear that a major “clearing-up” operation would be required after the war, to make the ‘ Islands’ coastal waters safe. Port Stanley, Port William, and San Carlos Water in particular were littered with all types of unexploded ordnance, aircraft wreckage, jettisoned fuel tanks and other hazards.
The first step was the well-documented conversion of the five ocean-going trawlers into minesweepers. These vessels (JUNELLA, NORTHELLA, CORDELLA, FARNELL and PICT) arrived in Stanley shortly after the surrender. They successfully swept a high proportion of the moored mines laid by the Argentines outside Port Stanley harbour. The Hunts (HMS Ledbury and HMS Brecon), with their computerised mine hunting facilities and remotely controlled submersibles (RCMDS) were ideally suited to finishing off the excellent job done by the trawlers and dealing with all the underwater hazards left in the aftermath of the war.


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