HMS Invincible 1982

On the 30th May 1982 in a last desperate effort to turn the tide of war in Argentina's favour, the Argentine navy attempted to attack the British task force with their last Exocet missile. The Air Force attempted to muscle in on the glory, committing four A-4 Skyhawks.

The attack was a failure. The Exocet missed, two of the Skyhawks were shot down. The remaining two attempted to bomb HMS Avenger but missed.

Nevertheless ardent Argentine nationalists are convinced that one of the two British carriers were hit that day. The British have allegedly covered it up to rob Argentina of her moment of "glory".

Interestingly, the Argentine propaganda machine claimed to have sank HMS Invincible on six separate occasions during the war. Anyone with time on their hands can check the harbour in Portsmouth on Google Earth, you'll find Invincible sitting there.

Fantastical conspiracy theories are put forward to explain this blindingly obvious flaw (that the ship they claim is at the bottom of the South Atlantic is sitting in Portsmouth.)

There is absolutely no evidence offered to justify this theory but that doesn't stop the Argentines demanding that the British prove she wasn't sunk. Yep, thats right the British have to provide proof that the Argentines didn't sink a ship that is sitting in Portsmouth.

You couldn't write comedy like this.....

One final note, my contempt is directed towards the idiots who promote these conspiracy theories. I have nothing but respect for the men on both sides who fought in this conflict.

Feel free to post a riposte but offensive comments are only going to be removed. Place nice boys and girls.

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• HMS
• Invincible
• 1982
• Falklands
• War

[mollymoo71]

I would like to offer another perspective on this debate. If the Argentinians actually beleive that they sunk, or badly damaged Invincible, doesn't this make our victory all the more glorious? We managed to defeat a country, 8,000 miles from home, with only one carrier? They are making us look even better than what we are!!!! Let them get on with it they are making us look awesome!!!!!!!!

[tootiredtobeoriginal]

@mollymoo71 Sadly logic isn't the strong point of your average conspiracy theorist.

[juliotube1970]

dear tootiredtobeoriginal: you are not telling what happend with this ship after may 30 of 1982, and why it didnt went back home for more than a year after the "uncesfull attack"... and other thing is that the bravery is just bravery theres not such a thing like "stupid bravery" the pilots of the argentinian air force obey orders and follow orders... Britons dont? and then please explain what happened with HMS sheffield, ardent, antelope and others

[tootiredtobeoriginal]

@juliotube1970

Quite simple as documented it stayed in Falklands waters till August 1982 till relieved by HMS Illustrious, when the extension of Port Stanley was completed and RAF Phantoms took over. Funnily enough the clue is in another of my videos showing her coming home.

So your claim it took a year to go back is, to be polite, bollocks.

Oh, and stupid bravery is apt, and I would use the same term for Brits doing the same.

[handg1234]

Sorry chaps...I was serving on her, no bangs, no bumps, no holes.

[TheSanty1982]

Les metimos el Exocet bien por el orto... y se tragaron unas cuantas bombas. Algun día se va a saber la verdad y ahi se van a querer matar piratas

[admsitio]

find it on google "prince andrew daily telegraph invincible": Here are a extract of the interview...

"During the programme, which is broadcast today, Prince Andrew also spoke of coming under attack from a missile while aboard HMS Invincible.

"There are moments of hilarity that I remember," he said. "We were under missile attack one day and a friend of mine and I were trying to finish a Rubik’s cube and just as the missile attack was taking place, we completed it and we were,,,"

[mollymoo71]

@contrafloraljuego That's an entirely different argument dick head. If you are bleating on about that then I will make a show of you at a later date. Getting back on your original statement. WHAT DID THE AMERICANS DO FOR US IN THE FALKLANDS? And what other wars have we had 'our arses saved'? You really do need to read more history books, then you won't make such a fool of yourself.

[contrafloraljuego]

@mollymoo71 Remember who saved your ass in WW1, WW2 and any other war that you were involved?That is what they did for you.

[contrafloraljuego]

@mollymoo71

Your older brother(USA) will not be happy you're saying that you won the war alone.

[thetubebrain1]

@handg1234 new paint... 1 week after the end of the war ,,, mmmm liar

[MrFolanito]

30 years after the Falklands War, a member of the British royal talked about one of the most daring missions conducted by the Argentine pilots in the race. On May 30, 82, two aircraft of the Navy Super Etendard Argentina and four A-4C Air Force attacked the carrier, the flagship of the Task Force. This attack was never recognized by the English side. However, in a television interview Prince Andrew, Duke of York, spoke of the time the ship was under ataqueEn an article published by The Telegraph

[slothgoonies]

I served in the RN, i used to drive past Invincible mothballed in Portsmouth Navy base nearly every day :) as far as im aware she's was still afloat :D

[j47336]

Im from Argentina and i can say that if the army sank any ship it was with the help of Rusia. Many people say, that it was the soviets who informed the coordinates, because, in that time;we had not any satellite.