HMS Onyx and the 1982 South Atlantic War

[Marcantilan]

http://www.elsnorkel.com/2017/10/unconventional-hydrography-in.html

From Andy Johnson, HMS Onyx CO at the time. A very interesting piece of history. Andy, also, is a top block, very willing to help in my researchs about the war.

Regards!
Mariano

[Rockin Robbins]

Wow! He's still not allowed to say much, is he?

[Oberon]

Fantastic read, nice to be able to read about the circumstances on how Onyx did her bit for oceanographic navigation research. Thanks for posting! :yeah:

[Marcantilan]

Wow! He's still not allowed to say much, is he?

Onyx Report of Proceedings is still classified.

Of the subs taking part, only HMS Conqueror Report of Proceedings was released almost full.

[Oberon]

The boys from Hereford don't tend to talk about their work much, aside from Mr McNab of course.

[lesrae]

Fantastic read, nice to be able to read about the circumstances on how Onyx did her bit for oceanographic navigation research. Thanks for posting! :yeah:

Yes, a great read. I've heard various stories on and off over the year about her bump down there, in my first job with the MOD in 1992 I worked with a guy called 'Ski' Hiscox who served onboard during that period but he was fairly quiet about the whole patrol.

[clive bradbury]

I am so grateful for the chance to tour her whilst she was at Birkenhead. Tragic that she was broken up eventually for lack of museum funding in Cumbria.

[Kapitan]

Dam shame they scrapped Onyx the only O boat to have seen combat in a war really.

[Jimbuna]

Thanks for sharing, I'll add that to my 'library' regarding the conflict.