HMS Onyx and the 1982 South Atlantic War

lesrae · 10-21-17, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by 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!

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 · 10-23-17, 11:19 AM

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 · 10-23-17, 01:20 PM

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

Jimbuna · 10-26-17, 07:43 AM

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

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10-26-17, 07:43 AM	#4
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10-23-17, 11:19 AM	#2
clive bradbury Captain Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: stoke-on-trent, UK Posts: 492 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	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.