Today marks thirty three years since the Naval Task Force was despatched from Portsmouth to recapture and free the Falkland Islands.
The whole task force eventually comprised 127 ships: 43 Royal Navy vessels, 22 Royal Auxiliary ships and 62 merchant ships with 28,000 armed forces personnel.
It was an incredible achievement to mount such an ambitious operation, just three days after Argentina forces landing on the Falkland Islands.
A short film on the Statement to Parliament by Prime Minister and our forces leaving Portsmouth can be seen at; http://www.britishpathe.com/video/british-task-force-to-sail-for-falklands.
Let us never forget the 255 armed forces personnel that gave their lives in service of our country.
