Falklands War - The British lost the Type 42 destroyer HMS Sheffield to fire following an Exocet missile strike
Time: Tuesday May 4, 1982
Place: Falklands
Details: On 4 May, two days after the sinking of General Belgrano, the British lost the Type 42 destroyer HMS Sheffield to fire following an Exocet missile strike from the Argentine 2nd Naval Air Fighter/Attack Squadron.
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