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FALKLANDS WAR It took scrap metal merchants to South Georgia on 19 March 1982 . It was also involved in the blockade running to the Falkland Islands . While berthed in Fox Bay on West Falkland , it was attacked by two BAe Sea Harrier FRS.Mk.1s (XZ500 and ZA191) from HMS ''Hermes'' . Because it was so close to houses the Harriers used their 30 Mm ADEN Cannons rather than General-purpose Bomb s. They succeeded in damaging the ship's bridge and engine room, and also setting fire to a paint store and workshop nearby. One of the Harriers was hit in the tail by anti-aircraft fire, though it was able to return to ''Hermes''. After the attack the ship was not used and remained moored in Fox Bay East. In a storm during the conflict it partially tore loose from its moorings and the bow swung on to the beach. Following the conflict it was towed to San Carlos Water by the tug ''Irishman'' where the cargo of ammunition was unloaded, then on 21 October 1982 it was towed out to deep water where it was sunk by a combination of Naval gunfire and fire from Sea Harrier FRS.Mk.1s from No. 809 NAS . It was also hit by a torpedo from the submarine HMS ''Oynx'' . REFERENCES
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