MV Atlantic Conveyor

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MV Atlantic Conveyor was a British merchant container ship requisitioned during the Falklands War that was sunk by Argentine Exocet missiles while carrying vital supplies and aircraft for the Royal Navy task force.

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MV Atlantic Conveyor canonical 1
sinking of Atlantic Conveyor 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Falklands War ship
container ship
merchant ship
attackedBy Argentine Navy
Argentine Super Étendard aircraft
beam 28.1 metres
builder Swan Hunter
builtAt Wallsend
builtFor Cunard Line
callSign GJNC
captain Ian North
carried Chinook helicopters
Harrier GR.3 aircraft
Sea Harrier aircraft
ammunition
spare parts
supplies
casualties 12 killed
causeOfSinking fire and explosions
missile strike
completed 1970
conflict Falklands War
country United Kingdom
dateOfAttack 25 May 1982
flag United Kingdom
hitBy AM39 Exocet missile
anti-ship missile
honour Merchant Navy Medal (posthumous to captain and crew members)
launched 1970
length 213 metres
locationOfSinking east of Falkland Islands
memorial Falkland Islands memorials
Liverpool Pier Head memorial
linked to: Pier Head
notable loss of most of the task force heavy-lift helicopters
operator Cunard Line
owner Cunard Line
propulsion single screw diesel
requisitionedBy Royal Navy
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
requisitionedDate 1982
requisitionedFor Falklands War
role aircraft transport
logistics support ship
serviceSpeed 23 knots
shipType roll-on/roll-off container ship
significance first British merchant ship lost to enemy action since World War II
sunk 25 May 1982
theatre South Atlantic Ocean
linked to: South Atlantic

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AM39 Exocet notableSinking MV Atlantic Conveyor
subject linked to: AM39
Task Force 317 notableLoss sinking of Atlantic Conveyor
linked to: MV Atlantic Conveyor