These links are provided as a service, the Ardent
Association accepts no responsibility for the content or
operations of these sites.
The online home of the the TS Ardent who lowered its
gangplank in Bollington in 1985. HMS Ardent's
commanding officer, now Admiral the Lord West of
Spithead GCB DSC, is the unit president.
The South Atlantic Medal Association which includes a
garden of remembrance.
The Falklands Veterans Foundation (FVF) is the first UK
based charity for Falklands Veterans and their Families
and is committed to providing a network of support both
financially and through support work for all Veterans
and their Families.
The Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel at Pangbourne
College has been built to commemorate the lives and
sacrifice of all those who died in the South Atlantic
in 1982 - to stand as a permanent and ‘living’ memorial
to remember them - and the courage of the thousands of
Servicemen and women who served with them to protect
the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.
The ship that rescued the crew of Ardent has it's own
web site run by ex-LWEM(O) Dusty Miller.
Website dedicated to the Type 21 HMS Antelope.
Set up by ex-MEM Dave (Bill) Oddy. Has a great personal
account of the Falklands war by Captain John Coward
DSO, the commanding officer of Brilliant during the
conflict.
The home of the Broadsword Association as well as an
extensive site about the ship and its role in the
Falklands war.
This site is dedicated to the memory of those members
of the crew who were lost on the 25th of May, 1982 when
HMS Coventry was sunk by Argentine aircraft during the
Falklands War.
The ship that survived an Exocet hit but at the loss of
thirteen crew lives. A book about their Falklands
experience has also been published. Details on their
website.
Dedicated to the memory of the sailors lost at sea on
the Cruiser Belgrano.