![]() MANSUP anti-shipping missile was to be introduced into the Brazilian Navy. One of the many test before introduction was carried out by F47 Rademaker (ex HMS Battleaxe) against target F46 (ex HMS Broadsword) ![]() Rademaker fires MANSUP ![]() ![]()
Weapons used con:- Ships Participating:-
Billy Wis who is a member of the Royal Navy Guld of
Bellringers
The
Royal Naval
Guild of
Bellringers.
On
Saturday 12th
October 2024 in 43
Minutes.
At
the Church of
St
Faith, Havant,
Hampshire.
A
Quarter Peal
of 1260 Plain Bob
Doubles.
1. Bill
Harris.
4. Andrew
Ramsay.
2. Robin
Milford. 5.
Graham E
Brown.
3.
Gary
Crockford.
6. Michel
Townend.
Conducted
By
Graham
E Brown.
Rung
by
The
Royal Naval
Guild of
Bellringers
in Recognition of the
Long
and Valiant Service
of HMS Broadsword F88
with the Royal
Navy 1979 – 1995
and
Further
Service with the
Brazilian Navy
Renamed
Greenhalgh
1995 – 2021.
HMS
Broadsword Served
with Distinction
During the Falklands
War 1982 when Acting
as Vedette with
HMS Coventry when
Bombs Damaged
Broadsword and
Sunk Coventry.
Broadsword
Rescued 170 Members
of Coventry Crew.
On
Decommission as
Greenhalgh (Broadsword)
was used on 13th September
2024
as a Target Ship
Taking Many
Hits Before
Sinking.
BZ
Duty Served.
Tenor
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