Cargo is delivered by Wessex helicopter and Harrier aircraft are maneuvered around the busy flight deck of carrier HMS Hermes in this footage, filmed during the Falklands Conflict 1982. Hermes served as the flagship during the conflict. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3qPeycn © Crown copyright. IWM (ADM 4827) | Imperial War Museum London

1982: Homecoming for HMS Hermes The flagship of the British task force to the Falklands, HMS Hermes, has arrived back in Portsmouth. Thousands of relatives and friends crowded the dockside to welcome home the 1,700 crew, Royal Marines, and survivors of the destroyed HMS Sheffield. Several babies born during the conflict will be meeting their fathers, uncles, and brothers for the first time. The aircraft carrier - named after the winged messenger of Greek gods - began its 8,000-mile mission 108 d

The Falklands Islands, known as the Malvinas in Argentina, had been disputed since the early 19th century. In April 1982, Argentina's military government, seeking to divert from economic crisis at home, launched Operation Rosario, swiftly capturing the capital Port Stanley. The UK assembled a powerful task force, including the carriers HMS Hermes and Invincible, to retake the territory. Key battles included the British landing at San Carlos Water under heavy air attack and the decisive victory a

HMS Hermes Returns to Portsmouth After her return home from the Falklands conflict Hermes entered into a much needed 4-month refit to her propulsion and electrical systems, as well as a thorough cleaning and repainting. When this was completed in November 1982, she embarked stores and performed work-ups exercises. She then took part in NATO exercises in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea as a commando carrier. In the autumn of 1983 she took part in her last exercise, Ocean Safari, wher