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A sad farewell to HMS Plymouth
Falklands frigate on which Argentinians surrendered lies rusting as it awaits final voyage to scrapyard on 30th anniversary of the war.
- 53-year-old vessel was decommissioned in 1988
- Argentinian navy lieutenant Alfredo Astiz – the ‘Blond Angel of Death’ – surrendered 30 years ago to British forces in South Georgia
- Current owners have agreed to sell 2,150-ton frigate to a Turkish recycling firm