The Sandbag Times Issue No: 50

A new multi-million pound
military warship will be named
the HMS Sheffield, more than
three decades after its namesake
was hit by a missile in
the Falklands.
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New warship to be named HMS Sheffield
decades after namesake lost in Falklands
The state-of-the-art Type 26
frigate will be built in Scotland
as part of a ship building
scheme that will secure jobs
for more than 4,000 people
over the coming decades.
Defence Minister Stuart
Andrew announced the ship's
name at an event at
Chesterfield Special
Cylinders in Sheffield. The
firm supplies high pressure
gas storage systems for the
ships. It will be the fourth ship
to carry the HMS Sheffield
name. The second, a Type 42
destroyer, was lost during the
Falklands War. Twenty people
died and 26 were injured
when a missile hit the vessel
in 1982. HMS Sheffield will be
at the forefront of our worldleading
Royal Navy for
decades to come, providing
cutting edge protection for
our aircraft carriers and nuclear
deterrent, and offering unrivalled
capability at sea. From
north to south, these ships
are truly a national endeavour,
built on centuries of
British expertise and supporting
thousands of businesses
like Chesterfield Special
Cylinders across the UK.
Defence boosts the economy
of Yorkshire and the Humber
economy by £232million
every year and it’s only right
the region’s significant contribution
to our national security
is recognised by the naming
of HMS Sheffield.– Defence
Minister Stuart Andrew. The
news came as the Defence
Secretary announced he will
retain three of the Royal
Navy’s patrol ships to bolster
Britain’s fishery protection
capability. HMS Tyne, HMS
Mersey and HMS Severn,
which currently support the
Fishery Protection Squadron,
had been in the process of
being decommissioned Read
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