The following
Merchant Navy ships were requisitioned, as Ships Taken Up From Trade (
STUFT). ;Liners • 44,807 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad • . 67,140 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad • 16,907 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and used as
hospital ship from 11 May. ;
Roll-on-Roll-off ferries • 5,463 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and two
Bofors 40 mm guns to carry three
Sea King helicopters, ammunition, and heavy vehicles including eight Bofors 40 mm guns, four
FV101 Scorpion and four
FV107 Scimitar light tanks - joined carrier battle group on 16 May • 6,455 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and carried three Army helicopters, 105 troops, and 1,874 tons of stores and ammunition to Ajax Bay on 1 June • 4,190 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and carried vehicles, ammunition, fuel, and four Scout helicopters of 656 Squadron Army Air Corps to San Carlos on 21 May • 6,455 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and carried troops, stores, and ammunition to Falklands on 29 May • 12,990 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad • 9,387 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and
Oerlikon 20 mm cannon to carry 1,000 engineers with vehicles and equipment, but sailed after cease fire. • 8,987 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and carried RAF crews (18 Sqn), troops and vehicles ;Container / Cargo ships •
Astronomer 27,867 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and
Oerlikon 20 mm cannon and carried thirteen helicopters; arrived after cease fire. • 14,946 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad - hit 25 May by one or two
Aérospatiale AM39 Exocet air-to-surface anti-ship missile(s) launched from a
Dassault Super Étendard (†12) -
Fatal Damage: Sank in tow 28 May - 6 embarked Wessex HU.5 helicopters, 3 embarked Chinook HC.1 helicopters, 1 embarked Sea Lynx HAS.2, heavy equipment intended for airfield construction, and the bulk stock of tents intended for infantry shelter ashore were lost • 14,946 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad •
Contender Bezant 11,445 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and carried 9 Wasp helicopters, 4 Harriers and 3 Chinooks; arrived after cease fire. - purchased as post-war •
Myrmidon 23,413 GRT-equipped with tented accommodation and
Portakabins armed with 20 mm Oerlikon cannons, arrived after ceasefire ;Freighters •
Avelona Star 9784 GRT (refrigerated) – equipped with helicopter pad and carried provisions; arrived after cease fire •
Geestport 7,730 GRT (refrigerated) – equipped with helicopter pad and carried provisions and stores; arrived 11 June •
Saxonia 8,547 GRT (refrigerated) – carried provisions; arrived 23 May ;Tankers •
Alvega 33,000 t (57,372 DWT) – used as base storage tanker at
Ascension from mid-May •
Anco Charger 24,500 DWT – used as auxiliary support tanker from 24 April with capability to transport 42 different liquids at once •
British Esk 15,643 t (25,905 DWT) – fitted with over-the-stern underway refueling equipment for use as the first convoy escort oiler •
British Tamar 15,646 t (25,498 DWT) – fitted with over-the-stern underway refueling equipment for use as convoy escort oiler from 13 April •
British Test 16,653 t (25,641 DWT) – used as auxiliary support tanker from 14 April •
Irishman 686 GRT – ocean salvage tug from 24 May. •
Stena Inspector 5,814 GRT – equipped with helicopter pad and used as repair ship after the cease fire. - purchased as
RFA Diligence post-war •
Stena Seaspread 6,061 GRT – diving vessel, oilfield support ship equipped with helicopter pad and used as repair ship from 16 May. "Quote": Supreme effort to prepare fleet for battle: Not for the first time has the versatility and technological capability of the offshore support fleet astounded the military - it only comes as a surprise to those not familiar with the offshore oil industry and the demands it places on ships and those crewing them, that the navies of the world do not have the same level of technology available and their personnel often lack the same levels of skills and experience. Most noteworthy was the
MSV Stena Seaspread, a refitted diving and maintenance vessel which was taken to the Falklands to act as a floating workshop for the warships. During the period of hostilities the
MSV Stena Seaspread carried out damage and other repairs in mid-ocean to more than 50 ships, including 10 warships and 4 captured vessels. •
Wimpey Seahorse 1,599 GRT – oilfield supply vessel used as mooring tender and tug from 8 June. •
Yorkshireman 686 GRT – ocean salvage tug from 24 May. == Weaponry ==