The Bristol group was a group of British warships that were sent to the "Total Exclusion Zone" as reinforcements late in the Falklands War. The majority sailed from the UK on 10 May 1982. The group consisted of:
Destroyers
HMS Bristol (D23), Type 82
HMS Cardiff (D108), Type 42 joined group en route having started in Gibraltar
Frigates
HMS Active (F171), Type 21 frigate
HMS Andromeda (F57), Leander class
HMS Avenger (F185), Type 21 frigate
HMS Minerva (F45), Leander class
HMS Penelope (F127), Leander class
Royal Fleet Auxiliaries
RFA Bayleaf[citation needed], support tanker
RFA Olna, fleet tanker[1][2]
The group reached the task force around 26 May.[3]
^British Task Force Units - Falklands War 1982
^Gordon Smith (31 May 2013). "Week Seven, British Task Force Movements 10th-16th May 1982". BATTLE ATLAS of the FALKLANDS WAR 1982 by Land, Sea and Air. www.naval-history.net. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
^Gordon Smith "Week Nine, British Task Force Movements, 24th-30th May 1982" naval-history.net
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