A total of forty-three Royal Navy warships, supported by twenty-two Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships and sixty-two merchant vessels, were deployed during the 1982 Falklands War. It was the largest ...

A Falklands War ship, Landing Craft F8, has been wrapped in the Pride LGBTQ+ colours to mark the 20th anniversary of the "gay ban" being lifted in the Royal Navy and other armed forces.

In 1983, the UK proposed selling Hermes to the Royal Australian Navy, which denied the proposal. The British carrier was ultimately reactivated and sold to India, renamed INS Viraat in 1987.