HMS Glamorgan ( D19 ) HMS " Glamorgan " was a County - class destroyer of the Royal Navy with a displacement of 5 , 440 tonnes . The ship was built by Vickers - Armstrongs in Newcastle Upon Tyne and named after the Welsh county of Glamorgan . She was launched on 9 July 1964 , and was delivered to the Royal Navy two years later . From 1977 to 1979 , she was the subject of a major refit , when ' B ' turret was replaced by four Exocet launchers . In the spring and early summer of 1982 " Glamorgan " was involved in the Falklands War during which she engaged Argentine land forces and protected shipping . In the last days of the war Argentine navy technicians fired a land - based MM - 38 Exocet missile causing damage and killing 14 sailors . She was refitted in late 1982 . Her last active deployment for the Royal Navy was to the coast of Lebanon in 1984 . In 1986 she was sold to the Chilean Navy , and renamed " Almirante Latorre " . She served for 12 years until late 1998 . On 11 April 2005 , she sank while under tow to be broken up . Falklands campaign . At the start of the Falklands campaign , on 2 April 1982 , " Glamorgan " was already at sea off Gibraltar about to take part in exercises ; she was immediately diverted to join the main Royal Navy task force , and served as flagship for Admiral Sandy Woodward during the voyage south until 15 April , when he transferred his flag to HMS " Hermes " . Her most useful armament proved to be her remaining twin guns , which were used primarily to shell enemy positions on shore . " Glamorgan " was first in action on the evening and night of 1 May when she joined forces with HMS " Arrow " and HMS " Alacrity " to bombard Argentine positions around Stanley . The three British ships soon came under attack by three IAI Dagger jets ; two 500 lb bombs fell close alongside " Glamorgan " , causing minor underwater damage . Two weeks later on 14 May she was again in action , this time supporting British special forces during the Raid on Pebble Island in the west of the Falklands . For the next two weeks until the end of May she was almost continuously engaged bombarding various shore positions on the east of the islands mainly as part of a plan to distract attention from the landings at San Carlos Water , but also against the airfield at Stanley and in support of British forces ashore . She also fired a Sea slug missile at the airstrip . At the beginning of June , the task force having been reinforced with other ships , " Glamorgan " was detached to protect shipping in the Towing , Repair and Logistics Area ( TRALA ) , some away from the islands , but as the campaign reached a climax she was recalled in the evening of 11 June to support the Royal Marines fighting the Battle of Two Sisters . At 06 : 37 the following morning , Saturday 12 June 1982 , " Glamorgan " was attacked with an MM38 Exocet missile which was fired from an improvised shore - based launcher . The two MM38 Exocet missiles had been removed from the destroyer ARA " Seguí " and secured on the launcher , a technically difficult task requiring reprogamming . The launcher was dubbed ' ITB ' ( " Instalación de Tiro Berreta " ) by the Argentine personnel which approximately means in Argentine slang " trashy firing platform " . Two MM38 Exocet missiles , their launcher , transporter , and the associated electronics trailer were assembled by the Argentine navy at Puerto Belgrano and flown by a C - 130 Hercules transport aircraft to the Falkland Islands . A RASIT radar supplied by the Argentinian Army tracked " Glamorgan " ' s movements . " Glamorgan " was steaming at about some off shore . The first attempt to fire a missile failed . A second attempt was successful and a missile was launched , but it failed to find the target . The third attempt was more successful . The incoming Exocet missile was being tracked on both the bridge and operations room radar by the Principal Warfare Officer and Navigation Officer . Before the missile impact , the ship was moving at high speed . After the ship executed a rapid turn away from the missile in the limited time available , a few seconds , the Exocet struck the port side adjacent to the hangar near the stern . The turn had prevented the missile from striking the ship ' s side perpendicularly and penetrating ; instead it hit the deck coaming at an angle , near the port Seacat launcher , skidded on the deck , and exploded . This made a 10 ft by 15 ft hole in the hangar deck and a 5 ft by 4 ft hole in the galley area below , where a fire started . The blast travelled forwards and down , and the missile body , still travelling forwards , penetrated the hangar door , causing a fully fuelled and armed Wessex helicopter to explode and start a severe fire in the hangar . Fourteen crew members were killed and more wounded . The ship was under way again with all fires extinguished by 10 : 00 . On the following day , repairs were made at sea and , after the Argentinian surrender on 14 June , more extensive repairs were undertaken in the sheltered bay of San Carlos Water . She sailed for home on 21 June , and re - entered Portsmouth on 10 July 1982 after 104 days at sea . Crew killed in the Falklands War . The following crew members were killed in action during the Falklands War . After the Falklands campaign . HMS " Glamorgan " spent many months in late 1982 being refitted , and was back at sea in 1983 . Her last active deployment for the Royal Navy was to the coast of Lebanon , assisting British peace - keeping troops there in 1984 . She was decommissioned by the Royal Navy in 1986 , sold to the Chilean Navy , and renamed " Almirante Latorre " . In 1996 , 40 / 70 mm was replaced with the Barak SAM . She served for 12 years until she was decommissioned again in late 1998 . On 11 April 2005 , she sank in the South Pacific while under tow to be broken up . A Memorial was erected in 2011 in memory of the ship and the lost crew at Hookers Point outside Stanley .