By the Editor – Of course we all know all about the Falklands War – we have had months of recollections over its 40th anniversary. This article will prove you don’t. What follows is self-effacing account of a key contributor to the fight most worthy of recall, that briefly hints at the real horror of war and majors on an attitude of mind to adapt and overcome in roles never truly considered by the ship before it was unexpectedly sent to war Hydra1Yarrow-built HMS Hydra (1966) was one of five Hecla class hydrographic/oceanographic survey vessels (often referred to as H-class) completed to comme…
