Back Atlantic Conveyor (Schiff, 1970) German SS Atlantic Conveyor Spanish Atlantic Conveyor French אטלנטיק קונביור HE Atlantic Conveyor Italian アトランティック・コンベアー Japanese MS Atlantic Conveyor Lithuanian Atlantic Conveyor (schip, 1970) Dutch Atlantic Conveyor Polish S/S Atlantic Conveyor Swedish
.jpg) Atlantic Conveyor approaching the Falklands. On or about 19 May 1982.
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Atlantic Conveyor |
| Operator | Cunard Line |
| Builder | Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom |
| Launched | 25 August 1969 |
| Completed | March 1970 |
| Identification | IMO number: 6926036 |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type | Container ship |
| Tonnage | 14,946 GRT |
| Length | 695 ft (212 m) |
| Beam | 92 ft (28 m) |
| Draught | 9,1 m[2] |
| Propulsion | 4 steam turbines, 2 propellers[2] |
| Speed | 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) |
Atlantic Conveyor was a British merchant navy ship, registered in Liverpool, that was requisitioned during the Falklands War.
She was hit on 25 May 1982 by two Argentine air-launched AM39 Exocet missiles, killing 12 sailors. Atlantic Conveyor sank whilst under tow on 28 May 1982.
The wrecksite is designated under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986.[3]
- ^ Board of Inquiry (REPORT): Loss of SS Atlantic Conveyor (PDF). 21 July 1982. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ a b "SS Atlantic Conveyor [+1982]". www.wrecksite.eu. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ Designation under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 by SI2008/950, Office of Public Sector Information, The National Archives. Retrieved 17 July 2008.