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Pic: HMSEnterprise/RoyalNavy<br />
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HMS Antelope - hit by 1000lb bomb on 23rd May 1982.<br />
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Chilling images from the icy waters South Atlantic show the poignant remains of three British warships lost during the Falklands war.<br />
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The haunting images show the final resting places for 42 brave British personnel lost during the conflict in 1982.<br />
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The remains of HMS Coventry, HMS Antelope and her sister HMS Ardent have been captured using sonar images taken by the survey vessel HMS Enterprise.<br />
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The wrecks have been scanned to mark the 35th anniversary of the conflict and the new images will be used to update charts used by fellow ships.

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Pic: HMSEnterprise/RoyalNavy

HMS Antelope - hit by 1000lb bomb on 23rd May 1982.

Chilling images from the icy waters South Atlantic show the poignant remains of three British warships lost during the Falklands war.

The haunting images show the final resting places for 42 brave British personnel lost during the conflict in 1982.

The remains of HMS Coventry, HMS Antelope and her sister HMS Ardent have been captured using sonar images taken by the survey vessel HMS Enterprise.

The wrecks have been scanned to mark the 35th anniversary of the conflict and the new images will be used to update charts used by fellow ships.