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Hms coventry - final resting place.
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25-05-12, 23:52 #2Recovery of HMS Coventry's Cross of Nails
An mp3 recording of an interview with the RN diver featured in trehorn's post above. It forms part of BBC Radio Coventry & Warwickshire's coverage of the 50th anniversary of the building of Coventry's new cathedral and the coincidental 30th anniversary of the sinking of the ship on the same date (25 May) during the Falklands war in 1982:
The Cross of Nails has since been presented to HMS Diamond.N.B. A single RAF Typhoon costs £126 million excluding support.
Originally Posted by Hansard 7 Mar 2011
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