The Bristol group was a group of British warships that were sent to the "

Total Exclusion Zone The Total Exclusion Zone (TEZ) was an area declared by the United Kingdom on 30 April 1982 covering a circle of radius from the centre of the Falkland Islands. During the Falklands War any ''sea vessel'' or ''aircraft'' from ''any country'' ent ...

" as reinforcements late in the

Falklands War The Falklands War () was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British Overseas Territories, British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and Falkland Islands Dependenci ...

. The majority sailed from the UK on 10 May 1982. The group consisted of:

Destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, maneuverable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy, or carrier battle group and defend them against a wide range of general threats. They were conceived i ...

s *, Type 82 *, Type 42 joined group en route having started in Gibraltar

Frigate A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied. The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and maneuvera ...

s *, Type 21 frigate *, ''Leander'' class *, Type 21 frigate *, ''Leander'' class *, ''Leander'' class Royal Fleet Auxiliaries * RFA ''Bayleaf'', support tanker * RFA ''Olna'', fleet tanker The group reached the task force around 26 May.Gordon Smit
"Week Nine, British Task Force Movements, 24th-30th May 1982"
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References

Royal Navy ad hoc formations HMS Cardiff (D108) Military units and formations of the United Kingdom in the Falklands War {{UK-navy-stub