Gamba, Virginia, Señales de Guerra. Javier Vergara Editor, 1992. (in Spanish), page 81ss. Endurance had a small Royal Marines detachment and took further Marines from Naval Party 8901 (NP 8901), and sailed on 21 March for South Georgia. Arriving on 25 March 1982 Endurance encountered the Argentine transport , whose forty Argentine troops had come ashore while the scrapping operation took place. Endurance landed her marines, then returned to the Falklands on 30 March. In April the UK command ordered Endurance to join the UK Task Force, which in April landed SBS soldiers at Hound Bay on South Georgia on 22 April. Task Force vessels moved into deeper waters as a precaution against Argentine submarines, but Endurance moved into sea ice near the shore.Endurance was involved in combat action on 25 April 1982 when her two Wasp ASW helicopters took part in attacks on the submarine , which was later abandoned by her crew. When Argentine forces surrendered the next day, Endurance remained near the island to show the UK flag, maintain a naval presence, and guard the waters.Endurance also took part in the rescue of wildlife film-makers Cindy Buxton and Annie Price, who were caught up in the war while working on South Georgia. After the Argentine surrender of the Falkland Islands, Endurance, , and the tug Salvageman sailed to the South Sandwich Islands, where Argentina had established a base in South Thule since 1976. Endurance was carrying a Wessex helicopter for the first time, in addition to her two Wasps. The ten Argentine military personnel surrendered after they saw HMS Yarmouth's firing display and when they realised recce marines from Endurance and 42 Commando Royal Marines had landed. The surrender was signed in the wardroom of Endurance. 1983–1991 Toward the end of her life the ship was nicknamed HMS Encumbrance'' due to reliability problems. In 1989 she struck an iceberg, and, although she was repaired, a survey in 1991 found that her hull was not sound enough for a return to Antarctica, so she was finally decommissioned. She was replaced by , later renamed . See also Endurance Reef References External links MaritimeQuest photo gallery: HMS Endurance 1956 ships Falklands War in South Georgia Falklands War naval ships of the United Kingdom Icebreakers of the United Kingdom Patrol vessels of the United Kingdom Ships built in Germany Survey vessels of the Royal Navy