hand that the Argentine engineer had organised this before he was taken off the vessel. He was, much to his dislike, obtained and brought back to the vessel to disarm the bomb. Even though hostilities had ended, Tiger Bay and her RN crew came under fire on a few occasions whilst underway around the Falklands, from Argentines (who had yet to be rounded-up) and by overzealous British soldiers who were not aware that she was now manned by British naval personnel. She was eventually transported to HMNB Portsmouth, and was eventually sold in June 1986. Legacy A name board from Islas Malvinas, which had been presented to Royal Marine Colonel Ian Baxter, was sold at auction in 2009 for more than £5,000, ten times its estimated value. References 1978 ships Ships built in Hamburg Islas Malvinas GC82 Islas Malvinas GC82 HMS Cardiff (D108) Captured ships Patrol vessels of the Royal Navy Falklands War naval ships of the United Kingdom