South Atlantic Medal with rosette named CK P F STURMAN D140383N HMS SPLENDID.
Philip Floyd Sturman served in HMS Valiant, Warspite, Courageous & Splendid during his time in the Royal Navy, he sadly passed away in 2024.
HMS Splendid, a Swiftsure-class nuclear submarine with roughly 120 crew, Splendid was one of the first submarines to reach the Falklands, arriving in mid-April 1982, after sailing from Faslane. Among other tasks, she shadowed the Argentine carrier 25 de Mayo, running within a mile outside the Argentine territorial line, just 12 miles off its Atlantic coast. With the approval of Downing Street to engage with her Mk. 8 torpedoes, her captain came very close indeed to attacking the enemy carrier, but he lost sight of his target through the periscope and was not immediately able to regain contact. Nonetheless, in company with her consorts the Conqueror and Courageous, she proved instrumental in keeping the Argentine Navy largely confined to port.
