During the 1982 Falklands War, the Royal Navy was able to draft and convert a large number of merchant ships for military support roles within a short period of time.

Eighteen months of this, though punctuated by hard work on arms control and a valiant bout of shuttle diplomacy, in 1982, to try to avert the Falklands war, were more than enough.

The guard changes at a memorial commemorating the hundreds of Argentines who died during the 1982 Falklands War, in which their country lost to the United Kingdom.