The Bristol group was a group of British warships that were sent to the "Total Exclusion Zone" as reinforcements late in the Falklands War. It consisted of:
Destroyers
- HMS Bristol
- HMS Cardiff
Frigates
- HMS Active
- HMS Andromeda
- HMS Avenger
- HMS Minerva
- HMS Penelope
Royal Fleet Auxiliaries
- RFA Bayleaf
- RFA Olna
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“It’s of a rich squire in Bristol doth dwell,
There are ladies of honour that love him well,
But all was in vain, in vain was said,
For he was in love with a charming milkmaid.”
—Unknown. Squire and Milkmaid; or, Blackberry Fold (l. 1–4)
“The boys think they can all be athletes, and the girls think they can all be singers. That’s the way to fame and success. ...as a group blacks must give up their illusions.”
—Kristin Hunter (b. 1931)