Juliet Company, 42 Cdo (latterly Naval Party 8901) raised the Governor's flag, It had been down for seventy-four days. -> more

Naval transport helicopters flew Alfa and Charlie Companies of 40 Cdo forward to Sapper Hill. The first troop were dropped too close to the enemy and two Marines were wounded. As the troops were set down, they were ordered to cease fire. The Argentine Army was negotiating a cease-fire.

One of the 820 Sqn Sea Kings took General Moore from the Fearless to Port Stanley where at midnight Greenwich Mean Time, General Menedez and General Moore signed the formal instrument of surrender. -> more

HMS Active and Arrow harassed positions on Sapper Hill and Moody Brook and returned to the Battle Group after sunrise. -> more

HMS Glamorgan and Yarmouth withdrew, leaving Avenger on the gunline to continue support for 3 Para. About seventeen miles south-west of Port Stanley, Glamorgan detected an approaching radar contact - an Exocet fired from a truck on a road behind Port Harriet. -> more

The day was spent preparing for the assault on the first line of the Argentine defences. -> more

Yarmouth's bombardment pounded Two Sisters, Mounts Harriet and William, Sapper Hill and Moody Brook. -> more

HMS Yarmouth bombarded the Moody Brook area and went to the aid of the Monsunnen as she withdrew from the area. -> more

HMS Plymouth attacked and damaged.

RFAs Sir Galahad and Sir Tristram bombed at Fitzroy. -> more

UN Secretary General announces peace plan.

Fearless and her frigates reached her rendezvous before midnight. The Bluff Cove LCUs had not sailed, Fearless was unaware of this and waited until the last possible moment before sailing for San Carlos. -> more

First visit to Montevideo by a hospital ambulance ship. HMS Hydra lands 51 casualties to be flown back to the UK on board RAF VC10s. -> more

The first CAP of the day was flown off HMS Hermes before dawn and landed at the Port San Carlos strip (which had been christened HMS Sheathbill). -> more

An inbound convoy anchored in San Carlos Water after dawn.

Sir Galahad began her entry into the Salvador narrows in daylight. There was little risk of air attack as low cloud and mist continued to shroud the ships. -> more

Cardiff and Active rejoined the Carrier Battle Group in the early morning.

Visibility was once again poor and the planned use of Sea Harriers to use baiting tactics in support of another Vulcan anti-radar attack had to be abandoned, leaving the big bomber to attract all the defences' attention. -> more

Exeter, Active and Ambuscade withdrew from their positions to be back on the Battle Group's screen before dawn.

HMS Avenger covered inbound and outbound convoys before returning to the Battle Group. -> more

During the night of 31st May/1st June HMS Alacrity bombarded positions to the west of Port Stanley, between Moody Brook and Two Sisters ridge.

Marines were holding secure positions on Mount Kent and Mount Challenger. -> more