Ships worth carrying into the Falklands era and beyond

Which Second World War ship would you save for the Falklands War, and which Falklands ship would you retain for modern use?

Town-class cruisers would add valuable six-inch gunfire in 1982, while Hermes is the Falklands ship worth modernising as a later commando carrier.

Hermes is the Falklands veteran worth retaining for later service. She would need modernisation to reduce crew demands and could serve as a commando carrier rather than remain frozen in her 1982 configuration. For the Falklands campaign itself, Second World War Town-class cruisers are the preferred addition. Their six-inch guns would have supplied the sustained naval gunfire that the task force lacked from its smaller modern escorts.