On March 26, 1982, on the day of operation Rosario, Argentina also dispatched a long-range cover fleet with the aircraft carrier "May 25" as the core, Task Force 20 (TF-20), which was responsible for support (in fact, it was more of an encouragement and deterrent, and had no practical tactical significance).
The TF-20 was commanded by Vice Admiral Juan Lombardo i/c
Light aircraft carrier ARA 25 de Mayo V-2 (flagship) (former Royal Navy Colossus class light aircraft
Mother "Respectable" HMS Venerable (R63))
Guided-missile destroyer Commodore ARA Comodoro Py D-27 (formerly U.S. Navy Killing-class destroyer Bur
USS Perkins (DD/DDR-877), FRAM modified with Flying Fish anti-ship missile launcher)
Guided-missile destroyer USS Hippolito Bouchard D-26 (formerly U.S. Navy Sumner class).
Ship-by-ship USS Borie (DD-704), modified by FRAM with flying fish anti-ship missile launcher)
Guided-missile destroyer USS Piedra Buena D-29 (formerly the U.S. Navy Sumner-class destroyer
USS Collett (DD-730), modified by FRAM with the addition of the Flying Fish Anti-Ship Missile Launcher)
USS ARA Segui D-25 (formerly USS Hank, USS Sumner-class destroyer OFS Hank (DD-)
702)）
Fleet tanker Medanos B-18
This fleet was largely incapable of directly countering the main British fleet, but at this time the British had only one ship left in Southern Greater Asia
A supply ship and an icebreaker, the significance of this cover fleet lies only in the display of force, and after the landing is completed, the 20th Special
The mixed fleet soon returned to port.
