Re: > The Falkland's task force didn't lose a carrier,
If you read the paper given you'll see the Navy was describing Atlantic Conveyor as converted to a maintenance/stores carrier. Agreed that's a different role to a fleet carrier, and it would have been next to impossible to launch strikes from her (although I do note from that paper that on the way down to the Falklands they kept a Sidewinder armed Harrier on deck at readiness in case of shadowers), but nevertheless the loss of that deck, its supplies and the helicopters on board was significant.