It seems that we loaned Argentina the cash to buy the Type 42s and their Lynx....
Just as well we didn't sink them along with the Belgrano
UK confirms it claims repayment of £ 45m loaned to Argentine Junta that invaded the Falklands — MercoPress
"A government spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday the UK claims repayment of a debt owed by the Argentine government. The £ 45 million (71 million dollars) were lent to the country’s (1976/1983) military Junta in 1979.
The money was reportedly used, in part, to buy weapons and equipment some of which were later used at the Malvinas war, “including two Lynx helicopters and two Type 42 warships,” as the newspaper Financial Times stated as it broke the story on Monday."
What £45million then worth now? Enough to buy another Type 45?