 At the start of the Falklands War, "Rothesay" was in Rosyth under repair after she hit a sea wall in Esbjerg, Denmark.During the 1982 conflict, "Rothesay" was stationed in the Caribbean.There were plans to withdraw the ship from service in 1983 but these were abandoned and instead in 1985 she underwent a refit in preparation for her new role in the Dartmouth Training Squadron.