Until now the Atlantic Conveyor was the only vessel to have been sunk during the Falklands Conflict yet to have been given a dedicated memorial.

The service was led by The Right Reverend Stephen Venner, Bishop for the Falkland Islands and The Venerable John Green QHC The Chaplain of the Fleet. Reverend Kathy Biles of Christ Church in Stanley assisted proceedings.

During the service wreaths were laid by HRH The Earl of Wessex, Rt Hon Adam Ingram Minister for  Armed Forces, His Excellency Alan Huckle Governor of the Falkland Islands, Air Chief Marshal Sir Clive Loader Commander in Chief Air Command, Charles Drought (a veteran of the MV Atlantic Conveyor) and Captain John Thain and Chief Officer Michael McCrae, both of the MV Dorada, representing the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

George Burroughs described the background of the monument to a large gathering of Falkland Islanders and veterans who had braved a treacherous journey through a blizzard and across rough ground to reach the memorial site.

The Memorial was commissioned after the idea was proposed at a meeting of the 2007 Committee of the Falklands 25th Commemoration Team. The propeller design has been positioned such that a magnetic bearing of 62 degrees indicates the point, 90 miles from the site, where the MV Atlantic Conveyor finally came to rest.