Port Visit Present at International Festival of the Sea (Trafalgar 200), Portsmouth.
2006-jul
Deployment
Deploymentoff LebanonOperation Highbrow assisted in evacuation of British nationals from Beirut, including over 1300 in one day, during first use of two Chinook operations.
HomeportHMD DevonportNavy Days 2009 present for Navy Days 2009, with 846 NAS Sea King HC.4 ZB507/F aboard
2010-may
Refit
Refit by Babcock Marine for 8 months at HMD Devonport which included engine improvements, better night vision capabilities and an IT system upgrade, together with allowing her to operate two Chinooks simultaneously, following the lessons learned from Operation Highbrow. Refit completed mid Jan 2011.
2011-mar-16
Port Visit
Port VisitGreenwich Reach visit to London for 5 days. Moored at Greenwich Ship Tier on the River Thames.
2011-jul-22
Port Visit
Port Visit anchored in Torbay for a 3 day visit to Torquay, with Ship Open to Visitors on 24 Jul.
2011-sep-22
Port Visit
Port Visit attended the 2011 PSP Boat Show at Southampton
Port Visit visited Hamburg for 4 days, departing 13 Feb
2012-feb-17
Port Visit
Port Visit visited Gydnia, Poland after two days exercising with Polish Navy in the Baltic.
2012-jul-16
Deployment
DeploymentPortland Harbour departed HMNB Devonport to take up station off Weymouth (arrived 24 Jul, with 814 NAS aboard) as a logistics hub in support of Police maritime security operations for the London 2012 Olympic sailing events. Supported by RFA Mounts Bay.
2012-oct
Deployment
Deployment departed HMNB Devonport for 3 month Cougar 12 deployment in the Mediterranean, with a detachment of Lynx from 659 Sq AAC, supporting flagship, HMS Illustrious.
DeploymentCougar 13 departed HMNB Devonport for Gulf, Red Sea and Horn of Africa as Flagship for Exercise Cougar 13. Returned to HMNB Devonport on 13 Dec.
Port VisitGreenwich Reach visit to London for celebration of 350th anniversary of the Royal Marines. Moored at Greenwich Ship Tier on the River Thames.
2014-jun-05
Deployment
Deployment departed HMNB Portsmouth with HMS Richmond and smaller ships for Gold Beach and the 70th Anniversary of D-Day commemorations
2014-aug
Deployment
Deployment departed HMNB Devonport for Cougar 14 deployment and operations in Middle East. Returned on 16 Dec.
2014-sep
Deployment
DeploymentKepi i PallitExercise Albanian Lion In company with RFA Lyme Bay, launched pre-dawn practice assault on beaches near Rinia
Refit alongside maintenance at Devonport, until Feb 2015
2015-mar-17
Deployment
DeploymentExercise Browndown Battle IIStaff College Sea Days 2015 participated in Sea Days 2015, launching 40 Commando RM and supporting units, in an assault on Browndown Beach
2015-apr-19
Port Visit
Port VisitPiraeus visited Piraeus, en route to Gallipoli centenary commemorations
2015-apr-21
Port Visit
Port VisitCanakkale Port to Canakkale to participate in centenary of Gallipoli celebrations. Departed 26 Apr.
2015-apr-30
Aircraft
Aircraftoff LibyaOperation Weald received a detachment of 3 Merlin HM.2 from 814 NAS for Mediterranean operations, until Jul.
DeploymentCougar 15Exercise Trident Juncture 2015 departed HMNB Devonport for 4 month Mediterranean deployment on multi-national Exercise Cougar 15, which included participation in Exercise Trident Juncture 2015. Returned to HMNB Devonport on 7 Dec 2015.
Port VisitHatston PierJutland 100 alongside Kirkwall, for Battle of Jutland commemorations
2016-jun-06
Port Visit
Port VisitGreenwich ReachGreenwich visited London for 4 days, following Jutland 100 commemorations. Departed 9 Jun.
2016-jul-20
Port Visit
Port VisitSunderland Intl Airshow visit to Sunderland for International Airshow and Amphibious Assault capabilty demonstration on Seaburn beach, over the weekend