1964 to 1987    

F10 HMS Aurora

UK Royal Navy





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Flight Deck: AU
Call Sign: GJLH
Shipyard: John Brown





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History of UK HMS Aurora F10

1961OrderedOrdered
1961-jun-01Laid downLaid down
1962-nov-28LaunchedLaunched
1964-apr-09CommissionedCommissioned
1966-sepAircraftAircraft c 1100nm WNW of Luanda Accident assigned Wasp HAS.1 XS540 as 829 NAS Aurora Flt/455-AU, until lost W of Angola, after catastrophic in flight engine failure and fire on 17 Apr 1968.
1968-aprAircraftAircraft transferred 829 NAS Wasp XT434 in from HMS Gurkha to replace XS540. HMS Gurkha was heading back to the UK whilst HMS Aurora was preparing for a Beira Patrol and subsequent Far East deployment, until she returned to the UK in Nov 1969
1968-mayDeploymentDeployment Mozambique Channel Beira Beira Patrol in Mozambique Channel, enforcing UN sanctions.
1972-janDeploymentDeployment Assigned to STANAVFORLANT until Jul 1972.
1974-decRefitRefit Ikara Commenced Ikara refit at HMD Chatham, completed Feb 1976
1979-may-31AircraftAircraft loaned Ships Flight Wasp to HMS Hermes for a month
1980-aug-30Port VisitPort Visit HMD Devonport Navy Days present at Plymouth Navy Days with Ships Flight Wasp HAS.1 XT420 / 422 ranged on deck.
1981-junAircraftAircraft assigned 829Sq Wasp HAS.1 XT443 as /422 Aurora Flt, (until decommissioning ?)
1981-aug-29Port VisitPort Visit HMD Devonport Navy Days 1981 Ship open to visitors at Plymouth Navy Days 1981
1987-apr-30DecommissionedDecommissioned
1990-octFate: scrappedFate: scrapped Port Millom Breakers Yard at Millom



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  Specifications


Ikara Leander class
240crew
109.70length (m)
12.50beam (m)
28max speed (knots)
30000power (shp)

1Torpedo Launchers Ikara

1Naval Radar navigation radar Type 978
1Naval Radar surface and low level air search radar Type 993

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