RFA Cardigan Bay L3009

Bay class - L - Landing Ship/Platform Dock

IMO:	9240782
MMSI:	232779000
Flight Deck:	CB
Call Sign:	GCID
Shipyard:	Kvaerner (Govan)

Events

History of RFA Cardigan Bay L3009

2001-nov-19	Ordered	Ordered ordered in batch of two with RFA Mounts Bay.
2005-apr-09	Launched	Launched Kvaener had become part of BAE Systems, Yard No. 324
2006-nov-17	Homeport	Homeport arrived at A and P Falmouth
2007-mar-06	Commissioned	Commissioned Portland Harbour at Portland
2008-jan	Deployment	Deployment Operation Telic Towards end of month RFA Cardigan Bay deployed to the Arabian Gulf for a 3 year mission to assist in the training of the Iraqi Navy, returning to Portsmouth on 7 Jan 2011.
2011-apr	Deployment	Deployment departed UK for Mediterranean as part of Response Force Task Group in support of possible operations against Libya.
2011-aug-26	Port Visit	Port Visit A and P Falmouth arrived in Falmouth after de-storing in Plymouth, in preparation for refit.
2011-sep-10	Refit	Refit A and P Falmouth Refit commenced 5 month refit at A and P Falmouth, completed 25 Feb 2012
2012-may	Deployment	Deployment departed UK for Middle East and Indian Ocean extended deployment. Returned to UK Jul 2016.
2013-sep	Aircraft	Aircraft 815 NAS Lynx HMA.8 re-assigned from HMS Dragon while on station in the Gulf, supporting UK mine hunters. Embarked team of 831 Flight to test the ScanEagle
2014-mar	Aircraft	Aircraft assigned 815 NAS Lynx HMA.8 XZ725/337 as Ships Flt by Mar 2014, still Jun 2015
2014-jul	Deployment	Deployment interoperated with US Army AH-64 of 3-159Bn 42nd CAB during Exercise Spartan Kopis off Bahrain.
2014-nov-07	Deployment	Deployment IMCMEX 2014 International Mine Counter Measures Exercise 2014 participated in major multi-national Gulf exercise, together with a number of UK warships and MCM vessels.
2016-jun-06	Port Visit	Port Visit Piraeus SNMG2 visit to Piraeus while with SNMG2 on migrant patrol
2016-jul-14	Refit	Refit A and P Falmouth Refit commenced 5 month refit at A and P Falmouth
2017-jan-31	Deployment	Deployment Mina Salman Port CTF 50 Exercise Unified Trident participated with CTF50 for multi-national Ex Unified Trident in Persian Gulf until 2 Feb.
2018-mar-11	Port Visit	Port Visit Hamad Port DIMDEX 2018 visited Hamad Port, Qatar
2018-oct	Deployment	Deployment Mina Salman Port Exercise Saif Sareea 3 Participated in Joint UK-Omani Ex SS3 as Minehunter Squadron support ship. To be relieved in Middle East by RFA Lyme Bay on completion.
2018-oct-28	NEWS	Royal Navy Exercise Saif Sareea 3 off Oman
2021-may	Deployment	Deployment Mina Salman Port relieved by RFA Lyme Bay for Operation Kipion, as Afloat Forward Support Base, after a 4 year deployment.
2024-apr-29	Deployment	Deployment off Gaza after departing Cyprus, now off Gaza to provide accommodation for US service personnel developing the JLOTS pier for receiving aid to Palestine as part of the multinational maritime corridor initiative.