1960 to 1988    

F107 HMS Rothesay

UK Royal Navy





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Flight Deck: RO
Call Sign: MXRY
Shipyard: Yarrow





  Events


History of UK HMS Rothesay F107

1955-jun-24OrderedOrdered along with HMS Londonderry
1956-nov-06Laid downLaid down
1957-dec-09LaunchedLaunched
1960-apr-23CommissionedCommissioned into 20th Frigate Squadron, replacing HMS Undine.
1960-mayHomeportHomeport Londonderry, NI
1962-mar-21DeploymentDeployment in collision with Turkish submarine Gur while under NATO exercise in western Mediterranean.
1964-jul-16DeploymentDeployment departed UK for West Indies Guardship deployment, relieving HMS Tartar, returning 11 Jun 1965
1965-nov-27DeploymentDeployment Stood off Cayman Brac as part of Hurricane season support
1966-julRefitRefit Ready for Wasp Sea Cat until 1968 at HMD Rosyth to fit Seacat, upgrade electronics and equip for Wasp operations
1968-augAircraftAircraft assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XS527/462 as Ships Flt until c Oct 1970
1969-mar-19DeploymentDeployment Operation Sheepskin ordered to Anguilla, after collecting parts of 2 PARA flown from the UK to the Caribbean. Operated in company with HMS Minerva.
1970-marDeploymentDeployment Mozambique Channel Beira Patrol Beira off Mozambique Channel, enforcing UN sanctions.
1970-apr-17DeploymentDeployment Apollo 13 splashdown tertiary Apollo 13 recovery Apollo XIII splashdown recovery to waters south of Rio de Janeiro as standby for tertiary splashdown site for Apollo XIII recovery
1971-janAircraftAircraft assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XS565/462-RO as Ships Flt until c Nov 1971.
1972-febAircraftAircraft assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XT779/462-RO as Ships Flt until at least Jul 1976
1975-jul-22DeploymentDeployment departed UK as escort for HMS Glamorgan, flagship of global Task Group 317.3, accompanied by HMS Ajax, HMS Berwick, HMS Plymouth. Support provided by RFA Gold Rover, RFA Tarbatness and RFA Tidespring. Returned 14 Apr 1976
1977-mar-29AircraftAircraft off Anvil Point Accident 703 NAS Wasp HAS.1 XS531/504 ditched and sank while attempting to land on, in English Channel.
1977-jun-25DeploymentDeployment Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review (8th Frigate Squadron), off Lee anchorage
1978RefitRefit major refit until 1980
1980-aprAircraftAircraft assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XT431/462 as Ships Flt until c Aug 1981.
1981-mar-02DeploymentDeployment Armilla Patrol deployed to Mediterranean and Persian Gulf with HMS Newcastle, RFA Fort Grange and RFA Olna. Relieved HMS Apollo, on arrival. Returned to HMNB Rosyth by end of Jul.
1983-oct-25Port VisitPort Visit arrived in Singapore as part of Orient Express and remained until late Nov.
1984-sep-11RefitRefit life extension refit at Rosyth for 6 months.
1986-junDeploymentDeployment departed HMNB Rosyth for South Atlantic to relieve HMS Hermione. Flight commander was Lt G M Zambellas, later to become First Sea Lord (2013-2016).
1987RefitRefit 8 month refit, to equip for use in Dartmouth Training Squadron
1988-mar-13DecommissionedDecommissioned
1988-junFate: scrappedFate: scrapped sold and scrapped in Santander, Spain



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  Specifications


Type 12 Rothesay class
235crew
2144light (tn)
2577full load (tn)
112.70length (m)
12.50beam (m)
5.20draught (m)
30max speed (knots)

1Missile Launcher Sea Cat

2Naval Gun single 20 mm
2Chaff and decoys Corvus chaff launcher

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

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