Commissioned into 20th Frigate Squadron, replacing HMS Undine.
1960-may
Homeport
Homeport Londonderry, NI
1962-mar-21
Deployment
Deployment in collision with Turkish submarine Gur while under NATO exercise in western Mediterranean.
1964-jul-16
Deployment
Deployment departed UK for West Indies Guardship deployment, relieving HMS Tartar, returning 11 Jun 1965
1965-nov-27
Deployment
Deployment Stood off Cayman Brac as part of Hurricane season support
1966-jul
Refit
RefitReady for WaspSea Cat until 1968 at HMD Rosyth to fit Seacat, upgrade electronics and equip for Wasp operations
1968-aug
Aircraft
Aircraft assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XS527/462 as Ships Flt until c Oct 1970
1969-mar-19
Deployment
DeploymentOperation Sheepskin ordered to Anguilla, after collecting parts of 2 PARA flown from the UK to the Caribbean. Operated in company with HMS Minerva.
Port Visit arrived in Singapore as part of Orient Express and remained until late Nov.
1984-sep-11
Refit
Refit life extension refit at Rosyth for 6 months.
1986-jun
Deployment
Deployment 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).
1987
Refit
Refit 8 month refit, to equip for use in Dartmouth Training Squadron
1988-mar-13
Decommissioned
Decommissioned
1988-jun
Fate: scrapped
Fate: scrapped sold and scrapped in Santander, Spain