---Filter--- Ordered Launched Commissioned Fate: scrapped Port Visit Refit Deployment Aircraft 1971-nov Ordered Ordered 1973-oct-30 Launched Launched Swan Hunter (Neptune) Yard No 60. 1974-aug-23 Commissioned Commissioned 1974-sep Deployment Deployment Akrotiri Bay Partition of Cyprus played part in assisting with evacuations toward end of the operation 1979-may-08 Deployment Deployment departed HMNB Portsmouth supporting HMS Norfolk , Flagship of Task Group 317.8 for a 6.5 month Indian Ocean and Far East group deployment in company with HMS Achilles , HMS Arethusa , HMS Falmouth , RFA Olmeda and RFA Regent . This group joined with the Devonport group of HMS Arrow and HMS Dido , returned to Portsmouth on 14 Dec 1978. 1984-jul-26 Aircraft Aircraft 829 Sq Active Flt Wasp HAS.1 XT779 /322-AV damaged while landing on deck, during a storm off Belize. 1986-aug Deployment Deployment Armilla Patrol exercised with HMS Illustrious in the Mediterranean while Illustrious made for the Suez Canal. Black Rover supporting the Armilla Patrol at the time. 1997-may Deployment Deployment off Plymouth, MS Operation Caxton In Caribbean, assisting in evacuations from Montserrat with HMS Liverpool until Aug. 1998-oct Deployment Deployment Operation Tellar Sailed from Puerto Rico to participate in Hurricane reilef operations off central America 1999-feb-15 Refit Refit until 20 May 1999 2001-feb Deployment Deployment as Atlantic Patrol Tanker South - APT(S) - until Nov 2001, serving off Sierra Leone and the Falklands 2002-mar Refit Refit at HMD Portsmouth, until Jun 2002. 2008-mar Deployment Deployment South Atlantic Atlantic Patrol Task (South) Departed UK as Atlantic Tanker (South) in support of APT(S) mission, relieving RFA Gold Rover . On task c Apr 2008 to mid Apr 2009. Returned to Devonport 6 May 2009. 2009-feb-18 Port Visit Port Visit Arsenal de Marinha visited Rio de Janeiro for 4 days, in company with HMS Manchester and departed on 22 Feb. 2009-jun-08 Refit Refit Cammell Laird entered Cammell Laird at Birkenhead for refit, until Jan 2010 2010-apr Deployment Deployment South Atlantic Atlantic Patrol Task (South) deployed to South Atlantic as support tanker. Variously supported HMS Gloucester , HMS York , HMS Edinburgh and HMS Clyde during the period. Relieved in Ascension Is by RFA Gold Rover and returned to Portland Harbour 27 Sep 2011. 2011-apr-02 Port Visit Port Visit Mare Harbour visited East Cove, departed 15 Apr. 2011-oct-25 Deployment Deployment Staff College Sea Days 2011 Demonstrated Replenishment at Sea (RAS) techniques in the Solent. 2013-may-31 Port Visit Port Visit at Anchorage Delta inside Plymouth Breakwater 2013-jul Port Visit Port Visit off King Edward Point 4 day visit off Grytviken, South Georgia 2014-jun-22 Port Visit Port Visit Mare Harbour at East Cove Military Port 2014-aug-11 Port Visit Port Visit Walvis Bay to Walvis Bay, until 15 Aug 2014-nov-03 Refit Refit arrived Cammell Laird Birkenhead for refit, after de-storing at Glen Mallen. Departed 25 Jan 2015. 2015-mar-17 Deployment Deployment Staff College Sea Days 2015 supported 2015 Sea Days 2015-apr-11 Deployment Deployment North Western Approaches Exercise Joint Warrior 15-1 participated in JW 15-1, off NW Scotland 2015-may-31 Port Visit Port Visit Anchorage Delta moored in Plymouth Sound. Departed 1 Jun. 2015-jul-26 Deployment Deployment Portland Harbour departed Portland for Birkenhead. Returned under tow 13 Mar 2017. 2017-mar-22 Fareham Creek moved from Portsmouth to Fareham Creek. Await disposal 2019-aug-11 Fate: scrapped Fate: scrapped Aliaga Sold for scrap in Turkey. Departed Portsmouth under tow to Aliaga.