1969-jul-26 | Deployment | Deployment C99 HMS Blake Fleet Review: Ships of the Western Fleet Present at Ships of the Western Fleet review in Torbay, flying the flag of Flag Officer Carriers & Amphibious Ships.. | |
1971-jul-02 | Aircraft | Aircraft C99 HMS Blake Alongside in Portsmouth with 820 NAS Wessex HAS.3 XP104 / 410-BL and XM837 / 411-BL embarked. | |
1971-aug-28 | Aircraft | Aircraft C99 HMS Blake Alongside in Portsmouth with 820 NAS Wessex HAS.3 XP104 / 410-BL, XM833 / 412-BL and XM844 / 413-BL embarked. | |
1971-oct | | C99 HMS Blake departed HMNB Portsmouth for San Francisco in support of British Week. | |
1972-jun-15 | Aircraft | Aircraft C99 HMS Blake Alongside in Portsmouth with 820 NAS Wessex HAS.3 XM871 / 410-BL, XM327 / 411-BL, XM833 / 412-BL and XM844 / 413-BL embarked. | |
1973-jun-08 | Deployment | Deployment C20 HMS Tiger Departed HMNB Portsmouth (826 NAS Sea Kings embarked) as Flagship for Far East deployment of Task Group 317.1, in company with HMS Dido, HMS Hermione and HMS Rhyl. The group was supported by RFA Regent and RFA Tidespring, until it returned to the UK in Dec 1973. | |
1973-dec-20 | Aircraft | Aircraft C20 HMS Tiger disembarked 826 NAS to RNAS Culdrose on return from global deployment. | |
1974-sep | Aircraft | Aircraft C99 HMS Blake embarked 820 NAS for global deployment in Task Group 317.2 | |
1974-sep-17 | Deployment | Deployment C99 HMS Blake departed HMNB Portsmouth as Flagship of Task Group 317.2 for Far East deployment, joining with HMS Achilles, HMS Diomede, HMS Falmouth, HMS Leander, HMS Lowestoft, RFA Green Rover, RFA Olna and RFA Stromness, returned Jun 1975. | |
1974-oct-14 | Port Visit | Port Visit C99 HMS Blake Visited Simonstown en route Far East deployment, in company with other ships from Task Group 317.2, until 21 Oct. | |
1974-dec-12 | Deployment | Deployment C20 HMS Tiger Lost Sea King HAS.1 XV667 from 820 Sq while operating in the Bay of Biscay. | |
1975-feb-06 | Deployment | Deployment C20 HMS Tiger Separation of Cypriot states Ordered from Gibraltar to Cyprus to support the UN Peace Keeping Force and British interests, until 14 Feb. | |
1976-apr-07 | Aircraft | Aircraft C99 HMS Blake assigned to Aeroplane & Armaments Experimental Establishment 2 days of flying and handling trials with early Sea King XV370 | |
1977-feb | Deployment | Deployment C20 HMS Tiger 4 months deployment to Gibraltar, Dakar, Caribbean ( Roosevelt Rhodes, PR) and Rio de Janeiro with 4 Sea Kings from 826 NAS onboard | |
1977-jun-25 | Deployment | Deployment C99 HMS Blake Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, off Mother Bank | |
1977-jun-25 | Deployment | Deployment C20 HMS Tiger Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, off Ryde Sand | |
1977-sep-05 | Deployment | Deployment C20 HMS Tiger Departed HMNB Portsmouth as flagship of 7.5 month group deployment (TG 317.6) to Australia and Far East, in company with HMS Rhyl, RFA Grey Rover, RFA Regent, RFA Tarbatness and RFA Tidepool. Sea Kings of 826 NAS embarked. Returned 20 Apr 1978. | |
1978 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned C20 HMS Tiger | |
1978-may-31 | Deployment | Deployment C99 HMS Blake departed HMNB Portsmouth as Flagship of Task Group 317.7 for 6.5 month Caribbean, Atlantic and Pacific group deployment escorted by HMS Juno, supported by RFA Green Rover, RFA Stromness and RFA Tidespring. This group joined with the Devonport group of HMS Ambuscade, HMS Hermione and HMS Leander, returned to UK 12 Dec 1978. | |
1979 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned C99 HMS Blake | |
1982-oct | Fate: scrapped | Fate: scrapped C99 HMS Blake sold for scrap Oct 1982 and arrived at Cairnryan in Nov 1982 | |
1986-sep | Fate: scrapped | Fate: scrapped C20 HMS Tiger Sold for scrap and towed to Spain from Portsmouth. Arrived in Spain for scrapping on 28 Sep 1986. | |