1968-jan | Ordered | Ordered A268 RFA Green Rover | |
1968-jan | Ordered | Ordered A269 RFA Grey Rover | |
1968-jan | Ordered | Ordered A270 RFA Blue Rover | |
1968-feb-28 | Laid down | Laid down A268 RFA Green Rover at Swan Hunter (Hebburn) Yard - ex Hawthorne Leslie. Yard No 6. | |
1968-feb-28 | Laid down | Laid down A269 RFA Grey Rover at Swan Hunter (Hebburn) Yard - ex Hawthorne Leslie. Yard No 7. | |
1968-dec-19 | Launched | Launched A268 RFA Green Rover | |
1968-dec-30 | Laid down | Laid down A270 RFA Blue Rover at Swan Hunter (Hebburn) Yard - ex Hawthorne Leslie. Yard No 8. | |
1969-apr-17 | Launched | Launched A269 RFA Grey Rover | |
1969-aug-15 | Commissioned | Commissioned A268 RFA Green Rover | |
1969-sep | Deployment | Deployment A268 RFA Green Rover rendered assistance to RFA Appleleaf, towing her back to HMD Devonport | |
1969-nov-11 | Launched | Launched A270 RFA Blue Rover | |
1970-apr-10 | Commissioned | Commissioned A269 RFA Grey Rover | |
1970-jul-15 | Commissioned | Commissioned A270 RFA Blue Rover | |
1970-nov | Deployment | Deployment A268 RFA Green Rover departed UK for a Far East deployment (via Cape Town), returned by Sep 1971. | |
1971-sep-17 | Port Visit | Port Visit A268 RFA Green Rover In Pool of London to provide a platform for a demonstration of the Harrier capability. | |
1971-nov | Ordered | Ordered A271 RFA Gold Rover | |
1971-nov | Ordered | Ordered A273 RFA Black Rover | |
1972-apr | Deployment | Deployment A268 RFA Green Rover joined waters off S E Iceland as Cod War Station tanker to support British trawlers in international waters | |
1973-mar | Refit | Refit A270 RFA Blue Rover Completion of refit to change unreliable original 16000 shp diesel engines to Crossley-Pielstick units | |
1973-mar-07 | Launched | Launched A271 RFA Gold Rover Yard No. 59 | |
1973-oct-20 | Refit | Refit A268 RFA Green Rover major engine failure while operating as Cod War Station Tanker and returned to Tyneside for replacement | |
1973-oct-30 | Launched | Launched A273 RFA Black Rover Yard No 60. | |
1974-mar-22 | Commissioned | Commissioned A271 RFA Gold Rover | |
1974-jun | Refit | Refit A268 RFA Green Rover Completion of refit to change unreliable original 16000 shp diesel engines to Crossley-Pielstick untis | |
1974-jul-10 | Deployment | Deployment A271 RFA Gold Rover Partition of Cyprus supported evacuations during partition of Cyprus | |
1974-aug-23 | Commissioned | Commissioned A273 RFA Black Rover | |
1974-sep | Deployment | Deployment A273 RFA Black Rover Partition of Cyprus played part in assisting with evacuations toward end of the operation | |
1974-sep-17 | Deployment | Deployment A268 RFA Green Rover departed HMNB Devonport to support Task Group 317.2 for Far East deployment, joining with HMS Achilles, HMS Diomede, HMS Falmouth, HMS Leander, HMS Lowestoft, HMS Blake, RFA Olna and RFA Stromness, returned Jun 1975. | |
1974-oct-14 | Port Visit | Port Visit A268 RFA Green Rover Visited Simonstown en route Far East deployment, in company with other ships from Task Group 317.2, until 21 Oct. | |
1975-mar-29 | Deployment | Deployment A268 RFA Green Rover Operation Stella Ordered to coast off South Vietnam from a Far East group deployment, to support small task force in evacuation of British and Commonwealth citizens. | |
1975-jul-22 | Deployment | Deployment A271 RFA Gold Rover departed UK as support for HMS Glamorgan, flagship of global Task Group 317.3, accompanied by RFA Tarbatness and RFA Tidespring. Escorted by elements of the 8th Frigate Squadron HMS Ajax, HMS Berwick, HMS Plymouth and HMS Rothesay. Returned 14 Apr 1976 | |
1975-sep | Refit | Refit A269 RFA Grey Rover diesel Completion of refit to change unreliable original 16000 shp diesel engines to Crossley-Pielstick untis | |
1977-jan-26 | Deployment | Deployment A268 RFA Green Rover Left Portsmouth with RFA Tidepool and RFA Tarbatness for an Atlantic deployment, supporting HMS Tiger and her escort group until May 1977. | |
1977-jun-25 | Deployment | Deployment A271 RFA Gold Rover Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, off Hill Head | |
1977-aug-27 | Deployment | Deployment A268 RFA Green Rover present at Plymouth Navy Days 1977 | |
1977-sep-05 | Deployment | Deployment A269 RFA Grey Rover Departed HMNB Portsmouth for 7.5 month group deployment (TG 317.6) to Australia and Far East, supporting HMS Tiger and in company with HMS Rhyl, RFA Regent, RFA Tarbatness and RFA Tidepool. Returned 20 Apr 1978. | |
1978-may-31 | Deployment | Deployment A268 RFA Green Rover departed HMNB Portsmouth supporting HMS Blake, Flagship of Task Group 317.7 for a 6.5 month Caribbean, Atlantic and Pacific group deployment in company with HMS Juno, 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-may-08 | Deployment | Deployment A273 RFA Black Rover 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. | |
1980-aug-07 | Deployment | Deployment A268 RFA Green Rover Off Grand Cayman with HMS Scylla, for Hurricane Allen relief operations. | |
1982-apr-16 | Deployment | Deployment A270 RFA Blue Rover Operation Corporate Departed HMNB Portsmouth for South Atlantic as aviation fuel tanker, leaving theatre on 28 Jun 1982. | |
1983-nov-18 | Deployment | Deployment A270 RFA Blue Rover Operation Offcut ordered to stand off Beirut in support of HMS Glamorgan and HMS Brazen, for assistance to British forces and civilians in Lebanon. | |
1983-dec-02 | Deployment | Deployment A269 RFA Grey Rover Operation Offcut while returning as support tanker from an Armilla Patrol deployment, ordered off Cyprus in readiness to sail to Beirut, if required. | |
1984-mar | Deployment | Deployment A269 RFA Grey Rover North Atlantic deployment including hosting a RAS with USS Austin. | |
1984-may | Deployment | Deployment A271 RFA Gold Rover in UK waters as FOST tanker | |
1984-jul-26 | Aircraft | Aircraft A273 RFA Black Rover 829 Sq Active Flt Wasp HAS.1 XT779 /322-AV damaged while landing on deck, during a storm off Belize. | |
1984-nov | Refit | Refit A271 RFA Gold Rover departed Gibraltar after refit | |
1985-aug | Deployment | Deployment A269 RFA Grey Rover Refueled USS Vreeland in the North Atlantic | |
1985-sep-06 | Port Visit | Port Visit A271 RFA Gold Rover Three day stop-over off Grand Cayman | |
1986-jun | Deployment | Deployment A271 RFA Gold Rover Caribbean Flood Relief operations | |
1986-aug | Deployment | Deployment A273 RFA Black Rover 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. | |
1988-may | Struck | Struck A268 RFA Green Rover Put into reserve, on a month notice | |
1992 | Fate: transfered | Fate: transfered A268 RFA Green Rover sold to Indonesia as KRI Arun. | |
1992-apr | Refit | Refit 903 KRI Arun pre commissioning refit for Indonesian Navy for 4 months. | |
1992-apr-18 | Deployment | Deployment A269 RFA Grey Rover while off the coast of Mauritania, supplied drums of foam to Lynx HAS.2 ZD265 / 338-CT as a team from HMS Campbeltown fought to extinguish a fire on a nearby tanker. | |
1993-feb | Struck | Struck A270 RFA Blue Rover removed from service | |
1993-mar | Fate: transfered | Fate: transfered A270 RFA Blue Rover sold to Portugal as Berrio | |
1993-mar-31 | Commissioned | Commissioned A5210 NRP Berrio | |
1997-may | Deployment | Deployment A273 RFA Black Rover Operation Caxton In Caribbean, assisting in evacuations from Montserrat with HMS Liverpool until Aug. | |
1998-jun-15 | Refit | Refit A269 RFA Grey Rover until 27 Nov 1998 | |
1998-oct | Deployment | Deployment A273 RFA Black Rover Operation Tellar Sailed from Puerto Rico to participate in Hurricane reilef operations off central America | |
1999-feb-15 | Refit | Refit A273 RFA Black Rover until 20 May 1999 | |
2001-feb | Deployment | Deployment A273 RFA Black Rover as Atlantic Patrol Tanker South - APT(S) - until Nov 2001, serving off Sierra Leone and the Falklands | |
2001-aug-24 | Port Visit | Port Visit A269 RFA Grey Rover International Festival of Sea 2001 Present at IFOS Portsmouth. | |
2002-mar | Refit | Refit A273 RFA Black Rover at HMD Portsmouth, until Jun 2002. | |
2002-oct-14 | Refit | Refit A271 RFA Gold Rover until 20 Dec 2002 | |
2003 | Deployment | Deployment A271 RFA Gold Rover Atlantic Patrol Task (South) Departed UK as Atlantic Tanker South until 2004 | |
2003-jan-30 | Deployment | Deployment A269 RFA Grey Rover Operation Telic withdrawn from South Atlantic to support combat operations in Iraq, completing 20 Apr 2003. | |
2003-apr-20 | Deployment | Deployment A269 RFA Grey Rover departed Persian Gulf in support of HMS Liverpool for Singapore and exercises with the Singapore Navy. Returned to the UK on 7 Aug. | |
2003-dec-11 | Port Visit | Port Visit A271 RFA Gold Rover supported visit to Angola by HMS Glasgow | |
2005-dec | Deployment | Deployment A271 RFA Gold Rover Atlantic Patrol Task (South) departed HMNB Devonport for South Atlantic to support the APT(S) mission, until c Mar 2008 when relieved by RFA Black Rover. | |
2006-mar-15 | Struck | Struck A269 RFA Grey Rover taken out of service at Portsmouth | |
2006-jun-01 | Port Visit | Port Visit A271 RFA Gold Rover Fleet Review: 50th Anniversary of Nigerian Navy joined celebrations for Golden Jubilee of Nigerian Navy, with HMS Chatham. | |
2007-dec-16 | Port Visit | Port Visit A271 RFA Gold Rover visited following an appeal on 7 Dec by Island medical authorities for a contingency re-supply of drugs to combat a virus which caused breathing difficulties. | |
2008-mar | Deployment | Deployment A273 RFA Black Rover 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. | |
2008-jul-06 | Refit | Refit A271 RFA Gold Rover arrived at Northwestern Shiprepairers and Shipbuilders Ltd (NSSL), in Birkenhead for c 5 month refit. | |
2009-feb-18 | Port Visit | Port Visit A273 RFA Black Rover visited Rio de Janeiro for 4 days, in company with HMS Manchester and departed on 22 Feb. | |
2009-jun-08 | Refit | Refit A273 RFA Black Rover entered Cammell Laird at Birkenhead for refit, until Jan 2010 | |
2009-oct-14 | Fate: scrapped | Fate: scrapped A269 RFA Grey Rover towed to Liverpool for scrap at Leavesley International, following abandoned sale. | |
2010-apr | Deployment | Deployment A273 RFA Black Rover 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. | |
2010-apr-11 | Refit | Refit A271 RFA Gold Rover towed into Cammell Laird dry dock on Merseyside | |
2011-apr-02 | Port Visit | Port Visit A273 RFA Black Rover visited East Cove, departed 15 Apr. | |
2011-aug | Deployment | Deployment A271 RFA Gold Rover Departed HMNB Devonport for 21 month deployment as Atlantic Tanker South, relieving RFA Black Rover. Relieved in turn by RFA Black Rover and returned to Plymouth on 31 May 2013. | |
2011-oct-25 | Deployment | Deployment A273 RFA Black Rover Staff College Sea Days 2011 Demonstrated Replenishment at Sea (RAS) techniques in the Solent. | |
2013-may-31 | Port Visit | Port Visit A273 RFA Black Rover at Anchorage Delta inside Plymouth Breakwater | |
2013-jul | Port Visit | Port Visit A273 RFA Black Rover 4 day visit off Grytviken, South Georgia | |
2014-jun-22 | Port Visit | Port Visit A273 RFA Black Rover at East Cove Military Port | |
2014-aug-11 | Port Visit | Port Visit A273 RFA Black Rover to Walvis Bay, until 15 Aug | |
2014-sep-26 | Deployment | Deployment A271 RFA Gold Rover departed HMNB Devonport (22 Sep) on her final deployment to the South Atlantic, initially via Portland. Returned to Portland on 16 Feb 2017. | |
2014-nov-03 | Refit | Refit A273 RFA Black Rover arrived Cammell Laird Birkenhead for refit, after de-storing at Glen Mallen. Departed 25 Jan 2015. | |
2015-mar-17 | Deployment | Deployment A273 RFA Black Rover Staff College Sea Days 2015 supported 2015 Sea Days | |
2015-apr-11 | Deployment | Deployment A273 RFA Black Rover Exercise Joint Warrior 15-1 participated in JW 15-1, off NW Scotland | |
2015-may-31 | Port Visit | Port Visit A273 RFA Black Rover moored in Plymouth Sound. Departed 1 Jun. | |
2015-jun | Deployment | Deployment A271 RFA Gold Rover rendezvous with HMS Lancaster and supported her during her Atlantic deployment, until a final RAS on 8 Nov. | |
2015-jul-26 | Deployment | Deployment A273 RFA Black Rover departed Portland for Birkenhead. Returned under tow 13 Mar 2017. | |
2015-oct-13 | Port Visit | Port Visit A271 RFA Gold Rover visited St Helena, until 15 Oct | |
2015-nov | Deployment | Deployment A271 RFA Gold Rover Exercise UNITAS Atlantic 2015 only UK representative, off Brazilian coast | |
2016-feb-29 | Deployment | Deployment A5210 NRP Berrio Exercise Real Thaw 2016 Departed Almada Naval Base to participate in later stages of RT16. | |
2016-apr-08 | Port Visit | Port Visit A271 RFA Gold Rover visited Ascenscion Island until 12 Apr. | |
2017-feb | Deployment | Deployment A271 RFA Gold Rover performed final RAS with HMS Portland, off west Africa | |
2017-feb-22 | Port Visit | Port Visit A271 RFA Gold Rover entered HMNB Portsmouth for final time, prior to decommissioning | |
2017-mar-07 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned A271 RFA Gold Rover at Portsmouth | |
2017-mar-22 | | A273 RFA Black Rover moved from Portsmouth to Fareham Creek. Await disposal | |
2018-mar | Deployment | Deployment 903 KRI Arun Took on severe list during a RAS with KRI Dr Soeharso when ballast pumps failed. Towed to Surabya for repairs. | |
2019-aug | Fate: scrapped | Fate: scrapped A271 RFA Gold Rover Sold for scrap in Turkey | |
2019-aug-11 | Fate: scrapped | Fate: scrapped A273 RFA Black Rover Sold for scrap in Turkey. Departed Portsmouth under tow to Aliaga. | |