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1968-jan | Ordered | A268 RFA Green Rover | |
1968-jan | Ordered | A269 RFA Grey Rover | |
1968-jan | Ordered | A270 RFA Blue Rover | |
1968-feb-28 | Laid down | A268 RFA Green Rover at Swan Hunter (Hebburn) Yard - ex Hawthorne Leslie. Yard No 6. | |
1968-feb-28 | Laid down | A269 RFA Grey Rover at Swan Hunter (Hebburn) Yard - ex Hawthorne Leslie. Yard No 7. | |
1968-dec-19 | Launched | A268 RFA Green Rover | |
1968-dec-30 | Laid down | A270 RFA Blue Rover at Swan Hunter (Hebburn) Yard - ex Hawthorne Leslie. Yard No 8. | |
1969-apr-17 | Launched | A269 RFA Grey Rover | |
1969-aug-15 | Commissioned | A268 RFA Green Rover | |
1969-sep | Deployment | A268 RFA Green Rover rendered assistance to RFA Appleleaf, towing her back to HMD Devonport | |
1969-nov-11 | Launched | A270 RFA Blue Rover | |
1970-apr-10 | Commissioned | A269 RFA Grey Rover | |
1970-jul-15 | Commissioned | A270 RFA Blue Rover | |
1970-nov | Deployment | A268 RFA Green Rover departed UK for a Far East deployment (via Cape Town), returned by Sep 1971. | |
1971-sep-17 | Port Visit | A268 RFA Green Rover In Pool of London to provide a platform for a demonstration of the Harrier capability. | |
1971-nov | Ordered | A271 RFA Gold Rover | |
1971-nov | Ordered | A273 RFA Black Rover | |
1972-apr | 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 | A270 RFA Blue Rover Completion of refit to change unreliable original 16000 shp diesel engines to Crossley-Pielstick units | |
1973-mar-7 | Launched | A271 RFA Gold Rover Yard No. 59 | |
1973-oct-20 | 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 | A273 RFA Black Rover Yard No 60. | |
1974-mar-22 | Commissioned | A271 RFA Gold Rover | |
1974-jun | Refit | A268 RFA Green Rover Completion of refit to change unreliable original 16000 shp diesel engines to Crossley-Pielstick untis | |
1974-jul-10 | Deployment | A271 RFA Gold Rover Partition of Cyprus supported evacuations during partition of Cyprus | |
1974-aug-23 | Commissioned | A273 RFA Black Rover | |
1974-sep | Deployment | A273 RFA Black Rover Partition of Cyprus played part in assisting with evacuations toward end of the operation | |
1974-sep-17 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | A269 RFA Grey Rover diesel Completion of refit to change unreliable original 16000 shp diesel engines to Crossley-Pielstick untis | |
1977-jan-26 | 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 | 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 | A268 RFA Green Rover present at Plymouth Navy Days 1977 | |
1977-sep-5 | 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 | 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-8 | 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-7 | Deployment | A268 RFA Green Rover Off Grand Cayman with HMS Scylla, for Hurricane Allen relief operations. | |
1982-apr-16 | 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 | 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-2 | 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 | A269 RFA Grey Rover North Atlantic deployment including hosting a RAS with USS Austin. | |
1984-may | Deployment | A271 RFA Gold Rover in UK waters as FOST tanker | |
1984-jul-26 | 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 | A271 RFA Gold Rover departed Gibraltar after refit | |
1985-aug | Deployment | A269 RFA Grey Rover Refueled USS Vreeland in the North Atlantic | |
1985-sep-6 | Port Visit | A271 RFA Gold Rover Three day stop-over off Grand Cayman | |
1986-jun | Deployment | A271 RFA Gold Rover Caribbean Flood Relief operations | |
1986-aug | 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 | A268 RFA Green Rover Put into reserve, on a month notice | |
1992 | Fate: transfered | A268 RFA Green Rover sold to Indonesia as KRI Arun. | |
1992-apr | Refit | 903 KRI Arun pre commissioning refit for Indonesian Navy for 4 months. | |
1992-apr-18 | 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 | A270 RFA Blue Rover removed from service | |
1993-mar | Fate: transfered | A270 RFA Blue Rover sold to Portugal as Berrio | |
1993-mar-31 | Commissioned | A5210 NRP Berrio | |
1997-may | Deployment | A273 RFA Black Rover Operation Caxton In Caribbean, assisting in evacuations from Montserrat with HMS Liverpool until Aug. | |
1998-jun-15 | Refit | A269 RFA Grey Rover until 27 Nov 1998 | |
1998-oct | Deployment | A273 RFA Black Rover Operation Tellar Sailed from Puerto Rico to participate in Hurricane reilef operations off central America | |
1999-feb-15 | Refit | A273 RFA Black Rover until 20 May 1999 | |
2001-feb | 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 | A269 RFA Grey Rover International Festival of Sea 2001 Present at IFOS Portsmouth. | |
2002-mar | Refit | A273 RFA Black Rover at HMD Portsmouth, until Jun 2002. | |
2002-oct-14 | Refit | A271 RFA Gold Rover until 20 Dec 2002 | |
2003 | Deployment | A271 RFA Gold Rover Atlantic Patrol Task (South) Departed UK as Atlantic Tanker South until 2004 | |
2003-jan-30 | 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 | 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 | A271 RFA Gold Rover supported visit to Angola by HMS Glasgow | |
2005-dec | 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 | A269 RFA Grey Rover taken out of service at Portsmouth | |
2006-jun-1 | 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 | 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 | 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-6 | 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 | A273 RFA Black Rover visited Rio de Janeiro for 4 days, in company with HMS Manchester and departed on 22 Feb. | |
2009-jun-8 | Refit | A273 RFA Black Rover entered Cammell Laird at Birkenhead for refit, until Jan 2010 | |
2009-oct-14 | Fate: scrapped | A269 RFA Grey Rover towed to Liverpool for scrap at Leavesley International, following abandoned sale. | |
2010-apr | 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 | A271 RFA Gold Rover towed into Cammell Laird dry dock on Merseyside | |
2011-apr-2 | Port Visit | A273 RFA Black Rover visited East Cove, departed 15 Apr. | |
2011-aug | 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 | A273 RFA Black Rover Staff College Sea Days 2011 Demonstrated Replenishment at Sea (RAS) techniques in the Solent. | |
2013-may-31 | Port Visit | A273 RFA Black Rover at Anchorage Delta inside Plymouth Breakwater | |
2013-jul | Port Visit | A273 RFA Black Rover 4 day visit off Grytviken, South Georgia | |
2014-jun-22 | Port Visit | A273 RFA Black Rover at East Cove Military Port | |
2014-aug-11 | Port Visit | A273 RFA Black Rover to Walvis Bay, until 15 Aug | |
2014-sep-26 | 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-3 | 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 | A273 RFA Black Rover Staff College Sea Days 2015 supported 2015 Sea Days | |
2015-apr-11 | Deployment | A273 RFA Black Rover Exercise Joint Warrior 15-1 participated in JW 15-1, off NW Scotland | |
2015-may-31 | Port Visit | A273 RFA Black Rover moored in Plymouth Sound. Departed 1 Jun. | |
2015-jun | 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 | A273 RFA Black Rover departed Portland for Birkenhead. Returned under tow 13 Mar 2017. | |
2015-oct-13 | Port Visit | A271 RFA Gold Rover visited St Helena, until 15 Oct | |
2015-nov | Deployment | A271 RFA Gold Rover Exercise UNITAS Atlantic 2015 only UK representative, off Brazilian coast | |
2016-apr-8 | Port Visit | A271 RFA Gold Rover visited Ascenscion Island until 12 Apr. | |
2017-feb | Deployment | A271 RFA Gold Rover performed final RAS with HMS Portland, off west Africa | |
2017-feb-22 | Port Visit | A271 RFA Gold Rover entered HMNB Portsmouth for final time, prior to decommissioning | |
2017-mar-7 | 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 | 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 | A271 RFA Gold Rover Sold for scrap in Turkey | |
2019-aug-11 | Fate: scrapped | A273 RFA Black Rover Sold for scrap in Turkey. Departed Portsmouth under tow to Aliaga. | |
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