1961 | Ordered | Ordered L3029 RFA Sir Lancelot | |
1962-mar | Laid down | Laid down L3029 RFA Sir Lancelot Shipyard was known as Fairfield at the time, Yard No 818 | |
1963-jun-25 | Launched | Launched L3029 RFA Sir Lancelot | |
1964 | Ordered | Ordered L3004 RFA Sir Bedivere | |
1964 | Ordered | Ordered L3027 RFA Sir Geraint | |
1964-jan-16 | Commissioned | Commissioned L3029 RFA Sir Lancelot | |
1965 | Ordered | Ordered L3505 RFA Sir Tristram | |
1965 | Ordered | Ordered L3036 RFA Sir Percivale | |
1965-feb | Laid down | Laid down L3005 RFA Sir Galahad | |
1965-feb-21 | Laid down | Laid down L3027 RFA Sir Geraint | |
1965-may | Deployment | Deployment L3029 RFA Sir Lancelot Deployed to Aden, carrying nine Wessex HC.2 for the newly forming 78 Squadron. | |
1965-oct-31 | Laid down | Laid down L3004 RFA Sir Bedivere Yard No 760. | |
1966-mar-14 | Laid down | Laid down L3505 RFA Sir Tristram Yard No 761 | |
1966-apr-19 | Launched | Launched L3005 RFA Sir Galahad | |
1966-jul-20 | Launched | Launched L3004 RFA Sir Bedivere | |
1966-jul-27 | Laid down | Laid down L3036 RFA Sir Percivale at Hebburn, Yard No 762. | |
1966-dec-12 | Launched | Launched L3505 RFA Sir Tristram | |
1966-dec-17 | Commissioned | Commissioned L3005 RFA Sir Galahad | |
1967-jan-26 | Launched | Launched L3027 RFA Sir Geraint | |
1967-feb | Deployment | Deployment L3029 RFA Sir Lancelot Deployed on exercise to Hong Kong from Singapore with HMS Fearless, HMS Loch Fada, HMS Chichester. HMS Albion embarked Royal Marines from 3 CDO BGE Transport and composite troop and others | |
1967-may-18 | Commissioned | Commissioned L3004 RFA Sir Bedivere | |
1967-jul-12 | Commissioned | Commissioned L3027 RFA Sir Geraint | |
1967-sep-14 | Commissioned | Commissioned L3505 RFA Sir Tristram | |
1967-oct-04 | Launched | Launched L3036 RFA Sir Percivale | |
1967-nov | Deployment | Deployment L3005 RFA Sir Galahad part of Task Force 318 to cover the British withdrawal from Aden during Operation Magister. | |
1968-mar-23 | Commissioned | Commissioned L3036 RFA Sir Percivale | |
1968-sep | Deployment | Deployment L3005 RFA Sir Galahad Exercise Coral Sands Departed Singapore with Scouts of 2 Flight and 2 Scout from 7 Flight embarked. | |
1970-jan | Deployment | Deployment L3005 RFA Sir Galahad Departed Terendak, Malaysia for Hong Kong with ex 7 Flight Scout AH.1 for the recently re-established 656 Squadron at Sek Kong. | |
1970-nov-19 | Deployment | Deployment L3005 RFA Sir Galahad Operation Burlap to Bay of Bengal, with 3 Commando Brigade RM embarked, to assist in cyclone relief efforts | |
1971-feb | Deployment | Deployment L3029 RFA Sir Lancelot ordered to Temeresh area of Pahang state in Malaysia for flood relief operations, with Royal Marines and 847 NAS Wessex HU.5 embarked. | |
1974-may | Deployment | Deployment L3036 RFA Sir Percivale departed Callao at the end of May to monitor the French Nuclear tests around Mururoa Atoll | |
1977-feb-19 | | L3029 RFA Sir Lancelot Collided with Algerian vessel near mouth of Southampton Water | |
1977-apr | Deployment | Deployment L3036 RFA Sir Percivale Departed Malta with 3 CBAS Salerno Flt Gazelles aboard XX377 / E, XX381 / F, XX383 / G | |
1979-mar-21 | Deployment | Deployment L3029 RFA Sir Lancelot Embarked Salerno Company, 41 Commando Royal Marines on 29 Mar as almost the final act of the British withdrawal from Malta. RFA Sir Lancelot departed Valetta harbour on 30 Mar. | |
1979-jun-21 | | L3027 RFA Sir Geraint In collision with German tanker, near Isle of Wight. Sir Geraints bow doors were damaged but German tanker sank. | |
1982-apr-02 | Deployment | Deployment L3505 RFA Sir Tristram Operation Corporate Ordered to South Atlantic via Ascension Island whilst off Belize, arriving in theatre 19 May. Damaged in air attack on 8 Jun and moved to Port Stanley. Returned to UK by sealift, arriving on Teesside 13 Jun 1983. | |
1982-apr-05 | Deployment | Deployment L3036 RFA Sir Percivale Operation Corporate Departed SMC Marchwood for South Atlantic with a flight of 3CBAS Gazelles embarked, leaving theatre 28 Jun 1982. | |
1982-apr-06 | Deployment | Deployment L3005 RFA Sir Galahad Operation Corporate Departed HMNB Devonport for South Atlantic with C Flight of 3CBAS Gazelle AH.1 (XX402/G, XX411/X, XX412/Y) embarked. | |
1982-apr-06 | Deployment | Deployment L3027 RFA Sir Geraint Operation Corporate Departed HMNB Devonport for South Atlantic with a flight of 3CBAS Gazelle AH.1 (ZA730/F, ZA776/H and ex ARWS XZ326/W). Left theatre, end of Jun 1982. | |
1982-apr-06 | Deployment | Deployment L3029 RFA Sir Lancelot Operation Corporate Departed SMC Marchwood for South Atlantic with a flight of 3CBAS Gazelles embarked. Damaged in air attack on 24 May and repaired locally, leaving theatre 26 Jul 1982. | |
1982-apr-29 | Deployment | Deployment L3004 RFA Sir Bedivere Operation Corporate Departed SMC Marchwood for South Atlantic, leaving theatre 25 Oct 1982. | |
1982-jun | Decommissioned | Decommissioned L3005 RFA Sir Galahad | |
1982-jun-26 | Fate: sunk | Fate: sunk L3005 RFA Sir Galahad badly damaged on 8 Jun 1982 and subsequently sunk by HMS Onyx (S21) as a war grave. | |
1984 | Refit | Refit L3505 RFA Sir Tristram until 1985, extensive refit following 1982 bomb damage in the South Atlantic. Included replacing aluminium superstructure with steel, inserting an additional 8.8m midships section forward of the after ramp hatch and strengthening the flight deck for Chinook operations. | |
1984-sep | Ordered | Ordered L3005 RFA Sir Galahad (1988) | |
1985-jul-12 | Laid down | Laid down L3005 RFA Sir Galahad (1988) at Wallsend, Yard No 125. To replace RFA Sir Galahad sunk in South Atlantic | |
1986-dec-13 | Launched | Launched L3005 RFA Sir Galahad (1988) | |
1987-nov-25 | Commissioned | Commissioned L3005 RFA Sir Galahad (1988) | |
1989-jun | Decommissioned | Decommissioned L3029 RFA Sir Lancelot sold commercially to South Africa | |
1992-oct | Fate: transfered | Fate: transfered 206 RSS Perseverance bought by Republic of Singapore Navy | |
1994 | Refit | Refit L3004 RFA Sir Bedivere until 1998, under refit by Babcock at Rosyth to displace 7700 tonnes and increase length by 12 m. | |
1994-may-05 | Commissioned | Commissioned 206 RSS Perseverance in the past, had been UK RFA Sir Lancelot | |
1997 | Deployment | Deployment L3036 RFA Sir Percivale last RFA vessel to leave Hong Kong before its handover to China. | |
1998-aug-28 | Deployment | Deployment L3004 RFA Sir Bedivere International Festival of Sea Participated in IFoS 1998., Portsmouth, on board Gazelle ZB676 | |
1998-oct | Deployment | Deployment L3505 RFA Sir Tristram Operation Tellar Hurricane reilef operations off central America | |
2000-sep-20 | Port Visit | Port Visit L3505 RFA Sir Tristram tied up alongside HMS Belfast in the Pool of London, to support the Royal Logistic Corps Millennium Celebration. | |
2001-aug | Deployment | Deployment L3505 RFA Sir Tristram to Middle East, Gulf and Indian Ocean, until Aug 2002 when she returned to Marchwood. Extended deployment due to support for anti-Taliban operations in Afghanistan, with RFA Sir Percivale and RFA Fort Austin. | |
2002-sep-10 | Deployment | Deployment L3004 RFA Sir Bedivere deployed to Arabian Gulf in support of mine counter-measures. | |
2002-nov | Port Visit | Port Visit L3005 RFA Sir Galahad (1988) Dartmouth, Devon | |
2003-jan-15 | Deployment | Deployment L3005 RFA Sir Galahad (1988) Operation Telic to support combat, post-combat and reconstruction operations in Iraq, completing 5 Aug 2003. | |
2003-jan-15 | Deployment | Deployment L3036 RFA Sir Percivale Operation Telic to support combat operations in Iraq, completing 28 May 2003. | |
2003-jan-17 | Deployment | Deployment L3505 RFA Sir Tristram Operation Telic to support combat, post-combat and (from 28 May) mine clearance operations in Iraq, completing 4 Aug 2003. | |
2003-mar-19 | Deployment | Deployment L3004 RFA Sir Bedivere Operation Telic to support mine clearance operations in Iraq, completing 28 May 2003. | |
2003-mar-28 | Port Visit | Port Visit L3005 RFA Sir Galahad (1988) at Umm Qasr, Iraq | |
2003-may-01 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned L3027 RFA Sir Geraint | |
2003-dec | Decommissioned | Decommissioned 206 RSS Perseverance sold commercially | |
2004-may-13 | Deployment | Deployment L3505 RFA Sir Tristram departed HMNB Devonport supporting HMS Ocean, as part of an Amphibious Task Group with HMS Albion, HMS Cornwall, HMS Sutherland, RFA Argus, RFA Fort George, RFA Fort Rosalie, RFA Sir Galahad and RFA Oakleaf, for exercises with US Navy. Arrived Norfolk, VA on 28 May. | |
2004-aug-17 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned L3036 RFA Sir Percivale | |
2005-jul | Fate: transfered | Fate: transfered L3027 RFA Sir Geraint sold to Pakistani breakers, renamed Sir G | |
2005-dec | Fate: scrapped | Fate: scrapped L3027 RFA Sir Geraint scrapped at Gadani Beach, Pakistan | |
2005-dec-16 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned L3505 RFA Sir Tristram | |
2006-oct-11 | Deployment | Deployment L3004 RFA Sir Bedivere Operation Vela (Green Eagle) in support of Exercise Green Eagle phase of Operation Vela, off Sierra Leone | |
2007 | Homeport | Homeport L3505 RFA Sir Tristram In use with Royal Marines in Portland Harbour as Training Vessel (TV) Tristram | |
2007-jul | Decommissioned | Decommissioned L3005 RFA Sir Galahad (1988) in Portsmouth | |
2007-jul | Fate: transfered | Fate: transfered L3005 RFA Sir Galahad (1988) To Brazil as NDCC Garcia DAvila | |
2007-jul | Commissioned | Commissioned G29 NDCC Garcia D'Avila ex UK RFA Sir Galahad | |
2008-feb-18 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned L3004 RFA Sir Bedivere | |
2008-feb-18 | Fate: transfered | Fate: transfered L3004 RFA Sir Bedivere to Brazil as NDCC Almirante Saboia | |
2008-mar | Fate: scrapped | Fate: scrapped 206 RSS Perseverance scrapped in Bangladesh | |
2009 | Refit | Refit L3004 RFA Sir Bedivere Refit by AP Group (Falmouth) until at least May 2009 for Brazilian Navy | |
2009-mar-06 | Port Visit | Port Visit G29 NDCC Garcia D'Avila Simonstown in support of 3rd Sea Power for Africa Symposium | |
2009-may-21 | Commissioned | Commissioned G25 NDCC Almirante Saboia ex UK RFA Sir Bedivere | |
2009-dec | Fate: scrapped | Fate: scrapped L3036 RFA Sir Percivale scrapped at Leavesley International in Liverpool and mostly completed by Jun 2010. | |