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1964-aug-14 | Ordered | K08 RFA Engadine | |
1965-aug-9 | Laid down | K08 RFA Engadine Victoria Yard No 500 | |
1966-sep-16 | Launched | K08 RFA Engadine named on 15th but launch delayed by bad weather | |
1966-sep-16 | | K08 RFA Engadine Ship No 500 built at the Leith Shipyards of Henry Robb. For more see www.leithshipyards.com | |
1967-dec-15 | Commissioned | K08 RFA Engadine to replace role of HMS Lofoten | |
1968 | | K08 RFA Engadine 2 Wessex Helicopters at Portland Visit to Ireland | |
1968-jan | Homeport | K08 RFA Engadine Portland | |
1969-jul-2 | Trials | K08 RFA Engadine Conducted first-of-type deck landing trials with Sea King HAS.1 XV642, beginning on 2 Jul | |
1969-jul-26 | Deployment | K08 RFA Engadine Fleet Review: Ships of the Western Fleet Present at Ships of the Western Fleet review in Torbay. | |
1972-jun | Deployment | K08 RFA Engadine to Rockall, to install navigation beacon on the summit, via Sea Kings of 819 NAS | |
1973-jun-29 | Trials | K08 RFA Engadine Hosted first-of-type at-sea deck landings by a Lynx HAS.2 (XX510). | |
1973-dec | Aircraft | K08 RFA Engadine Assigned Wessex HAS.3 XM871 as /410-EN by Dec 1973 | |
1976-may-3 | Aircraft | K08 RFA Engadine Deck landing accident when undercarriage of Wessex HAS.3 XS119 collapsed on 3 May 1976, while operating with 737 NAS / 665-PO, off Start Point. Returned to Portland to send airframe to Accident Investigation Unit at Lee by road. | |
1978-jul | Refit | K08 RFA Engadine at Royal Albert Dock, London | |
1979-feb | Aircraft | K08 RFA Engadine From Feb 1979, RFA Engadine was a regular, short term host to a Sea King detachment from 706 Squadron. | |
1981-dec-8 | Deployment | K08 RFA Engadine Rescue from mv Melpol MAYDAY received early morning of 8 Dec 1981 from ship on fire in English Channel. Launched two Sea Kings and proceeded towards incident. | |
1982-may-10 | Deployment | K08 RFA Engadine Operation Corporate Departed HMNB Devonport for South Atlantic with 847 Squadron A Flt embarked. Took up station at Port William on 27 Jun. | |
1982-jul-5 | Aircraft | K08 RFA Engadine Embarked 847 NAS Wessex HU.5 XS516 /XD and XT755 /XX and left theatre on 7 Jul, via San Carlos to collect tail-less ex 825 NAS Sea King XV696 /268, arriving HMNB Devonport on 30 Jul. | |
1983 | Refit | K08 RFA Engadine during latter part of 1983 and into 1984, her flight deck was extended and strengthened at Gibraltar, to provide a 2nd Sea King landing spot | |
1983-feb-18 | Aircraft | K08 RFA Engadine From 18 Feb 1983 to 22 Jan 1989 almost until she decommissioned, RFA Engadine was a regular, short term host to a Sea King detachment from 810 Squadron. | |
1986-nov-17 | Deployment | K08 RFA Engadine Embarked 5x Lynx from 702 NAS to complete sea training for student aircrew (pic) in Bay of Biscay and Gibraltar, completing on 28 Nov 1986. | |
1988-mar-8 | Aircraft | K08 RFA Engadine Lynx ZD262 | |
1988-mar-10 | Aircraft | K08 RFA Engadine during night exercise in Portuguese waters, 702 NAS Lynx HAS.3 XZ243/635 ditched. Airframe recovered. | |
1988-mar-13 | Aircraft | K08 RFA Engadine Sea King XV648 and XV708 training onboard | |
1989 | Decommissioned | K08 RFA Engadine | |
1990-feb-18 | Fate: transfered | K08 RFA Engadine to Greek owners and arrived in Piraeus | |
1996-may-7 | Fate: scrapped | K08 RFA Engadine to Alang, India for scrapping | |
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