1962-jul-25 | Laid down | Laid down L10 HMS Fearless Yard No 1651. | |
1962-dec-19 | Laid down | Laid down L11 HMS Intrepid | |
1963-dec-19 | Launched | Launched L10 HMS Fearless | |
1964-jun-25 | Launched | Launched L11 HMS Intrepid | |
1965-nov-25 | Commissioned | Commissioned L10 HMS Fearless at Harland & Wolff | |
1966-may-06 | Port Visit | Port Visit L10 HMS Fearless first foreign port visit, to Brest for four days. | |
1966-jul-15 | Trials | Trials L10 HMS Fearless Mediterranean and UK waters propeller trials for 5 weeks | |
1966-sep-13 | Deployment | Deployment L10 HMS Fearless left HMNB Portsmouth. To support the Civil Power in Aden, until Oct 1966. | |
1966-oct-25 | Deployment | Deployment L10 HMS Fearless Operation Fate Deployed to support the Irish Guards in a security operation around the Hauf region of Yemen, near its border with Oman. | |
1966-nov-25 | Port Visit | Port Visit L10 HMS Fearless 4 day visit to Durban | |
1967-mar-09 | Deployment | Deployment L10 HMS Fearless sailed from Singapore in company with HMS Bulwark for assault exercise off Penang. | |
1967-mar-11 | Commissioned | Commissioned L11 HMS Intrepid | |
1967-jun-01 | | L11 HMS Intrepid damage to starboard turbine caused by overheating. 12 weeks repair in HMD Devonport needed. | |
1967-oct-17 | Aircraft | Aircraft L10 HMS Fearless embarked first 8 Wessex of 78 Squadron, for transport to Sharjah. | |
1967-nov | Deployment | Deployment L10 HMS Fearless until Dec 1967, part of Task Force 318 to cover the British withdrawal from Aden during Operation Magister. | |
1967-nov | Deployment | Deployment L11 HMS Intrepid until Dec 1967, part of Task Force 318 to cover the British withdrawal from Aden during Operation Magister. | |
1967-nov-21 | Aircraft | Aircraft L10 HMS Fearless embarked the three Sioux of 45 Commando Air Troop, as part of Operation Magister in preparation for their final return to UK. | |
1967-nov-29 | Aircraft | Aircraft L11 HMS Intrepid final departure from Aden, with last 6 Wessex HC.2 of 78 Squadron embarked, heading for Sharjah. | |
1968-mar | Deployment | Deployment L11 HMS Intrepid off Persian Gulf islands of Tunb, to calm tension with Iran | |
1968-sep-20 | Deployment | Deployment L11 HMS Intrepid Exercise Coral Sands participated in Exercise Coral Sands with Sioux AH.1 of 3 CBAS embarked | |
1968-oct | Port Visit | Port Visit L11 HMS Intrepid visited Brisbane, after participating in Exercise Coral Sands with 3 CBAS, at least 13 of the unit Sioux AH.1 embarked. | |
1968-oct-04 | Deployment | Deployment L10 HMS Fearless Operation Diogenes Departed UK. Hosted senior level negotiations from 8 Oct between Britain and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) over its declaration of independence (UDI), off Gibraltar. | |
1969-jan-15 | Deployment | Deployment L10 HMS Fearless sailed from HMNB Devonport for a 3 month Mediterranean and West African deployment, returning on 10 Apr. | |
1969-mar | Deployment | Deployment L10 HMS Fearless off Lagos (Nigeria), for talks between UK and Nigeria over the Biafra crisis. | |
1969-may | Port Visit | Port Visit L11 HMS Intrepid Visted St Helena | |
1969-jun-04 | Deployment | Deployment L10 HMS Fearless sailed from HMNB Devonport for a 13 month Far East deployment, returning on 12 Jun 1970. | |
1969-sep-22 | Port Visit | Port Visit L10 HMS Fearless visit to Tokyo for cultural, industrial and educational British Week, until 6 Oct. | |
1970 | Refit | Refit L10 HMS Fearless Recommissioned 12 Feb 1971, after refit which included adding Skynet satellite communications equipment. | |
1970-aug-29 | Port Visit | Port Visit L10 HMS Fearless present at Plymouth Navy Days 1970. | |
1970-nov-19 | Deployment | Deployment L11 HMS Intrepid Operation Burlap to Bay of Bengal to assist in cyclone relief efforts | |
1971-aug-28 | Port Visit | Port Visit L10 HMS Fearless Ship open to visitors at Plymouth Navy Days 1971. | |
1971-sep-01 | Deployment | Deployment L10 HMS Fearless departed HMNB Devonport for 10 week Mediterranean deployment, returning on 18 Nov. | |
1972-nov | Deployment | Deployment L10 HMS Fearless participated in Exercise Corsica 72 off W coast of Corsica with HMS Ark Royal, HMS Bulwark, and HMS Intrepid. | |
1972-nov | Deployment | Deployment L11 HMS Intrepid participated in Exercise Corsica 72 off W coast of Corsica with HMS Bulwark, HMS Ark Royal and HMS Fearless. | |
1976-aug-28 | Port Visit | Port Visit L10 HMS Fearless Ship open to visitors at Plymouth Navy Days 1976. | |
1977-jun-24 | Deployment | Deployment L10 HMS Fearless Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, off Ryde Sand | |
1978-aug-26 | Deployment | Deployment L10 HMS Fearless present for Plymouth Navy Days, with 3 CBAS Scout AH.1 XP893/S embarked. | |
1982-apr-06 | Deployment | Deployment L10 HMS Fearless Operation Corporate Departed HMNB Portsmouth with some 3 CBAS airframes and three Sea King HC.4 of 846 Squadron embarked, leaving theatre on 24 Jun 1982. | |
1982-apr-20 | Aircraft | Aircraft L11 HMS Intrepid assigned to 845 Squadron Embarked Wessex HU.5 XT449 / C and XT461 / W of 845 NAS E Flt for two days of working up. The Flight returned to Yeovilton before re-embarking on 26 Apr. | |
1982-apr-26 | Deployment | Deployment L11 HMS Intrepid Operation Corporate Departed Weymouth Bay for South Atlantic with 845 Squadron E Flt embarked and an 846 Squadron airframe, joining in the English Channel. Left theatre on 26 Jun 1982. | |
1983-sep-29 | | L10 HMS Fearless collision with German bulk carrier Gerhardt, off Portland. | |
1983-nov-28 | Deployment | Deployment L10 HMS Fearless Operation Offcut ordered from UK with 4 Assault Squadron, RM embarked, on 20 Nov with RFA Brambleleaf in support and arrived on station off Beirut, to relieve HMS Glamorgan. | |
1985 | | L10 HMS Fearless into low readiness reserve for 3 years, until 1988. | |
1986-oct-22 | Deployment | Deployment L11 HMS Intrepid departed HMNB Portsmouth for Middle East and Gulf of Arabia deployment. Embarked 40 Commando Royal Marines and 2x Sea King HC.4 from 846 NAS and returned Dec 1986. | |
1986-nov-20 | Deployment | Deployment L11 HMS Intrepid Participated in Exercise Saif Sareea 86 between 20 and 30 Nov 1986, off Masirah Island. | |
1989 | Refit | Refit L10 HMS Fearless CIWS Phalanx 20 mm refit at HMD Devonport, including replacement of guns and her 4x quadruple Seacat launchers for new 20mm and Phalanx CIWS. Completed 1991. | |
1991-apr | Struck | Struck L11 HMS Intrepid Laid up for long term storage at Portsmouth. Some equipment canabalised for use in HMS Fearless. | |
1991-oct-10 | Deployment | Deployment L10 HMS Fearless deployed to Sevastolpol, Ukraine with 2x 656 Sq Lynx AH.1 | |
1998-aug-28 | Deployment | Deployment L10 HMS Fearless International Festival of Sea Participated in IFoS 1998. | |
1999-aug-31 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned L11 HMS Intrepid | |
2000-nov-02 | Deployment | Deployment L10 HMS Fearless serious boiler fire while operating c 150nm off Sicily, brought under control with difficulty and much skill by the ships company. Damage caused her to sail for Malta for assessment and to be relieved from her planned mission to Sierra Leone (Operation Basilica) by RFA Argus. | |
2001-aug-20 | Deployment | Deployment L10 HMS Fearless left HMNB Portsmouth for 7 month Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean deployment, returning 18 Mar 2002. | |
2002-aug-03 | Homeport | Homeport L10 HMS Fearless paid off for final time at HMNB Portsmouth | |
2003 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned L10 HMS Fearless | |
2005-jul | | L11 HMS Intrepid by Jul 2005 was laid up in Fareham Creek | |
2005-jul | | L10 HMS Fearless by Jul 2005 was laid up in Fareham Creek | |
2007-dec-17 | Fate: scrapped | Fate: scrapped L10 HMS Fearless towed from Portsmouth to Van Heyghen yard at Ghent, Belgium for scrapping | |
2008-sep-13 | Fate: scrapped | Fate: scrapped L11 HMS Intrepid towed from Portsmouth to Birkenhead for breakers yard at Canada Dock and scrapping completed by Aug 2009 | |