1959-mar-09 | Laid down | Laid down D02 HMS Devonshire as DLG01. Yard No. V.1284 | |
1959-mar-26 | Laid down | Laid down D06 HMS Hampshire as DLG02 | |
1960 | Laid down | Laid down D12 HMS Kent as DLG04, Yard No 1632. | |
1960-feb-26 | Laid down | Laid down D16 HMS London as DLG03, Yard No. 1903 | |
1960-jun-16 | Launched | Launched D02 HMS Devonshire | |
1961-mar-16 | Launched | Launched D06 HMS Hampshire | |
1961-aug | Trials | Trials D02 HMS Devonshire Conducted trials of minesweeping equipment fitted to 771 Sq Whirlwind HAR.5 XJ402. | |
1961-sep-27 | Launched | Launched D12 HMS Kent | |
1961-nov-13 | Trials | Trials D02 HMS Devonshire Wessex HAS.1 XM920 embarked for 10 days of trials | |
1961-dec-07 | Launched | Launched D16 HMS London | |
1962-mar | Aircraft | Aircraft D02 HMS Devonshire assigned Wessex HAS.1 XM923/989-D for Ships Flt. | |
1962-jun-01 | Laid down | Laid down D20 HMS Fife | |
1962-sep-13 | Laid down | Laid down D19 HMS Glamorgan Yard No 176 | |
1962-nov-15 | Commissioned | Commissioned D02 HMS Devonshire | |
1963-mar | Aircraft | Aircraft D06 HMS Hampshire assigned Wessex HAS.1 XP156/902-HA as Hampshire Flt, 829 Sq recoded /472-HA by Jan 1964, recoded /402-HA by Apr 1965, until c May 1967 | |
1963-mar-15 | Commissioned | Commissioned D06 HMS Hampshire | |
1963-jul-26 | Aircraft | Aircraft D12 HMS Kent Kent Flt Wessex HAS.1 XP141/181-KE allocated, until Feb 1964. | |
1963-aug | Commissioned | Commissioned D12 HMS Kent | |
1963-oct | Aircraft | Aircraft D16 HMS London assigned Wessex HAS.1 XP151/175-LO for ship s flt. Recoded /405-LO by Aug 1964, until 1965. | |
1963-nov-04 | Commissioned | Commissioned D16 HMS London | |
1964-mar | Aircraft | Aircraft D02 HMS Devonshire Ships Flt Wessex HAS.1 (still XM923) brought under 829 Sq administration, shortly after unit reformed | |
1964-mar | Aircraft | Aircraft D12 HMS Kent Kent Flt Wessex HAS.1 XP140/181-KE allocated, recoded /401-KE by May 1965, until c Jun 1967. | |
1964-jul | Aircraft | Aircraft D02 HMS Devonshire assigned 829 Sq Wessex HAS.1 XM832/404-DV for Devonshire Flt, delivered to ship overseas 31 Jul, (until c Oct 1964). | |
1964-jul | Deployment | Deployment D02 HMS Devonshire Operation White Horse re-inforced the Alouette IIs of 24 Flt at Atkinson Field with its Wessex, while 1310 Flt was deploying from RAF Odiham. | |
1964-jul-09 | Launched | Launched D20 HMS Fife | |
1964-jul-09 | Launched | Launched D19 HMS Glamorgan | |
1964-aug-01 | Port Visit | Port Visit D02 HMS Devonshire Ship open to visitors at Plymouth Navy Days 1964 | |
1964-sep | Deployment | Deployment D12 HMS Kent Konfrontasi stationed in the radar gap between Bukit Gombal and Butterworth in the Malacca Strait, following an Indonesian parachute drop at Labis on 2 Sep. | |
1965-jul | Aircraft | Aircraft D02 HMS Devonshire assigned 829 Sq Wessex HAS.1 XS864/404-DV for Devonshire Flt (until Sep 1967). | |
1965-aug | Deployment | Deployment D16 HMS London returned to UK after first commission. | |
1965-aug-28 | Deployment | Deployment D16 HMS London present at Portsmouth Navy Days 1965 | |
1966-jan-20 | Laid down | Laid down D18 HMS Antrim Fairfield Yard No 833 | |
1966-mar | Aircraft | Aircraft D16 HMS London assigned 829 Sq Wessex HAS.1 XS874/405-LO for ships flt, until Nov 1968. | |
1966-mar-15 | Laid down | Laid down D21 HMS Norfolk Yard No. 2019 | |
1966-jun-21 | Commissioned | Commissioned D20 HMS Fife | |
1966-aug-27 | Deployment | Deployment D02 HMS Devonshire present at Plymouth Navy Days 1966 | |
1966-oct-11 | Commissioned | Commissioned D19 HMS Glamorgan | |
1966-nov | Aircraft | Aircraft D20 HMS Fife assigned Wessex HAS.1 XS887 as 829 Sq Fife Flt/403-FF by Nov 1966, until c Jun 1968 | |
1966-dec | Deployment | Deployment D20 HMS Fife Gibraltar and Mediterranean for talks between UK and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Escort for HMS Tiger. | |
1967-apr-22 | Port Visit | Port Visit D19 HMS Glamorgan until 27 Apr to Cardiff. | |
1967-may-18 | Deployment | Deployment D06 HMS Hampshire depart HMNB Portsmouth for NW Atlantic and Candian East Coast deployment, returning 4 Jul 1967. | |
1967-jul | Aircraft | Aircraft D19 HMS Glamorgan 829 Sq Wessex HAS.1 XM874/400-GL assigned to Glamorgan Flt, until c 1970 | |
1967-aug | | D20 HMS Fife courtesy cruise to Goteborg (Sweden) and Copenhagen (Denmark) | |
1967-aug-26 | Deployment | Deployment D02 HMS Devonshire present at Plymouth Navy Days 1967 | |
1967-oct-19 | Launched | Launched D18 HMS Antrim | |
1967-nov | Deployment | Deployment D02 HMS Devonshire part of Task Force 318 to cover the British withdrawal from Aden during Operation Magister. | |
1967-nov | Deployment | Deployment D16 HMS London part of Task Force 318 to cover the British withdrawal from Aden during Operation Magister. | |
1967-nov | Deployment | Deployment D06 HMS Hampshire In Gulf of Aden as part of Operation Magister, supporting the British withdrawl from Aden. | |
1967-nov-16 | Launched | Launched D21 HMS Norfolk | |
1967-dec | Aircraft | Aircraft D06 HMS Hampshire assigned Wessex HAS.1 XP159 as 829 Sq Hampshire Flt/404-HA by Dec 1967, until c Feb 1968 | |
1968-jan | Aircraft | Aircraft D12 HMS Kent 829 Sq Wessex HAS.1 XP115 allocated as Kent Flt/401-KE by Jan 1968, until a/c ditched and sank, S of Eddystone Light on 13 Sep 1968. | |
1968-mar | Aircraft | Aircraft D06 HMS Hampshire assigned Wessex HAS.1 XS875 as 829 Sq Hampshire Flt/402-HA by Mar 1968, until c Oct 1969 | |
1968-sep-20 | Deployment | Deployment D19 HMS Glamorgan Exercise Coral Sands participated in Exercise Coral Sands, until 13 Oct | |
1968-sep-20 | Deployment | Deployment D20 HMS Fife Exercise Coral Sands participated in Exercise Coral Sands, until 13 Oct. | |
1968-oct-08 | Deployment | Deployment D12 HMS Kent Operation Diogenes Gibraltar and Mediterranean for further talks between UK and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Escort for HMS Fearless. | |
1968-nov-04 | Aircraft | Aircraft D16 HMS London Ships Flt Wessex XS874 ditched in English Channel south of Portland 4 Nov 1968. Recovered, wreck to AIU Lee-on-Solent via Portland Harbour. | |
1968-dec | Aircraft | Aircraft D16 HMS London assigned 829 Sq Wessex HAS.1 XM842/405-LO for ships flt, until 1971. | |
1969 | Deployment | Deployment D16 HMS London Beira Patrol operations during 1969 | |
1969-jan-24 | Deployment | Deployment D06 HMS Hampshire depart HMNB Portsmouth for 3 month South American deployment via Panama Canal, returning 25 Apr 1969. | |
1969-feb-21 | Port Visit | Port Visit D06 HMS Hampshire 4 day visit to Callao, Peru, departing 25 Feb | |
1969-jun | Aircraft | Aircraft D20 HMS Fife assigned Wessex HAS.3 XS149 as 829 Sq Fife Flt/403-FF by Jun 1969, until c Jan 1971 | |
1969-jul-26 | Deployment | Deployment D19 HMS Glamorgan Fleet Review: Ships of the Western Fleet Present at Ships of the Western Fleet review in Torbay, flying the flag of Flag Officer Submarines. | |
1969-jul-26 | Deployment | Deployment D06 HMS Hampshire Fleet Review: Ships of the Western Fleet Present at Ships of the Western Fleet review in Torbay, flying the flag of Flag Officer Flotillas Western Fleet. | |
1970-mar-07 | Commissioned | Commissioned D21 HMS Norfolk | |
1970-aug-10 | Aircraft | Aircraft D18 HMS Antrim 737 Sq Antrim Flt formed at Portland with XP137/406-AN | |
1970-aug-29 | Port Visit | Port Visit D19 HMS Glamorgan Ship open to visitors at Plymouth Navy Days 1970. | |
1970-oct | Aircraft | Aircraft D21 HMS Norfolk 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XP140/407-NF assigned to Norfolk Flt, until c Jan 1972 | |
1970-nov-02 | Deployment | Deployment D16 HMS London Exercise Lime Jug departed Valletta on 29 Oct for Lime Jug, in company with HMS Ark Royal. ENDEX on 15 Nov. | |
1970-nov-02 | Deployment | Deployment D20 HMS Fife Exercise Lime Jug departed Valletta on 29 Oct for Lime Jug with Wessex HAS.3 XS149 / 403-FF embarked, in company with HMS Ark Royal. ENDEX on 15 Nov. | |
1970-nov-23 | Homeport | Homeport D18 HMS Antrim at HMNB Portsmouth | |
1971-mar | Aircraft | Aircraft D02 HMS Devonshire assigned 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XS149/403-DV for Devonshire Flt (until Apr 1974). | |
1971-mar-30 | Commissioned | Commissioned D18 HMS Antrim at South Railway Jetty, Portsmouth | |
1971-jul | Port Visit | Port Visit D18 HMS Antrim visit to Antwerp | |
1971-sep | Aircraft | Aircraft D16 HMS London assigned 737 Sq Wessex HAS.1 XP157/405-LO for ships flt, until c Aug 1972. | |
1971-oct | Aircraft | Aircraft D19 HMS Glamorgan 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XM919/400-GL assigned to Glamorgan Flt, until c Nov 1973 | |
1971-nov | Aircraft | Aircraft D20 HMS Fife assigned Wessex HAS.3 XM836 as 737 Sq Fife Flt/404-FF by Nov 1971, until c Jul 1975 | |
1971-dec | Deployment | Deployment D19 HMS Glamorgan to Bermuda, in company with HMS Phoebe in support of UK-US heads of government summit | |
1972 | Refit | Refit D21 HMS Norfolk MM38 Exocet single launcher 2 year refit, to remove B turret and replace with 4x MM38 Exocet launchers (see main picture, above) | |
1972-jan | Deployment | Deployment D18 HMS Antrim departed HMNB Portsmouth for 9 week Mediterranean deployment, returning 23 Mar. | |
1972-jan-20 | Port Visit | Port Visit D18 HMS Antrim extended period alongside at Gibraltar, with 737 Sq Antrim Flt disembarked at RAF North Front, departed on 6 Mar. | |
1972-mar-09 | Port Visit | Port Visit D18 HMS Antrim 5 day visit to Barcelona during Mediterranean deployment | |
1972-jun | Deployment | Deployment D18 HMS Antrim departed HMNB Portsmouth for Mediterranean deployment, attached to the US VI Fleet, returning mid Sep 1972. | |
1972-jun | Aircraft | Aircraft D12 HMS Kent 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XP150 allocated as Kent Flt/401-KE by Jun 1972, until c Feb 1977 | |
1972-nov | Aircraft | Aircraft D18 HMS Antrim assigned 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XS862 as Antrim Flt/406-AN, until c 1977 | |
1972-dec-29 | Deployment | Deployment D18 HMS Antrim Deployment to the far east, Return Sept 1973. | |
1973-feb | Aircraft | Aircraft D21 HMS Norfolk 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XM328/407-NF assigned to Norfolk Flt, until c Sep 1974 | |
1973-jun | Aircraft | Aircraft D06 HMS Hampshire assigned Wessex HAS.3 XS153 as 737 Sq Hampshire Flt/402-HA by Jun 1973, until c Jun 1975 | |
1973-dec-17 | Homeport | Homeport D20 HMS Fife transferred from HMNB Portsmouth to HMNB Devonport | |
1974-jan | Deployment | Deployment D20 HMS Fife departed UK as Flagship of Task Group 317.1 for 9 month Indian Ocean and Australia group deployment in company with HMS Apollo, HMS Argonaut, HMS Ariadne, HMS Danae and HMS Londonderry, supported by RFA Tarbatness. Returned to HMNB Devonport on 4 Oct. | |
1974-feb | Deployment | Deployment D20 HMS Fife Beira Patrol embargo enforcing operations in Mozambique Channel | |
1974-feb-20 | Port Visit | Port Visit D20 HMS Fife arrived in Gan for short visit to transfer VIPs to HMS Norfolk | |
1974-feb-20 | Port Visit | Port Visit D21 HMS Norfolk arrived in Gan for short visit to receive VIPs from HMS Fife | |
1974-feb-26 | Port Visit | Port Visit D20 HMS Fife two day visit to Singapore, departed for Hong Kong 28 Feb. | |
1974-apr-10 | Aircraft | Aircraft D02 HMS Devonshire Wessex HAS.3 XP105/403-DV assigned to Devonshire Flt. | |
1974-may | Aircraft | Aircraft D19 HMS Glamorgan 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XM871/400-GL assigned to Glamorgan Flt, until 21 Aug 1975 | |
1974-jul | Deployment | Deployment D02 HMS Devonshire Partition of Cyprus part of Task Force to Eastern Mediterranean during Cyprus emergency | |
1974-jul | Deployment | Deployment D06 HMS Hampshire Partition of Cyprus part of Task Force to Eastern Mediterranean during Cyprus emergency | |
1974-sep | Aircraft | Aircraft D21 HMS Norfolk 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XP137/407-NF assigned to Norfolk Flt, until c Jan 1975 | |
1974-oct | Aircraft | Aircraft D16 HMS London assigned 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XM327/405-LO for ships flt, until c Oct 1975. | |
1975-jan | Aircraft | Aircraft D21 HMS Norfolk 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XM837/407-NF assigned to Norfolk Flt, until c Mar 1981 | |
1975-jul-22 | Deployment | Deployment D19 HMS Glamorgan departed UK as flagship of global Task Group 317.3, escorted by elements of the 8th Frigate Squadron HMS Ajax, HMS Berwick, HMS Plymouth and HMS Rothesay. Support provided by RFA Gold Rover, RFA Tarbatness and RFA Tidespring. Returned 14 Apr 1976 | |
1975-aug | Aircraft | Aircraft D06 HMS Hampshire assigned Wessex HAS.3 XP142 as 737 Sq Hampshire Flt/402-HA by Aug 1975, until c Mar 1976 | |
1975-aug-21 | Aircraft | Aircraft D19 HMS Glamorgan Wessex HAS.3 XM871 w/o 21 Aug 1975 with 737 Sq/400-GL when it crashed into the Red Sea, operating from HMS Glamorgan, and sank during failed recovery attempt. | |
1975-sep | Aircraft | Aircraft D19 HMS Glamorgan 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XM328/400-GL assigned to Glamorgan Flt (joined ship in Singapore, after loss of XM871) Sep 1975 until c Mar 1978 | |
1975-sep | Refit | Refit D20 HMS Fife Refit until c Aug 1976 | |
1975-oct | Aircraft | Aircraft D16 HMS London assigned 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XM838/405-LO for ships flt, until Jul 1979. | |
1975-dec | Aircraft | Aircraft D02 HMS Devonshire assigned 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XP137/403-DV for Devonshire Flt (until c Apr 1976). | |
1976-mar | Port Visit | Port Visit D06 HMS Hampshire visited London for final time, alongside HMS Belfast | |
1976-apr | Decommissioned | Decommissioned D06 HMS Hampshire | |
1976-jun | Aircraft | Aircraft D20 HMS Fife assigned Wessex HAS.3 XP142 as 737 Sq Fife Flt/404-FF by Jun 1976, until c Sep 1979 | |
1976-sep | Aircraft | Aircraft D02 HMS Devonshire assigned 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XM844/403-DV for Ships Flt (until Dec 1976). | |
1976-dec-13 | Aircraft | Aircraft D02 HMS Devonshire lost 737 Sq Devonshire Flt Wessex HAS.3 XM844 overboard during a night take off near the mouth of St Georges Channel. | |
1977-feb | Aircraft | Aircraft D12 HMS Kent 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XM327 allocated as Kent Flt/401-KE by Feb 1977, until c May 1980 | |
1977-feb | Deployment | Deployment D19 HMS Glamorgan Departed HMNB Portsmouth for 4 month Mediterranean deployment, returning 25 May 1977. | |
1977-jun-25 | Deployment | Deployment D16 HMS London Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, off Ryde Sand | |
1977-jun-25 | Deployment | Deployment D18 HMS Antrim Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, off Mother Bank | |
1977-jun-25 | Deployment | Deployment D02 HMS Devonshire Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, off Mother Bank | |
1977-jun-25 | Deployment | Deployment D19 HMS Glamorgan Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, off Ryde Sand | |
1977-jun-25 | Deployment | Deployment D20 HMS Fife Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, off Ryde Sand | |
1977-jun-25 | Deployment | Deployment D12 HMS Kent Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, off Ryde Pier | |
1977-aug | Aircraft | Aircraft D18 HMS Antrim assigned 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XP150 as Antrim Flt/406-AN, until c May 1979 | |
1977-aug-10 | Aircraft | Aircraft D20 HMS Fife HRH The Queen and Prince Phillip flown by Queens Flight Wessex HCC.4 XV732 to Hillsborough Castle for Silver Jubilee visit to NI. | |
1978 | Refit | Refit D19 HMS Glamorgan Refit until early 1981 | |
1978-feb | Aircraft | Aircraft D20 HMS Fife assigned 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XP137 as Ships Flt (supporting XP142 ?), until c Sep 1978. | |
1978-jul-30 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned D02 HMS Devonshire | |
1978-sep-13 | | D02 HMS Devonshire to Disposal List | |
1979-apr | Fate: scrapped | Fate: scrapped D06 HMS Hampshire sold for scrap, to Briton Ferry | |
1979-apr-01 | Deployment | Deployment D16 HMS London Departed Malta with Flag Officer Malta, Rear Admiral Oswald Cecil, as the final act of the British withdrawal from Malta. | |
1979-may | Aircraft | Aircraft D18 HMS Antrim assigned 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XM923 as Ships Flt until c Jul 1979, for service in Northern Ireland | |
1979-may-08 | Deployment | Deployment D21 HMS Norfolk departed HMNB Portsmouth as Flagship of Task Group 317.8 for 7 month Indian Ocean and Far East group deployment in company with HMS Achilles, HMS Arethusa and HMS Falmouth, supported by RFA Black Rover, RFA Olmeda and RFA Regent. This group joined with the Devonport group of HMS Arrow and HMS Dido, returned to UK 14 Dec 1979. | |
1979-jul | Aircraft | Aircraft D16 HMS London assigned 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XM923 on loan, mainly for duty in Northern Ireland detached to RAF Aldergrove, until c Feb 1980. | |
1979-aug-30 | Deployment | Deployment D20 HMS Fife Hurricane David relief operations to Dominican Republic for emergency relief work after the island was battered by Hurricane David. | |
1979-nov | Homeport | Homeport D20 HMS Fife withdrawn to become alongside training ship at HMNB Portsmouth. | |
1980 | Deployment | Deployment D21 HMS Norfolk Deployed to Aegean Sea 1980:
I was a US Army soldier stationed in Izmir Turkey in 1980. HMS Norfolk made a Port-of-Call to Izmir where I met up with several sailors from the Norfolk and carried on with them for several days until they departed. I still have the HMS Norfolk plaque they gave me when they left. | |
1980-jul | Refit | Refit D20 HMS Fife completed by Feb 1983 | |
1980-aug | Homeport | Homeport D12 HMS Kent became an accommodation ship in Portsmouth Harbour and between 1984 and 1987 had become a Harbour Training Ship at HMS Excellent (Whale Island), being replaced by HMS Bristol. | |
1981 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned D21 HMS Norfolk | |
1981-may | Aircraft | Aircraft D19 HMS Glamorgan Wessex HAS.3 XM837 of 737 Sq assigned to Glamorgan Flt / 400-GL | |
1981-may | Port Visit | Port Visit D16 HMS London visit to Pool of London, moored beside HMS Belfast. | |
1981-aug-29 | Port Visit | Port Visit D18 HMS Antrim Ship open to visitors at Plymouth Navy Days 1981 | |
1981-dec | Decommissioned | Decommissioned D16 HMS London | |
1981-dec | Aircraft | Aircraft D18 HMS Antrim assigned 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XP142 as Antrim Flt/406-AN, until c Jul 1982 | |
1982 | Commissioned | Commissioned D-84 PNS Babur ex UK RN HMS London | |
1982 | | D02 HMS Devonshire planned sale to Egypt collapsed. Her hangar was cannibalised for use in the repair to HMS Glamorgan, after Falklands damage. | |
1982-mar-24 | Fate: transfered | Fate: transfered D16 HMS London to Pakistan as PNS Babur | |
1982-apr | Deployment | Deployment D19 HMS Glamorgan Operation Corporate Despatched as part of the Falklands recovery task force. | |
1982-apr-02 | Deployment | Deployment D18 HMS Antrim Operation Corporate Ordered to South Atlantic from an exercise, leaving theatre on 29 Jun 1982. | |
1982-apr-06 | Fate: transfered | Fate: transfered D21 HMS Norfolk to Chile as Capitan Prat | |
1982-apr-06 | Commissioned | Commissioned D-11 Capitan Prat ex UK RN HMS Norfolk | |
1982-apr-14 | Deployment | Deployment D18 HMS Antrim Operation Paraquat Joined HMS Endurance, HMS Plymouth and RFA Tidespring for recovery of South Georgia. Antrim was flagship for the Paraquat Task Group (317.8) with Wessex HAS.3 XP142/406-AN of 737 NAS (100 Flt) embarked. | |
1982-jun-12 | Aircraft | Aircraft D19 HMS Glamorgan Damaged by land-launched MM38 Exocet 16.5 nm NE of Lively Island, after supporting 3 Commando Brigade in battle for Two Sisters peaks. Warhead entered hangar, killing 14 and destroyed embarked Wessex HAS.3 XM837/400-GL of 737 Sq. | |
1982-jul | Refit | Refit D19 HMS Glamorgan until 1983 to repair Exocet damage from the Falklands campaign, including a replacement hangar from HMS Devonshire and fitted for Lynx operation. | |
1982-oct | Aircraft | Aircraft D20 HMS Fife 815 Sq Lynx HAS.2 XZ248 allocated as Fife Flt / 404-FF, as refit nearing completion, until c Jun 1987. | |
1982-oct | Aircraft | Aircraft D19 HMS Glamorgan assigned 815 Sq Lynx HAS.2 XZ695 as / 400-GL by late Oct 1982, until c Mar 1983 | |
1982-nov-08 | Deployment | Deployment D18 HMS Antrim departed HMNB Portsmouth for Falkland patrol with 737 Sq XM328/406-AN embarked. Returned to UK, 25 Mar 1983. | |
1983-mar | Aircraft | Aircraft D19 HMS Glamorgan 815 Sq Lynx HAS.2 XZ240/400-GL assigned to Glamorgan Flt, until c May 1984 | |
1983-apr | Aircraft | Aircraft D18 HMS Antrim assigned 772 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XP150 as Antrim Flt/406-AN, until c Feb 1984 | |
1983-nov-18 | Deployment | Deployment D19 HMS Glamorgan Operation Offcut ordered to stand off Beirut as advanced units for support of British forces and civilians in Lebanon. Relieved by HMS Fearless on 28 Nov. | |
1984 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned D18 HMS Antrim | |
1984 | Commissioned | Commissioned D-12 Almirante Cochrane ex UK RN HMS Antrim | |
1984-jun-22 | Fate: transfered | Fate: transfered D18 HMS Antrim to Chile: Almirante Cochrane (12) | |
1984-jul-16 | Fate: sunk | Fate: sunk D02 HMS Devonshire expended as a target. Sunk by Sea Eagle missile launched by a Sea Harrier from HMS Illustrious and Tigerfish torpedos from HM Submarine Splendid. | |
1984-dec | Aircraft | Aircraft D19 HMS Glamorgan Ships Flt transferred to HMS Boxer. | |
1985 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned D12 HMS Kent | |
1986-apr | Aircraft | Aircraft D19 HMS Glamorgan assigned 815 Sq Lynx HAS.2 XZ734 as / 400-GL by Apr 1986, short term, until c Aug 1986 | |
1986-aug-18 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned D19 HMS Glamorgan | |
1986-oct-03 | Fate: transfered | Fate: transfered D19 HMS Glamorgan to Chile as Almirante Latorre (14) | |
1987-jan | Port Visit | Port Visit D20 HMS Fife visit to Brest, France | |
1987-jun | Decommissioned | Decommissioned D20 HMS Fife | |
1987-aug-12 | Fate: transfered | Fate: transfered D20 HMS Fife to Chile: Blanco Encalada (15) | |
1988 | Commissioned | Commissioned D-15 Blanco Encalada | |
1988-may | Refit | Refit D-15 Blanco Encalada refit completed at Talcahuano for Super Puma operation | |
1994 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned D-84 PNS Babur | |
1994-may | Refit | Refit D-12 Almirante Cochrane refit completed at Talcahuano for Super Puma operation | |
1995 | Fate: scrapped | Fate: scrapped D-84 PNS Babur sold for scrap | |
1997-nov-14 | | D12 HMS Kent departed Victory Jetty, Portsmouth under tow from Russian tug Agat, arriving at Alang in Apr 1998. | |
1998-apr | Fate: scrapped | Fate: scrapped D12 HMS Kent Towed to Alang, India for scrapping. | |
1998-dec-31 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned D-14 Almirante Latorre Decommissioned from Chilean Navy and placed into Reserve | |
2003-dec-12 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned D-15 Blanco Encalada | |
2004 | Fate: sunk | Fate: sunk D-14 Almirante Latorre tow snapped on journey to be scrapped | |
2005 | Fate: scrapped | Fate: scrapped D-15 Blanco Encalada | |
2006-aug-11 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned D-11 Capitan Prat | |
2006-dec-07 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned D-12 Almirante Cochrane | |
2009 | Fate: scrapped | Fate: scrapped D-11 Capitan Prat towed to Mexico to be scrapped | |
2010-dec-11 | Fate: scrapped | Fate: scrapped D-12 Almirante Cochrane left Chile under tow, bound for a breakers yard in China | |