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  • 1962    


    Guided-Missile Destroyer County class

    Specifications

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    471crew
    5440light (tn)
    6200full load (tn)
    158.70length (m)
    16.50beam (m)
    6.10draught (m)
    30max speed (knots)
    60000power (shp)
    4Naval Engine gas turbine
    2Naval Engine propulsion system: COSAG
    2Naval Engine steam turbines
    2Missile Launcher Sea Cat
    1Missile Launcher Sea Slug
    2Naval Gun Mark 6 4.5 inch (twin 114mm)
    2Naval Gun single 20 mm
    1Naval Radar air search radar Type 965
    1Naval Radar navigation radar Type 978
    1Naval Radar air direction radar Type 277
    1Naval Radar fire direction radar Type 901
    1Naval Radar fire direction radar Type 903
    1Naval Radar surface and low level air search radar Type 992

    Aircraft

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        Typical Max
    UK Royal Navy Westland Wessex 11
    CL Chilean Navy SNIA SA319B Alouette III 11
    CL Chilean Navy SNIA AS332 Super Puma 12
    CL Chilean Navy Bell 206 11

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    Shipyards

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    UK Cammell Laird - 1
    UK Harland and Wolff - Belfast1
    UK John Brown - Clydebank1
    UK Kvaerner (Govan) - Govan2
    UK Swan Hunter (Wallsend) - Wallsend2
    UK Vickers-Armstrong - High Walker1


    List of Ships

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    UKRoyal NavyD02HMS DevonshireGHFW - DV19621978
    UKRoyal NavyD06HMS HampshireGHFX - HA19631976
    UKRoyal NavyD12HMS KentGHFY - KE19631985
    UKRoyal NavyD16HMS LondonGHFZ - LO19631982
    PK Pakistan Navy D-84 PNS Babur 19821993
    UKRoyal NavyD19HMS GlamorganGKBH - GL19661986
    CL Chilean Navy D-14 Almirante Latorre 19861998
    UKRoyal NavyD20HMS FifeGKBU - FF19661987
    CL Chilean Navy D-15 Blanco Encalada 19882003
    UKRoyal NavyD18HMS AntrimGRTE - AN19701984
    CL Chilean Navy D-12 Almirante Cochrane 19842006
    UKRoyal NavyD21HMS NorfolkGSMU - NF19701981
    CL Chilean Navy D-11 Capitan Prat 19822006

    8 units


    Events

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    1959-mar-9Laid downUK D02 HMS Devonshire as DLG01. Yard No. V.1284
    1959-mar-26Laid downUK D06 HMS Hampshire as DLG02
    1960Laid downUK D12 HMS Kent as DLG04, Yard No 1632.
    1960-feb-26Laid downUK D16 HMS London as DLG03, Yard No. 1903
    1960-jun-16LaunchedUK D02 HMS Devonshire
    1961-mar-16LaunchedUK D06 HMS Hampshire
    1961-augTrialsUK D02 HMS Devonshire Conducted trials of minesweeping equipment fitted to 771 Sq Whirlwind HAR.5 XJ402.
    1961-sep-27LaunchedUK D12 HMS Kent
    1961-nov-13TrialsUK D02 HMS Devonshire Wessex HAS.1 XM920 embarked for 10 days of trials
    1961-dec-7LaunchedUK D16 HMS London
    1962-marAircraftUK D02 HMS Devonshire assigned Wessex HAS.1 XM923/989-D for Ships Flt.
    1962-jun-1Laid downUK D20 HMS Fife
    1962-sep-13Laid downUK D19 HMS Glamorgan Yard No 176
    1962-nov-15CommissionedUK D02 HMS Devonshire
    1963-marAircraftUK 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-15CommissionedUK D06 HMS Hampshire
    1963-jul-26AircraftUK D12 HMS Kent Kent Flt Wessex HAS.1 XP141/181-KE allocated, until Feb 1964.
    1963-augCommissionedUK D12 HMS Kent
    1963-octAircraftUK D16 HMS London assigned Wessex HAS.1 XP151/175-LO for ship s flt. Recoded /405-LO by Aug 1964, until 1965.
    1963-nov-4CommissionedUK D16 HMS London
    1964-marAircraftUK D02 HMS Devonshire Ships Flt Wessex HAS.1 (still XM923) brought under 829 Sq administration, shortly after unit reformed
    1964-marAircraftUK D12 HMS Kent Kent Flt Wessex HAS.1 XP140/181-KE allocated, recoded /401-KE by May 1965, until c Jun 1967.
    1964-julAircraftUK 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-julDeploymentUK 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-9LaunchedUK D20 HMS Fife
    1964-jul-9LaunchedUK D19 HMS Glamorgan
    1964-aug-1Port VisitUK D02 HMS Devonshire Ship open to visitors at Plymouth Navy Days 1964
    1964-sepDeploymentUK 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-julAircraftUK D02 HMS Devonshire assigned 829 Sq Wessex HAS.1 XS864/404-DV for Devonshire Flt (until Sep 1967).
    1965-augDeploymentUK D16 HMS London returned to UK after first commission.
    1965-aug-28DeploymentUK D16 HMS London present at Portsmouth Navy Days 1965
    1966-jan-20Laid downUK D18 HMS Antrim Fairfield Yard No 833
    1966-marAircraftUK D16 HMS London assigned 829 Sq Wessex HAS.1 XS874/405-LO for ships flt, until Nov 1968.
    1966-mar-15Laid downUK D21 HMS Norfolk Yard No. 2019
    1966-jun-21CommissionedUK D20 HMS Fife
    1966-aug-27DeploymentUK D02 HMS Devonshire present at Plymouth Navy Days 1966
    1966-oct-11CommissionedUK D19 HMS Glamorgan
    1966-novAircraftUK D20 HMS Fife assigned Wessex HAS.1 XS887 as 829 Sq Fife Flt/403-FF by Nov 1966, until c Jun 1968
    1966-decDeploymentUK D20 HMS Fife Gibraltar and Mediterranean for talks between UK and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Escort for HMS Tiger.
    1967-apr-22Port VisitUK D19 HMS Glamorgan until 27 Apr to Cardiff.
    1967-may-18DeploymentUK D06 HMS Hampshire depart HMNB Portsmouth for NW Atlantic and Candian East Coast deployment, returning 4 Jul 1967.
    1967-julAircraftUK D19 HMS Glamorgan 829 Sq Wessex HAS.1 XM874/400-GL assigned to Glamorgan Flt, until c 1970
    1967-augUK D20 HMS Fife courtesy cruise to Goteborg (Sweden) and Copenhagen (Denmark)
    1967-aug-26DeploymentUK D02 HMS Devonshire present at Plymouth Navy Days 1967
    1967-oct-19LaunchedUK D18 HMS Antrim
    1967-novDeploymentUK D02 HMS Devonshire part of Task Force 318 to cover the British withdrawal from Aden during Operation Magister.
    1967-novDeploymentUK D16 HMS London part of Task Force 318 to cover the British withdrawal from Aden during Operation Magister.
    1967-novDeploymentUK D06 HMS Hampshire In Gulf of Aden as part of Operation Magister, supporting the British withdrawl from Aden.
    1967-nov-16LaunchedUK D21 HMS Norfolk
    1967-decAircraftUK D06 HMS Hampshire assigned Wessex HAS.1 XP159 as 829 Sq Hampshire Flt/404-HA by Dec 1967, until c Feb 1968
    1968-janAircraftUK 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-marAircraftUK D06 HMS Hampshire assigned Wessex HAS.1 XS875 as 829 Sq Hampshire Flt/402-HA by Mar 1968, until c Oct 1969
    1968-sep-20DeploymentUK D19 HMS Glamorgan Exercise Coral Sands participated in Exercise Coral Sands, until 13 Oct
    1968-sep-20DeploymentUK D20 HMS Fife Exercise Coral Sands participated in Exercise Coral Sands, until 13 Oct.
    1968-oct-8DeploymentUK D12 HMS Kent Operation Diogenes Gibraltar and Mediterranean for further talks between UK and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Escort for HMS Fearless.
    1968-nov-4AircraftUK 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-decAircraftUK D16 HMS London assigned 829 Sq Wessex HAS.1 XM842/405-LO for ships flt, until 1971.
    1969DeploymentUK D16 HMS London Beira Patrol operations during 1969
    1969-jan-24DeploymentUK D06 HMS Hampshire depart HMNB Portsmouth for 3 month South American deployment via Panama Canal, returning 25 Apr 1969.
    1969-feb-21Port VisitUK D06 HMS Hampshire 4 day visit to Callao, Peru, departing 25 Feb
    1969-junAircraftUK D20 HMS Fife assigned Wessex HAS.3 XS149 as 829 Sq Fife Flt/403-FF by Jun 1969, until c Jan 1971
    1969-jul-26DeploymentUK D19 HMS Glamorgan Fleet Review: Ships of the Western Fleet Present at Ships of the Western Fleet review in Torbay.
    1969-jul-26DeploymentUK D06 HMS Hampshire Fleet Review: Ships of the Western Fleet Present at Ships of the Western Fleet review in Torbay.
    1970-mar-7CommissionedUK D21 HMS Norfolk
    1970-aug-10AircraftUK D18 HMS Antrim 737 Sq Antrim Flt formed at Portland with XP137/406-AN
    1970-aug-29Port VisitUK D19 HMS Glamorgan Ship open to visitors at Plymouth Navy Days 1970.
    1970-octAircraftUK D21 HMS Norfolk 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XP140/407-NF assigned to Norfolk Flt, until c Jan 1972
    1970-nov-2DeploymentUK 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-2DeploymentUK 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-23HomeportUK D18 HMS Antrim at HMNB Portsmouth
    1971-marAircraftUK D02 HMS Devonshire assigned 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XS149/403-DV for Devonshire Flt (until Apr 1974).
    1971-mar-30CommissionedUK D18 HMS Antrim at South Railway Jetty, Portsmouth
    1971-julPort VisitUK D18 HMS Antrim visit to Antwerp
    1971-sepAircraftUK D16 HMS London assigned 737 Sq Wessex HAS.1 XP157/405-LO for ships flt, until c Aug 1972.
    1971-octAircraftUK D19 HMS Glamorgan 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XM919/400-GL assigned to Glamorgan Flt, until c Nov 1973
    1971-novAircraftUK D20 HMS Fife assigned Wessex HAS.3 XM836 as 737 Sq Fife Flt/404-FF by Nov 1971, until c Jul 1975
    1971-decDeploymentUK D19 HMS Glamorgan to Bermuda, in company with HMS Phoebe in support of UK-US heads of government summit
    1972RefitUK 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-janDeploymentUK D18 HMS Antrim departed HMNB Portsmouth for 9 week Mediterranean deployment, returning 23 Mar.
    1972-jan-20Port VisitUK D18 HMS Antrim extended period alongside at Gibraltar, with 737 Sq Antrim Flt disembarked at RAF North Front, departed on 6 Mar.
    1972-mar-9Port VisitUK D18 HMS Antrim 5 day visit to Barcelona during Mediterranean deployment
    1972-junDeploymentUK D18 HMS Antrim departed HMNB Portsmouth for Mediterranean deployment, attached to the US VI Fleet, returning mid Sep 1972.
    1972-junAircraftUK D12 HMS Kent 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XP150 allocated as Kent Flt/401-KE by Jun 1972, until c Feb 1977
    1972-novAircraftUK D18 HMS Antrim assigned 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XS862 as Antrim Flt/406-AN, until c 1977
    1972-dec-29DeploymentUK D18 HMS Antrim Deployment to the far east, Return Sept 1973.
    1973-febAircraftUK D21 HMS Norfolk 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XM328/407-NF assigned to Norfolk Flt, until c Sep 1974
    1973-junAircraftUK D06 HMS Hampshire assigned Wessex HAS.3 XS153 as 737 Sq Hampshire Flt/402-HA by Jun 1973, until c Jun 1975
    1973-dec-17HomeportUK D20 HMS Fife transferred from HMNB Portsmouth to HMNB Devonport
    1974-janDeploymentUK 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-febDeploymentUK D20 HMS Fife Beira Patrol embargo enforcing operations in Mozambique Channel
    1974-feb-20Port VisitUK D20 HMS Fife arrived in Gan for short visit to transfer VIPs to HMS Norfolk
    1974-feb-20Port VisitUK D21 HMS Norfolk arrived in Gan for short visit to receive VIPs from HMS Fife
    1974-feb-26Port VisitUK D20 HMS Fife two day visit to Singapore, departed for Hong Kong 28 Feb.
    1974-apr-10AircraftUK D02 HMS Devonshire Wessex HAS.3 XP105/403-DV assigned to Devonshire Flt.
    1974-mayAircraftUK D19 HMS Glamorgan 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XM871/400-GL assigned to Glamorgan Flt, until 21 Aug 1975
    1974-julDeploymentUK D02 HMS Devonshire Partition of Cyprus part of Task Force to Eastern Mediterranean during Cyprus emergency
    1974-julDeploymentUK D06 HMS Hampshire Partition of Cyprus part of Task Force to Eastern Mediterranean during Cyprus emergency
    1974-sepAircraftUK D21 HMS Norfolk 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XP137/407-NF assigned to Norfolk Flt, until c Jan 1975
    1974-octAircraftUK D16 HMS London assigned 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XM327/405-LO for ships flt, until c Oct 1975.
    1975-janAircraftUK D21 HMS Norfolk 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XM837/407-NF assigned to Norfolk Flt, until c Mar 1981
    1975-jul-22DeploymentUK 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-augAircraftUK D06 HMS Hampshire assigned Wessex HAS.3 XP142 as 737 Sq Hampshire Flt/402-HA by Aug 1975, until c Mar 1976
    1975-aug-21AircraftUK 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-sepAircraftUK 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-sepRefitUK D20 HMS Fife Refit until c Aug 1976
    1975-octAircraftUK D16 HMS London assigned 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XM838/405-LO for ships flt, until Jul 1979.
    1975-decAircraftUK D02 HMS Devonshire assigned 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XP137/403-DV for Devonshire Flt (until c Apr 1976).
    1976-marPort VisitUK D06 HMS Hampshire visited London for final time, alongside HMS Belfast
    1976-aprDecommissionedUK D06 HMS Hampshire
    1976-junAircraftUK D20 HMS Fife assigned Wessex HAS.3 XP142 as 737 Sq Fife Flt/404-FF by Jun 1976, until c Sep 1979
    1976-sepAircraftUK D02 HMS Devonshire assigned 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XM844/403-DV for Ships Flt (until Dec 1976).
    1976-dec-13AircraftUK 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-febAircraftUK D12 HMS Kent 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XM327 allocated as Kent Flt/401-KE by Feb 1977, until c May 1980
    1977-febDeploymentUK D19 HMS Glamorgan Departed HMNB Portsmouth for 4 month Mediterranean deployment, returning 25 May 1977.
    1977-jun-25DeploymentUK D16 HMS London Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, off Ryde Sand
    1977-jun-25DeploymentUK D18 HMS Antrim Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, off Mother Bank
    1977-jun-25DeploymentUK D02 HMS Devonshire Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, off Mother Bank
    1977-jun-25DeploymentUK D19 HMS Glamorgan Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, off Ryde Sand
    1977-jun-25DeploymentUK D20 HMS Fife Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, off Ryde Sand
    1977-jun-25DeploymentUK D12 HMS Kent Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, off Ryde Pier
    1977-augAircraftUK D18 HMS Antrim assigned 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XP150 as Antrim Flt/406-AN, until c May 1979
    1977-aug-10AircraftUK 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.
    1978RefitUK D19 HMS Glamorgan Refit until early 1981
    1978-febAircraftUK D20 HMS Fife assigned 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XP137 as Ships Flt (supporting XP142 ?), until c Sep 1978.
    1978-jul-30DecommissionedUK D02 HMS Devonshire
    1978-sep-13UK D02 HMS Devonshire to Disposal List
    1979-aprFate: scrappedUK D06 HMS Hampshire sold for scrap, to Briton Ferry
    1979-apr-1DeploymentUK D16 HMS London Departed Malta with Flag Officer Malta, Rear Admiral Oswald Cecil, as the final act of the British withdrawal from Malta.
    1979-mayAircraftUK D18 HMS Antrim assigned 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XM923 as Ships Flt until c Jul 1979, for service in Northern Ireland
    1979-may-8DeploymentUK 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-julAircraftUK 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-30DeploymentUK D20 HMS Fife Hurricane David relief operations to Dominican Republic for emergency relief work after the island was battered by Hurricane David.
    1979-novHomeportUK D20 HMS Fife withdrawn to become alongside training ship at HMNB Portsmouth.
    1980DeploymentUK 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-julRefitUK D20 HMS Fife completed by Feb 1983
    1980-augHomeportUK 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.
    1981DecommissionedUK D21 HMS Norfolk
    1981-mayAircraftUK D19 HMS Glamorgan Wessex HAS.3 XM837 of 737 Sq assigned to Glamorgan Flt / 400-GL
    1981-mayPort VisitUK D16 HMS London visit to Pool of London, moored beside HMS Belfast.
    1981-aug-29Port VisitUK D18 HMS Antrim Ship open to visitors at Plymouth Navy Days 1981
    1981-decDecommissionedUK D16 HMS London
    1981-decAircraftUK D18 HMS Antrim assigned 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XP142 as Antrim Flt/406-AN, until c Jul 1982
    1982CommissionedPK D-84 PNS Babur ex UK RN HMS London
    1982UK 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-24Fate: transferedUK D16 HMS London to Pakistan as PNS Babur
    1982-aprDeploymentUK D19 HMS Glamorgan Operation Corporate Despatched as part of the Falklands recovery task force.
    1982-apr-2DeploymentUK D18 HMS Antrim Operation Corporate Ordered to South Atlantic from an exercise, leaving theatre on 29 Jun 1982.
    1982-apr-6Fate: transferedUK D21 HMS Norfolk to Chile as Capitan Prat
    1982-apr-6CommissionedCL D-11 Capitan Prat ex UK RN HMS Norfolk
    1982-apr-14DeploymentUK 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-12AircraftUK 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-julRefitUK 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-octAircraftUK D20 HMS Fife 815 Sq Lynx HAS.2 XZ248 allocated as Fife Flt / 404-FF, as refit nearing completion, until c Jun 1987.
    1982-octAircraftUK D19 HMS Glamorgan assigned 815 Sq Lynx HAS.2 XZ695 as / 400-GL by late Oct 1982, until c Mar 1983
    1982-nov-8DeploymentUK D18 HMS Antrim departed HMNB Portsmouth for Falkland patrol with 737 Sq XM328/406-AN embarked. Returned to UK, 25 Mar 1983.
    1983-marAircraftUK D19 HMS Glamorgan 815 Sq Lynx HAS.2 XZ240/400-GL assigned to Glamorgan Flt, until c May 1984
    1983-aprAircraftUK D18 HMS Antrim assigned 772 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XP150 as Antrim Flt/406-AN, until c Feb 1984
    1983-nov-18DeploymentUK 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.
    1984DecommissionedUK D18 HMS Antrim
    1984CommissionedCL D-12 Almirante Cochrane ex UK RN HMS Antrim
    1984-jun-22Fate: transferedUK D18 HMS Antrim to Chile: Almirante Cochrane (12)
    1984-jul-16Fate: sunkUK 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-decAircraftUK D19 HMS Glamorgan Ships Flt transferred to HMS Boxer.
    1985DecommissionedUK D12 HMS Kent
    1986-aprAircraftUK D19 HMS Glamorgan assigned 815 Sq Lynx HAS.2 XZ734 as / 400-GL by Apr 1986, short term, until c Aug 1986
    1986-aug-18DecommissionedUK D19 HMS Glamorgan
    1986-oct-3Fate: transferedUK D19 HMS Glamorgan to Chile as Almirante Latorre (14)
    1987-janPort VisitUK D20 HMS Fife visit to Brest, France
    1987-junDecommissionedUK D20 HMS Fife
    1987-aug-12Fate: transferedUK D20 HMS Fife to Chile: Blanco Encalada (15)
    1988CommissionedCL D-15 Blanco Encalada
    1988-mayRefitCL D-15 Blanco Encalada refit completed at Talcahuano for Super Puma operation
    1994DecommissionedPK D-84 PNS Babur
    1994-mayRefitCL D-12 Almirante Cochrane refit completed at Talcahuano for Super Puma operation
    1995Fate: scrappedPK D-84 PNS Babur sold for scrap
    1998Fate: scrappedUK D12 HMS Kent Towed to Alang, India for scrapping.
    1998-dec-31DecommissionedCL D-14 Almirante Latorre Decommissioned from Chilean Navy and placed into Reserve
    2003-dec-12DecommissionedCL D-15 Blanco Encalada
    2004Fate: sunkCL D-14 Almirante Latorre tow snapped on journey to be scrapped
    2005Fate: scrappedCL D-15 Blanco Encalada
    2006-aug-11DecommissionedCL D-11 Capitan Prat
    2006-dec-7DecommissionedCL D-12 Almirante Cochrane
    2009Fate: scrappedCL D-11 Capitan Prat towed to Mexico to be scrapped
    2010-dec-11Fate: scrappedCL D-12 Almirante Cochrane left Chile under tow, bound for a breakers yard in China






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