HMS Albion (L14)
2003-
L · Landing Ship/Platform Dock
| IMO: | 9160592 |
| MMSI: | 234612000 |
| Flight Deck: | AN |
| Call Sign: | GDIU |
| Shipyard: | BAE Systems (Vickers) |
Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Jul 18, 1996 | |
| May 22, 1998 | Laid down at Barrow in a joint ceremony with RFA Wave Knight. Barrow-in-Furness |
| Mar 9, 2001 | |
| Jun 19, 2003 | |
| Jun 19, 2003 | HMNB Devonport |
| Jul 3, 2003 | Anchorage Charlie anchored in Plymouth Sound for ceremony to present new colours to the Fleet by HM Queen Elizabeth II, with HMS Ocean, HMS Portland and Sandown class mine countermeasures vessel HMS Penzance. Colours |
| May 13, 2004 |  NS Norfolk departed HMNB Devonport for her maiden deployment, in company with HMS Ocean as part of an Amphibious Task Group, for exercises with US Navy. Arrived Norfolk, VA on 28 May. |
| Nov 11, 2004 |  off Abidjan ordered to Cote d Ivoire to support evacuation of British and other nationals (largely by RAF C-130 Hercules and C-17 Globemaster) to Accra, Ghana. Ivory Coast Operation Phillis |
| Jul 1, 2005 | Present at International Festival of the Sea (Trafalgar 200), Portsmouth. |
| Oct 11, 2006 |  Freetown Port conduct of Exercise Green Eagle phase of Operation Vela, off Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Operation Vela (Green Eagle) |
| Nov 2008 | entered dry dock at HMD Devonport for 10 month programme of extensive maintenance, completed Jul 2009 |
| Sep 5, 2009 | HMD Devonport present at Plymouth Navy Days 2009. Navy Days 2009 |
| Apr 20, 2010 |  Santander Port Returned c 280 British civilians to UK, alongside 450 troops returning from combat service in Helmand Province. Ash Dash Operation Cunningham |
| Jul 2010 | Participated in the Amphibious component of Ex Auriga, with USS Kearsarge. HMS Ocean and RFA Largs Bay, until Aug 2010. Exercise Auriga 2010 |
| Apr 7, 2011 | Deployed with RM battle group for NATO Exercise to Mediterranean but also in readiness for Contingency Missions during NATO ops against Libya |
| Oct 15, 2011 | entered HMNB Devonport for an expected 3 year period of extended readiness |
| Mar 23, 2012 | entered period of extended readiness at HMNB Devonport, due to exit Dec 2014. |
| Oct 20, 2013 | alongside RM Tamar, at Devonport |
| 2015 | refit at Babcock, Devonport to bring ship out of extended readiness, includes Type 997 radar, addtion of Phalanx CIWS, improvements to propulsion and fire detection systems. surface and low level air search radar Type 997 |
| Mar 2017 | HMD Devonport Received 2 sets of Phalanx to replace Goalkeeper. Rejoined the Fleet after refit on 21 Jul. CIWS Phalanx 20 mm |
| Jun 2017 | beginning sea trials following refits after a 5 year period in extended readiness |
| Feb 2018 | departed HMNB Devonport on a 10 month Indian Ocean, Far East and Persian Gulf deployment. Returned to Devonport 16 Wharf on 23 Nov. |
| Apr 22, 2018 |  Tanjung Priok 3 day visit to Jakarta, in company with FS Dixmude and FS Surcouf. Departed 25 Apr. |
| Apr 28, 2018 |  Muara tied up in Brunei for 4 day visit, with Jungle training for the Royal Marines embarked Assault Squadron |
| Aug 3, 2018 |  Harumi Pier visited Tokyo for 5 days, for amphibious assault exercises with JSDF troops |
| Aug 31, 2018 | Conducted Freedom of Navigation (FONMOV) cruise in South China Sea near the Paracel Group islands, whilst en route to Viet Nam. |
| Sep 3, 2018 |  Ho Chi Minh City Visit to Ho Chi Minh City, as part of Far East deployment |
| Oct 2018 |  Port of Duqm UK Flagship for Amphibious Task Group in Joint UK-Omani Ex SS3. Exercise Saif Sareea 3 |
| Oct 28, 2018 | Royal Navy Exercise Saif Sareea 3 off Oman |
| Apr 2019 | Amphibious Task Group flagship for JW19-1, with escorts HMS Defender and HMS Kent and support ships RFA Lyme Bay and RFA Tiderace. JW19-1 Exercise Joint Warrior 19-1 |
| Jun 9, 2019 | participated in NATO Baltic exercise during mid Jun. BALTOPS 19 |
| Oct 5, 2019 | North Western Approaches Participated in JW19-2 as Flagship. Also working with CJEF in Ex Griffin Strike, part of JW19-2. JW19-2 Exercise Joint Warrior 19-2 |
| Feb 2020 | Returned to HMNB Devonport 26 Mar after NATO northern flank exercises. Exercise Cold Response 2020 |
| Sep 15, 2020 | Flagship for Littoral Response Group (Experimental) deployment with RFA Lyme Bay and HMS Dragon for exercises across Mediterranean, North Africa and Black Sea. Returned to Devonport 4 Dec. LRG(X) |
| Sep 28, 2020 |  Tunis Harbour one day visit to Tunis |
| Jan 27, 2021 | relieved of being Flagship of RN by HMS Queen Elizabeth |
| May 5, 2021 | Crombie Jetty visited Crombie for storing |
| Sep 11, 2021 | Greenwich Reach visiting Greenwich Ship Tier for London International Shipping Week LISW 2021 |
| Sep 21, 2022 | Anchorage Charlie working up in Plymouth Sound with RFA Mounts Bay and 45 Commando as part of the Littoral Response Group, in preparation for deployment on Operation Achillean to the Mediterranean. Operation Achillean |
| Sep 28, 2022 |  Tripoli harbour arrived in Tripoli for visit. |
| Mar 2023 | departed Devonport for 4 month mission to the Baltic, returned 27 Jul. |
| Jul 24, 2025 | HMD Devonport present during Babcock dockyard open days Open days |
| Jul 24, 2025 | HMD Devonport present during Babcock dockyard open days Open days |
| Mar 26, 2026 | HMD Devonport alongside 14 Wharf at Devonport Dockyard, being prepared for the Brazilian Navy. |
See also
| Built | Ship | Class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | R07 | HMS Albion | Modified Centaur class |