Barrow-in-Furness Laid down at Barrow in a joint ceremony with RFA Wave Knight.
2001-mar-9
Launched
2003-jun-19
Commissioned
2003-jun-19
Homeport
HMNB Devonport
2004-may-13
Deployment
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.
2004-nov-11
Deployment
off AbidjanIvory CoastOperation Phillis 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.
2005-jul-1
Port Visit
Present at International Festival of the Sea (Trafalgar 200), Portsmouth.
Deployed with RM battle group for NATO Exercise to Mediterranean but also in readiness for Contingency Missions during NATO ops against Libya
2011-oct-15
Homeport
entered HMNB Devonport for an expected 3 year period of extended readiness
2012-mar-23
Refit
entered period of extended readiness at HMNB Devonport, due to exit Dec 2014.
2013-oct-20
alongside RM Tamar, at Devonport
2015
Refit
surface and low level air search radar Type 997 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.
Exercise Cold Response 2020 Returned to HMNB Devonport 26 Mar after NATO northern flank exercises.
2020-sep-15
Deployment
LRG(X) 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.
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.
off Abidjan Ivory Coast 
Operation Phillis 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.
Freetown Port Sierra Leone 
surface and low level air search radar Type 997 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.
Tanjung Priok 3 day visit to Jakarta, in company with FS Dixmude and FS Surcouf. Departed 25 Apr.
Muara tied up in Brunei for 4 day visit, with Jungle training for the Royal Marines embarked Assault Squadron
Harumi Pier visited Tokyo for 5 days, for amphibious assault exercises with JSDF troops
Ho Chi Minh City Visit to Ho Chi Minh City, as part of Far East deployment
Port of Duqm 
Tunis Harbour one day visit to Tunis
Tripoli harbour arrived in Tripoli for visit.
BAE Systems (Vickers), 
