DeploymentHMNB PortsmouthMeet Your Navy 2008 At Portsmouth 25-27 Jul for Meet Your Navy 2008
2008-sep
Deployment
Deployment Departed HMNB Portsmouth for 6 month Gulf and Middle East deployment, returned Feb 2009
2009-oct-22
Deployment
Deployment Left HMNB Portsmouth with 815 NAS, 211 Flt Lynx embarked, for a 7 month Middle East deployment supporting CTF150 and CTF151, returning on 27 May 2010.
2010-oct
Refit
Refit to BAE Systems at HMD Portsmouth for her 4th refit, of 16 months. Work included more efficient progress through the water, upgrades to weapons and computer systems, new shafts and upgrade to accommodation. Could not afford the towed array sonar Type 2087 upgrade.
2012-feb-02
Trials
Trials Commencement of sea trials following 16 month refit, prior to returning to the Fleet.
2012-jul-06
Aircraft
Aircraft flying demonstration by Wildcat for South Korean Trade Delegation, off South Coast of UK. Only 2nd Type 23 to host a Wildcat (ZZ404, an Army AH.1 variant).
2013-feb-15
Port Visit
Port VisitPortland Harbour 3 day visit to Portland, alongside the deep water berth, until 17 Feb.
DeploymentAtlantic Patrol Task (North) departed HMNB Portsmouth for a 7 month humanitarian and anti-narcotic deployment to the Caribbean and North Atlantic. 815 NAS 202 Flt Lynx HMA.8 /300-LA assigned. Supported in theatre by RFA Wave Knight. Returned to HMNB Portsmouth 18 Dec.
2013-jun-20
Port Visit
Port Visit arrived in Grand Cayman for 4 day disaster preparedness visit
2013-aug-02
Port Visit
Port VisitKingston Bay weekend visit to Kingston, Jamaica, until 5 Aug.
Port VisitHamburg Port825th Hamburg Hafengeburtstag visit to Hamburg for the 825th anniversary of the port and to join the Hafengeburtstag celebrations. Moored alongside FGS Hamburg.
Port Visit visited Liverpool for 4 days. Ship open to Visitors on Sat 28 Feb. Departed 1 Mar.
2015-mar-21
Deployment
DeploymentAtlantic Patrol Task (South) departed HMNB Portsmouth for 9 month Atlantic mission, to relieve HMS Dragon. First UK vessel on operational deployment with Wildcat HMA.2ZZ377Voodoo (of 825 NAS 201 Flt) embarked. Supported by RFA Gold Rover from Jun to 8 Nov. Returned to Portsmouth 17 Dec.
2015-oct-04
Port Visit
Port VisitLobito visited Lobito for 4 day visit, including joint training with US Marines and Angolan forces
Port VisitAlgiers visit to Algiers, departed 8 Dec.
2016-feb
HMNB PortsmouthExtended Readiness into Extended Readiness, at Portsmouth
2017-mar
Refit
RefitHMD DevonportCAMM (M) Sea Ceptor left HMNB Portsmouth under tow for HMD Devonport and a refit by Babcock, replacing Sea Wolf by Sea Ceptor and fitting the Artisan 3D radar, until Aug 2019.
2019-dec-16
Deployment
Deployment To sea for training after an extended readiness period and refit.
DeploymentHMNB Portsmouth returned to HMNB Portsmouth after deployment.
2021-mar
Deployment
Deployment departed Portsmouth as Flagship of JEF (with HMS Westminster and RFA Tiderace) for maritime security and freedom of navigation Baltic deployment with 815 NAS 209 Flt Wildcat embarked, returned 31 Mar.