HMS Iron Duke (F234)
1993-2026
Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Dec 12, 1988 | Yard No 1040 |
| Mar 2, 1991 | |
| May 20, 1993 | |
| Mar 1997 |  AUTEC Heliport took part in Lynx HMA.8 Stingray torpedo trials at the AUTEC ranges. Iron Duke Flt ZF560/404-IR embarked. |
| Aug 28, 1998 | HMNB Portsmouth Participated in IFoS 1998., Portsmouth, on board Lynx ZF560 International Festival of Sea |
| 2000 |  South Atlantic Atlantic Patrol Task (South), deployed around Falkland Islands between Oct 2000 and Feb 2001, relieving HMS Argyll and herself relieved on station by HMS Glasgow. Returned to UK 23 Feb 2001. Atlantic Patrol Task (South) |
| Jan 2003 | West Indies Guard ship. |
| Sep 2004 | South Atlantic 4 month deployment as Atlantic Patrol Ship (South). Operated around Falkland Islands between Sep 2004 and Dec 2004, relieving HMS Cardiff and herself relieved by HMS Gloucester. Returned to HMNB Devonport in Dec 2004. Atlantic Patrol Task (South) |
| May 1, 2005 | Lynx XZ690 assigned. Ships Flight airframe is known as The Duchess. |
| Oct 2006 |  George Town HSB Three day visit to Grand Cayman in preparation for Hurricane season in mid Oct. APT(N) |
| Feb 2007 | at Fleet Support Ltd in HMD Portsmouth for 10 month refit including conversion to Merlin operation and a new Chemical, Biological and Nuclear defence package, until Dec 2007 Ready for Merlin |
| Apr 2008 | visited Kingston-upon-Hull |
| Jun 2008 | to Caribbean for Atlantic Patrol Task (North) deployment, for counter-narcotics, maritime security and humanitarian relief (during the hurricane season) |
| Aug 31, 2008 | directed to assist in relief operations for Hurricane Gustav around Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. APT(N) |
| Sep 2008 | Sent for 5 day relief mission as part of British contribution, in company with RFA Wave Ruler. Hurricane Ike relief operations |
| Jul 7, 2009 | George Town HSB Three day visit to Grand Cayman in preparation for Hurricane season. APT(N) |
| Oct 30, 2009 | to Fort Lauderdale, Fl for 5 day visit, towards end of Atlantic Patrol Task (North) deployment, departed 4 Nov. |
| Dec 14, 2009 | returned to UK after Atlantic Patrol Task (North) deployment |
| Jan 10, 2011 | departed HMNB Portsmouth for 7 month deployment to the Arabian Gulf, relieving HMS Cumberland. |
| Jul 28, 2011 | Returned to HMNB Portsmouth following 7 month Gulf and Mediterranean deployment, which included action off the coast of Libya. Operation Unified Protector |
| Nov 2011 | Campbeltown OFD taking on fuel at Campbeltown Oil and Fuel Jetty |
| Nov 4, 2011 | King George Dock visit to Kingston-upon-Hull for long weekend, which included a Freedom of the City parade, departing 7 Nov. |
| Nov 7, 2011 | as Fleet Ready Escort, maintaining security of UK waters. |
| Nov 25, 2011 |  St. Helier arrived in Elizabeth Harbour, Jersey for 4 day visit Elizabeth Harbour |
| Dec 2011 | Hosted first deck landing of Lynx Wildcat aboard a frigate, and conducted 3 days of basic small ship operations trials at Portsmouth. |
| Jan 2012 | 10 day small ship operation trials with Wildcat HMA.2 of 700(W) NAS. |
| Jan 11, 2012 | Wildcat begins sea trials with HMS Iron Duke |
| Feb 2012 | further 10 day small ship operation trials with Wildcat HMA.2 of 700(W) NAS. |
| Mar 2012 | entered an 11 month refit in Portsmouth, to include installation of the Type 997 ARTISAN surveillance radar (first Type 23 to receive this new 3D radar). surface and low level air search radar Type 997 |
| Jun 23, 2013 | departed HMNB Portsmouth for trials with Artisan 3D radar, after refit |
| Jun 20, 2014 | South Atlantic departed HMNB Portsmouth for 6 month Atlantic Patrol Task (South) deployment. Called at Jersey en route and departed 23 Jun. Relieved in S Atlantic by HMS Dragon. Returned to Portsmouth on 19 Dec. Atlantic Patrol Task (South) |
| Jul 4, 2014 |  Santa Cruz de Tenerife short visit to Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Isles, departed 7 Jul to continue her Atlantic deployment. |
| Aug 2014 |  Walvis Bay spent 4 days at Walvis Bay as guest of the Namibian Navy. |
| Aug 24, 2014 |  Cape Town Harbour with Lynx ZD565/404 at Cape Town, South Africa |
| Oct 8, 2014 | Grytviken rendezvous with HMS Protector off Grytviken South Atlantic |
| Jun 5, 2015 |  Gdynia deployed to Baltic Sea for BALTOPS 2015. BALTOPS 15 |
| Sep 13, 2015 | Royal Victoria Dock To London in support of DSEI 2015 exhibition, departed 19 Sep. DSEI2015 |
| Jan 11, 2016 | departed HMNB Portsmouth for 6 month deployment around Northern Europe and the Baltic, attached to NATO SMG1; returned to UK 7 Jul 2016. |
| Jan 28, 2016 | Royal Victoria Dock early morning arrival at Royal Docks in London with 815 NAS Lynx HMA.8 ZF562 /404-IR embarked, departed 1 Feb |
| Feb 5, 2016 |  Amsterdam Harbour 05-09Feb16 port visit embarked Lynx ZF562/404-IR Vlothaven |
| Mar 3, 2016 | In Norway for NATO exercise Cold Response 16 Cold Response 2016 |
| May 19, 2016 | visiting Lithuania with Lynx HMA.8 /404-IR embarked Lithuania |
| Jun 2, 2016 | HMS Ocean Departs for BALTOPS 2016 |
| Jul 2016 | HMD Devonport maintenance period at Devonport, until Feb 2017 |
| Mar 16, 2017 | King George Dock visited affiliated City of Kingston-upon-Hull for 4 day visit. Ship open to visitors on 18 Mar. |
| May 5, 2017 |  Hamburg Port arrived in Hamburg for 828th Hamburg Port Anniversary Festival |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Cruise Terminal In Liverpool for AFD celebrations. Ship Open to Visitors 24 Jun. Armed Forces Day 2017 |
| Aug 1, 2017 | North Western Approaches participated in NATO exercise Saxon Warrior 17 Exercise Saxon Warrior 17 |
| Nov 2017 | HMNB Portsmouth laid up in Portsmouth awaiting life extension refit |
| Jan 15, 2019 | HMD Devonport towed out of lay-up at Portsmouth, for Life Extension refit by Babcock in Devonport. Arrived Devonport under tow on 17 Jan. Hull was in such poor condition refit didnt complete until May 2023. |
| Sep 10, 2023 | Royal Victoria Dock visited Royal Victoria Dock with Wildcat HMA.2 ZZ518 embarked, in support of DSEI 2023 exhibition & conference. Departed 16 Sep. DSEI 2023 |
| Sep 26, 2023 |  Quai Louis XVIII hosted HRH King Charles III and HRH Queen Camilla on final day of their state visit to France in Bordeaux. Royal Visit |
| Jul 9, 2024 | HMNB Clyde departed Faslane for Portsmouth, arriving 11 Jul. |
| Sep 7, 2024 | Hamburg Port arrived in Hamburg at the Überseebrücke |
| Sep 13, 2024 | St. Helier visited Jersey for the weekend, with Ship Open to Visitors at the Ferry Terminal on 14 Sep. |
| Nov 9, 2024 | escorted RFS Admiral Golovko group, westbound through the English Channel. Fleet Ready Escort |
| Nov 16, 2024 |  Riga called in at Riga for Latvian Independence Day celebrations, after shadowing Russian vessels Neustrashimy and Akademik Pashin to the Baltic Sea and returned to HMNB Portsmouth from the NATO and the Joint Expeditionary Force Baltic assignment on 20 Dec. |
| Dec 25, 2024 | HMNB Portsmouth Christmas in HMNB Portsmouth |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Earlsferry tied up at Earlsferry anchorage |
| Nov 2025 | HMD Devonport MoD announced that planned fitting of Type 2087 Towed Array Sonar had been abandoned. By May 2026 she had been stripped of most key systems. |