HMS Monmouth (F235)
1993-2021
Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Jun 1, 1989 | Yard No 1041 |
| Nov 23, 1991 | also known as The Black Duke. |
| Sep 24, 1993 | |
| Jan 1994 | assigned 815 NAS Lynx HAS.3GMS ZD253 /415-MM as Monmouth Flt until c Apr 1994 |
| Apr 1994 | assigned 815 NAS Lynx HAS.3S ZD251 /415-MM as Monmouth Flt until c Mar 1996 |
| Feb 11, 1995 | departed HMNB Devonport for a planned, 10 month, round the world deployment. Damaged by a severe mid Atlantic storm and repaired at Newport News, Va. |
| Jun 9, 1995 | Planned visit to Wellington, NZ for 4 days. First visit by a British warship since NZ Government declared New Zealand a nuclear-free zone. To be in company with RFA Brambleleaf but Monmouth was damaged in Feb 1995 during her Atlantic crossing and needed repairs in Newport News, Va. This NZ visit may well have been cancelled. Queens Wharf |
| Jul 1995 | visited Brisbane for VJ Day celebrations. |
| Oct 1996 | assigned 815 NAS Lynx HMA.8 XZ728 /415-MM as Monmouth Flt |
| Feb 25, 1997 | Eddystone Lynx XZ728/415-MM rolled over the side of the ship when a lashing broke, while exercising near the Eddystone Light, c 15nm S of Plymouth. Airframe subsequently salvaged. Accident |
| Jul 1997 |  Wellington, Queen's Wharf to Wellington NZ for visit Queens Wharf |
| Feb 13, 1998 |  Freetown Port Ordered to Freetown from Guinea, to provide humanitarian assistance following overthrow of military government. Relieved on station by HMS Cornwall on 23 Feb. Operation Resilient |
| May 17, 2001 | Alexandra Docks commenced 5 day visit to Monmouth. The Black Duke was berthed in Newport, Gwent until 22 May 2001. Casnewydd |
| Nov 2002 | assigned 824 NAS Merlin HM.1 ZH858/415-MM as Monmouth Flt until c May 2004. |
| Jan 2004 | ship granted Freedom of Monmouth, her affiliated town |
| Oct 2004 | assigned 829 NAS Merlin HM.1 ZH858/415-MM as Monmouth Flt until c Sep 2005. |
| Sep 2005 | assigned 829 NAS Merlin HM.1 ZH857/415-MM as Monmouth Flt until c Mar 2006. |
| Apr 2006 | assigned 829 NAS Merlin HM.1 ZH850/462-MM as Monmouth Flt until c Nov 2006 |
| Nov 18, 2006 | Spiller's Wharf to Newcastle-upon-Tyne for visit and Ship Open to Visitors. |
| Jan 2007 | assigned 829 NAS Merlin HM.1 ZH840/415 as Monmouth Flt, at intervals until c May 2009. |
| Feb 2007 | departed HMNB Devonport on a 9 month, round the world mission, returning 3 Dec 2007. |
| Sep 2009 | assigned 829 NAS Merlin HM.1 ZH852/ (502 ?) as Monmouth Flt until c Jun 2010. |
| Sep 28, 2009 | departed HMNB Devonport for a 6 month Northern Arabian Gulf deployment, until mid Apr 2010 return. Armilla Patrol |
| Oct 9, 2009 | Ships Flt Merlin HM.1 829Sq ZH852 /(502) noted at Luqa |
| May 27, 2010 | Escorted Operation Dynamo veteran vessels during 70th anniversary of the Dunkirk Evacuations |
| Nov 12, 2010 | visit to Cardiff to take part in Remembrance weekend ceremonies |
| Mar 26, 2011 | departed HMNB Devonport for a 7 month maritime security deployment to Red Sea, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and was relieved by HMS Somerset, returning on 3 Oct 2011 |
| Jan 2012 | into dry dock for maintenance period at HMD Devonport, departed 29 Feb 2012 |
| Apr 14, 2012 | North Channel cooperating with HMS St Albans in searching for UK SSN HMS Tireless during Perisher command course. Perisher |
| Oct 17, 2012 | Gulf of Aden departed HMNB Devonport for 7 month maritime security and anti-piracy deployment to Persian Gulf with 815 NAS, 215 Flt embarked, relieving HMS Diamond. In turn, relieved on station in Gulf of Aden by HMS Dragon on 24 Apr. Returned to Plymouth on 17 May 2013. Operation Kipion |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Roath Basin berthed in Cardiff, to enable ships company to visit town of Monmouth. Departed 2 Oct. Britannia Quay |
| Oct 7, 2013 | North Western Approaches participated in two week exercise off NW Scotland Exercise Joint Warrior 13-2 |
| Nov 2013 | 815 NAS Lynx HMA.8 XZ725/415 is Black Knight (ships flt). |
| Dec 16, 2013 | escorted INS Vikramaditya through English Channel on delivery voyage to India, in company with INS Deepak and INS Trikand. |
| Feb 6, 2014 | at HMD Devonport with Babcock for fitting Artisan 3D radar and improving Seawolf system, amongst other work, until 6 Jul 2015. Returned to the Fleet in Nov 2015. surface and low level air search radar Type 997 |
| Mar 6, 2017 | departed HMNB Devonport for 9 month Middle East and Gulf maritime security and anti-piracy deployment. Wildcat ZZ533 Black Jack embarked. Returned to Plymouth on 1 Dec 2017. Operation Kipion |
| Sep 20, 2017 | Visted Goa, before exercising with INS Gomati. |
| Aug 2018 | departed HMNB Devonport as escort for HMS Queen Elizabeth maiden deployment on 11 week WESTLANT 18 exercise off east coast of USA. 815 NAS 213 Flt Wildcat HMA.2 ZZ528 Blackjack embarked. WESTLANT 18 |
| Sep 17, 2018 |  NS Norfolk Visited NS Norfolk after cruising to avoid path of Hurricane Florence. To join with HMS Queen Elizabeth. WESTLANT18 |
| Mar 2019 | HMD Devonport Alongside at HMD Devonport, supposedly awaiting a life extension refit, but now stripped of much equipment. |
| Jun 30, 2021 | very low key event without a formal decommissioning ceremony |
| Sep 10, 2021 | HMD Devonport towed from HMD Devonport to Portsmouth to await final fate |
| Apr 3, 2025 |  Aliaga towed from Portsmouth for scrapping in Turkey |