HMS Montrose (F236)
1994-2023
Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Nov 1, 1989 | Yard No 1042 |
| Jul 31, 1992 | |
| Jun 2, 1994 | |
| Jul 1995 | assigned 815 NAS Lynx ZF557 / 444-MR as ships flt by Jul 1995 until c Dec 1997. Included 3 week detachment to USS Cape St George during Jun 1997. |
| Nov 1995 |  Bermuda Dockyard West Indies Guardship Nov 1995 to May 1996. One of the last RN ships to use the Dockyard site. WIGS |
| 2001 |  South Atlantic Atlantic Patrol Task (South), deployed around Falkland Islands between Nov 2001 and Mar 2002, relieving HMS Edinburgh and herself relieved by HMS Newcastle. Atlantic Patrol Task (South) |
| Dec 8, 2004 | 12nm E of The Lizard Lynx XZ724 accident, during SAR for reported man overboard |
| Jan 2007 | until Jul 2007, task group assignment to Standing NATO Maritime Group Two, around the Mediterranean Sea. |
| May 2008 | deployed to the Middle East and Arabian Gulf for a 7 month mission, returning on 3 Oct 2008, after being relieved by HMS Northumberland. |
| Dec 30, 2008 | at Babcock until Sep 2009, for extensive refit programme, including Seawolf mid life upgrade. Mk.8 Mod 1 4.5 inch |
| Jan 2009 | Added DS30M Mark 2 30mm Gun and was 1st Type 23 to have upgraded DNA 2 Combat Management System installed. DS30M 30mm |
| Aug 2010 | for 5 month deployment to the Arabian Gulf on anti-piracy patrol, returned to HMNB Devonport on 23 Dec 2010. |
| Oct 24, 2011 | South Atlantic departed HMNB Devonport to take station for 5 months as APT(S) by mid Nov 2011, relieving HMS Edinburgh and due to be relieved by HMS Dauntless. 815 NAS Lynx c/s Wildcat embarked. Returned to HMNB Devonport on 11 May 2012. Atlantic Patrol Task (South) |
| Nov 23, 2011 |  Georgetown visit to Georgetown, Ascension Island, en route South Atlantic Ascension island |
| Mar 20, 2012 |  Callao denied permit to dock in Peruvian port of El Callao |
| Apr 17, 2012 |  Thalia St Wharf visited New Orleans to commemorate War of 1812 Thalia St Wharf NOLA Navy Week |
| Oct 2, 2012 | departed HMNB Devonport for 3 month Cougar 12 deployment in the Mediterranean |
| Aug 12, 2013 | departed HMNB Devonport for 7 month deployment which is to include participation in Ex Cougar 13. Lynx HMA.8 of 815 NAS 214 Flt embarked. Relieved HMS Dragon off the Horn of Africa on 19 Sep. Relieved on station by HMS Diamond on 26 Feb and returned to HMNB Devonport in Mar 2014. Operation Kipion Cougar 13 |
| Oct 24, 2013 | transit through the Strait of Hormuz, escorting HMS Illustrious, as part of Cougar 13 deployment. |
| Nov 2013 |  Port of Latakia retasked to provide Force Protection to UN fleet removing chemical weapons from Syria as part of Operation Recsyr, via the port of Latakia Operation Recsyr |
| May 29, 2014 | West India Dock (TQ) visited West India Dock, South Quay for 350th anniversary of Royal Marines weekend. |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Baltic Sea participated with BALTOPS 2014 embarked Lynx ZD261 of 815 NAS 214 Flt. BALTOPS 14 |
| Jul 9, 2014 | Visit to Montrose, Angus Scotland. |
| Oct 17, 2014 | at HMD Devonport with Babcock for fitting Sea Ceptor, Artisan 3D radar and improving the command system, amongst other internal and external work. Returned to sea in Jun 2017. surface and low level air search radar Type 997 |
| Oct 29, 2018 | departed HMNB Devonport for 3 year deployment to Middle East. After an initial global maritime security mission, she will be forward-based at Mina Salman in Bahrain and the ships company will rotate from the UK periodically. Operation Kipion |
| Dec 4, 2018 |  Valparaiso NB Attended the ExpoNaval 2018 with her Wildcat ranged on deck, during a 9 day visit to Valparaiso Chilean Navy 200th Anniversary ExpoNaval 2018 |
| Dec 26, 2018 | off Anakena 3 day post-Christmas visit to Easter Island, en route Bahrain. |
| Dec 31, 2018 | visited Pitcairn Island for New Years Eve. |
| Jan 15, 2019 |  HMNZD Devonport 5 day visit to Auckland. 1st visit of a British Warship to New Zealand for over 20 years. |
| Apr 2, 2019 |  Port of Colombo Visit to Sri Lanka. After departure, exercised with Sri Lanka Navy. Visiting |
| Apr 11, 2019 |  Mina Salman Port arrived in Bahrain from Tokyo for 3 year deployment, with ships company rotated on a 4 monthly basis, until Nov 2022. Support will initially be provided by RFA Cardigan Bay. |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Strait of Hormuz (choke) arrived on scene just too late to prevent Iranian seizure of mv Stena Impero making independent passage, in period of heightened international tension around the Persian Gulf between Bandar Abbas and the UAE. |
| Oct 10, 2019 | While operating with her Port Crew on rotation from UK in Arabian Sea as part of CTF150, seized a significant haul of narcotics, in cooperation with FS Jean Bart. CTF 150 Combined Task Force 150 |
| Mar 2020 | Continuing her Operation Kipion duties in the Persian Gulf, with 815 NAS 210 Flt Wildcat HMA.2 embarked. Mother returned to UK on 5 May. Op Kipion |
| Jun 2020 | Port Crew rotated aboard and 815 NAS 213 Flt Wildcat HMA.2 replaced 210 Flt. |
| Sep 2020 | 815 NAS 217 Flt Wildcat HMA.2 embarked. Op Kipion |
| Nov 13, 2022 | relieved by HMS Lancaster on station, as the long term Middle East frigate. HMS Montrose is returning to the UK, to decommission in spring 2023. |
| Mar 8, 2023 | Crombie Jetty visited Crombie for de-storing |
| Mar 17, 2023 | HMD Portsmouth final entry into Portsmouth |
| Apr 17, 2023 | HMD Portsmouth at Portsmouth |