HMS Northumberland F238

Type 23 Duke class - FF - Frigate


IMO:	8949666
MMSI:	234621000
Flight Deck:	NL
Call Sign:	GCOH
Shipyard:	Swan Hunter (Wallsend)

Events

History of HMS Northumberland F238

1989-dec	Ordered	Ordered
1991-apr-04	Laid down	Laid down Swan Hunter (Wallsend) at Wallsend, Yard No 136.
1992-apr-04	Launched	Launched
1994-nov-29	Commissioned	Commissioned
1996-mar	Deployment	Deployment South Atlantic Atlantic Patrol Task (South) Atlantic Patrol Task (South)
1996-sep	Aircraft	Aircraft 815 Sq Lynx HMA.8 ZD265 as Northumberland Flt / 372-NL by Sep 1996 until c Mar 1998
2003-feb	Port Visit	Port Visit Visited Marmaris, Turkey
2004-aug	Refit	Refit towed array sonar Type 2087 until Aug 2005, at Babcock in Rosyth for Merlin handling equipment and updated sonar system.
2008-sep-15	Deployment	Deployment departed HMNB Devonport for a 6 month Arabian Gulf (relieving HMS Montrose) and southern hemisphere maritime security mission, returning 24 Mar 2009.
2009-sep-05	Homeport	Homeport HMD Devonport Navy Days 2009 present for Navy Days 2009, with 829 NAS 04 Northumberland Flt Merlin HM.1 ZH858 aboard
2009-oct-05	Deployment	Deployment Exercise Joint Warrior 09-2 participated in Ex JW 09-2, with 829 NAS Merlin HM.1 ZH858 embarked
2012-oct	Deployment	Deployment Corsican Lion 2012 escort for FS Charles de Gaulle, during Exercise Corsican Lion.
2012-oct-08	Deployment	Deployment departed HMNB Devonport for Cougar 12 deployment in the Mediterranean with 829 NAS 05 Flight Merlin, followed by maritime security operations in the Gulf, relieving HMS Sutherland. Relieved in turn by HMS Kent. Merlin disembarked to Culdrose and returned to HMNB Devonport on 10 May 2013.
2013-apr-25	Port Visit	Port Visit Grand Harbour / il-Port il-Kbir / Valletta Grand Harbour arrived at Pinto Wharf, Valletta, until 29 Apr.
2013-sep-07	Port Visit	Port Visit West India Dock (TQ) visit London for International Shipping Week, alongside at Canary Wharf until 12 Sep
2013-sep-13	Port Visit	Port Visit alongside Whitehill Point, Tyneside until 16 Sep.
2013-oct-07	Deployment	Deployment North Western Approaches Exercise Joint Warrior 13-2 participated in two week exercise off NW Scotland
2014-may-19	Deployment	Deployment Operation Kipion departed HMNB Devonport for 7 month Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean and Horn of Africa maritime security deployment with 815 NAS 215 Flt embarked. Relieved HMS Somerset on station, on 30 Jun. Relieved by HMS Kent on station. Returned to HMNB Devonport on 5 Dec.
2014-nov-07	Deployment	Deployment IMCMEX 2014 International Mine Counter Measures Exercise 2014 participated in major multi-national Gulf exercise, together with a number of UK warships and MCM vessels.
2015-jun-18	Deployment	Deployment celebrated 200th anniversary of Battle of Waterloo by carrying a replica dispatch from Ostend to UK announcing Wellingtons victory.
2016-may	Refit	Refit CAMM (M) Sea Ceptor entered refit at Babcock, HMD Devonport for Life Extension.
2016-may	Refit	Refit HMD Devonport LIFEX Life extension refit at HMD Devonport until c May 2018, in preparation for her role in the Carrier Strike deployment, due May 2021.
2019-may-15	Deployment	Deployment Fleet Ready Escort Ordered to escort Russian Udaloy class RFS Severomorsk northbound through English Channel on its returm from Mediterranean and Black Sea operations.
2019-sep-26	Deployment	Deployment WESTLANT19 Operating with HMS Queen Elizabeth, HMS Dragon and RFA Tideforce during WESTLANT19, off US east coast.
2020-sep-21	Deployment	Deployment North Western Approaches JW 20-2 Exercise Joint Warrior 20-2 Participated in Ex Joint Warrior 20-2 off NW Scotland
2020-oct-16	Port Visit	Port Visit Lerwick Harbour alongside at Lerwick for weekend. Merlin ZH849 embarked during deployment, with c/s Red Claw.
2020-dec-23	Deployment	Deployment Arctic deployment cut short, after COVID spread throughout the ship and returned to Devonport for isolation.
2021-jun	Deployment	Deployment St Ives Bay G7 G7 Summit 2021 Standing off Carbis Bay for G7 Maritime Security mission.
2021-jun-10	Deployment	Deployment St Ives Bay G7 G7 Summit 2021 operating off north Cornish Coast providing maritime security for the G7 summit, with Merlin HM.2 ZH842 embarked as Red Claw 1..