HMS Northumberland (F238)
1994-2025
FF · Frigate
| IMO: | 8949666 |
| MMSI: | 234621000 |
| Flight Deck: | NL |
| Call Sign: | GCOH |
| Shipyard: | Swan Hunter (Wallsend) |
Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Dec 1989 | |
| Apr 4, 1991 | Swan Hunter (Wallsend) at Wallsend, Yard No 136. |
| Apr 4, 1992 | |
| Nov 29, 1994 | |
| Mar 1996 |  South Atlantic Atlantic Patrol Task (South) Atlantic Patrol Task (South) |
| Sep 1996 | 815 Sq Lynx HMA.8 ZD265 as Northumberland Flt / 372-NL by Sep 1996 until c Mar 1998 |
| Feb 2003 | Visited Marmaris, Turkey |
| Aug 2004 | until Aug 2005, at Babcock in Rosyth for Merlin handling equipment and updated sonar system. towed array sonar Type 2087 |
| Sep 15, 2008 | departed HMNB Devonport for a 6 month Arabian Gulf (relieving HMS Montrose) and southern hemisphere maritime security mission, returning 24 Mar 2009. |
| Sep 5, 2009 | HMD Devonport present for Navy Days 2009, with 829 NAS 04 Northumberland Flt Merlin HM.1 ZH858 aboard Navy Days 2009 |
| Oct 5, 2009 | participated in Ex JW 09-2, with 829 NAS Merlin HM.1 ZH858 embarked Exercise Joint Warrior 09-2 |
| Oct 2012 | escort for FS Charles de Gaulle, during Exercise Corsican Lion. Corsican Lion 2012 |
| Oct 8, 2012 | 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. |
| Apr 25, 2013 |  Grand Harbour / il-Port il-Kbir / Valletta arrived at Pinto Wharf, Valletta, until 29 Apr. Grand Harbour |
| Sep 7, 2013 | West India Dock (TQ) visit London for International Shipping Week, alongside at Canary Wharf until 12 Sep |
| Sep 13, 2013 | alongside Whitehill Point, Tyneside until 16 Sep. |
| Oct 7, 2013 | North Western Approaches participated in two week exercise off NW Scotland Exercise Joint Warrior 13-2 |
| May 19, 2014 | 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. Operation Kipion |
| Nov 7, 2014 | participated in major multi-national Gulf exercise, together with a number of UK warships and MCM vessels. IMCMEX 2014 International Mine Counter Measures Exercise 2014 |
| Jun 18, 2015 | celebrated 200th anniversary of Battle of Waterloo by carrying a replica dispatch from Ostend to UK announcing Wellingtons victory. |
| May 2016 | entered refit at Babcock, HMD Devonport for Life Extension. CAMM (M) Sea Ceptor |
| May 2016 | HMD Devonport Life extension refit at HMD Devonport until c May 2018, in preparation for her role in the Carrier Strike deployment, due May 2021. LIFEX |
| May 15, 2019 | Ordered to escort Russian Udaloy class RFS Severomorsk northbound through English Channel on its returm from Mediterranean and Black Sea operations. Fleet Ready Escort |
| Sep 26, 2019 | Operating with HMS Queen Elizabeth, HMS Dragon and RFA Tideforce during WESTLANT19, off US east coast. WESTLANT19 |
| Feb 4, 2020 | Crombie Jetty noted at Crombie Jetty |
| Sep 21, 2020 | North Western Approaches Participated in Ex Joint Warrior 20-2 off NW Scotland JW 20-2 Exercise Joint Warrior 20-2 |
| Oct 16, 2020 | Lerwick Harbour alongside at Lerwick for weekend. Merlin ZH849 embarked during deployment, with c/s Red Claw. |
| Dec 23, 2020 | Arctic deployment cut short, after COVID spread throughout the ship and returned to Devonport for isolation. |
| Jun 2021 | St Ives Bay Standing off Carbis Bay for G7 Maritime Security mission. G7 G7 Summit 2021 |
| Jun 10, 2021 | St Ives Bay operating off north Cornish Coast providing maritime security for the G7 summit, with Merlin HM.2 ZH842 embarked as Red Claw 1. G7 G7 Summit 2021 |
| Nov 20, 2024 | Defence Secretary Healey announced HMS Northumberland would decommission early, since her condition was uneconomic to repair |
| Mar 12, 2025 | HMD Devonport Decommissioned at Devonport |