HMS Sutherland (F81) Seen
1997-
Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Jan 1992 | |
| Oct 14, 1993 | Yard No 1045 |
| Mar 9, 1996 | aka The Fighting Clan. |
| Jul 4, 1997 | |
| Jan 1999 |  Mare Harbour noted visiting Falkland Islands, with Lynx HMA.8 ZD566 / 422-SU embarked. |
| Sep 2000 | Visit to Pitcairn Islands, in company with RFA Bayleaf (A109). Island visit |
| Feb 6, 2002 | 815 NAS Lynx HAS.3 XZ694, air freight to join ship near Veracruz, until Apr 2002 |
| Feb 12, 2002 | departed HMNB Devonport for Atlantic Patrol Ship (North) deployment |
| Mar 2002 |  Puerto de Veracruz week long visit to Veracruz, for the Port 100th anniversary celebration. |
| Mar 27, 2002 | anchored offshore for 1 day visit to Montserrat |
| Jun 9, 2003 | to support post-combat and reconstruction operations in Iraq, completing 3 Dec 2003. Operation Telic |
| 2006 | conducted trials of ScanEagle reconnaissance UAV |
| Nov 5, 2006 |  Port of Salalah relieved HMS Kent at Salalah, Oman on Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean mission Salalah |
| Apr 2007 |  Shatt al-Arab platforms assumed role of Flagship of CTF 158 in the northern Persian Gulf |
| Dec 2007 | at Babcock Marine in Rosyth, until 14 Nov 2008 for extensive refit including Seawolf mid life upgrade and new Type 2087 towed array sonar. Ready for Merlin towed array sonar Type 2087 |
| Sep 5, 2009 | HMD Devonport present at Plymouth Navy Days 2009. Navy Days 2009 |
| May 2010 | Participated in Joint exercise in Western Atlantic, until Aug 2010. Exercise Auriga 2010 |
| Jun 28, 2010 |  Bedford Basin visited Halifax for MARLANT Fleet Review Fleet Review: 100th anniversary of Canadian Navy |
| Nov 2010 | assigned 829 NAS Merlin HM.1 ZH863 as /501 |
| Apr 8, 2011 |  Libyan coast deployed from HMNB Devonport to Mediterranean and Arabian Gulf operations Gulf of Sirte Operation Unified Protector |
| Oct 18, 2011 | Tower Bridge Upper visit to the Pool of London alongside HMS Belfast until 22 Oct. |
| Oct 25, 2011 | Demonstrated anti-submarine techniques in the Solent. Staff College Sea Days 2011 |
| Oct 25, 2011 | noted with 829NAS Merlin HM.1 ZH841/502 aboard, while departing HMNB Portsmouth. |
| Jul 5, 2012 | Departed HMNB Devonport for a 6 month maritime security deployment in the Indian Ocean with 829 NAS Merlin embarked, to relieve HMS Westminster. Relieved by HMS Northumberland and returned to HMNB Devonport on 15 Dec 2012. Operation Kipion |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Royal Victoria Dock visit to London for International Shipping Week, alongside at Excel Exhibition Centre until 15 Sep. Wildcat ZZ396 onboard DSEI 2013 |
| Oct 7, 2013 | North Western Approaches participated in two week exercise off NW Scotland Exercise Joint Warrior 13-2 |
| Oct 11, 2013 |  Hamburg Port visited Hamburg, including Ship open to visitors, departed 14 Oct |
| Oct 28, 2013 | commenced planned 11 month refit at HMD Devonport, to include a new command system and the Type 997 Artisan radar. After re-flooding the dry dock in May and emerging from the covered complex in early Oct 2014, completed refit in Mar 2015. surface and low level air search radar Type 997 |
| Mar 24, 2015 | departed HMNB Devonport for sea trials following an extensive multi-phase refit and life extension programme. Rejoined the Fleet on 25 Sep. |
| Mar 3, 2016 | In Norway for NATO exercise Cold Response 16 Cold Response 2016 |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Shortly after tasking as Fleet Ready Escort, arrived off St Marys IoS as Guardship for Scilly Isles Regatta, departed 30 Aug Islands Regatta |
| Dec 5, 2016 | As FRE, escorted RFS Vice Admiral Kulakov through English Channel en route eastern Mediterranean Fleet Ready Escort |
| Dec 16, 2016 | As FRE, escorted RFS Yaroslav Mudry through English Channel Fleet Ready Escort |
| Jun 29, 2017 | off Dunbar joined Queen Elizabeth in the Firth of Forth, as escort, during her pre-Commissioning manufacturers trials. |
| Oct 21, 2017 | West India Dock (TQ) visited West India Dock |
| Jan 10, 2018 | departed HMNB Devonport for 7 month deployment to Australia and the Far East, with 815 NAS 211 Flt Wildcat HMA.2 ZZ379 and J Coy 42 RM Commando, emabrked |
| Feb 4, 2018 |  Diego Garcia Port visited Diego Garcia |
| Feb 23, 2018 |  Outer Harbor weekend visit to Adelaide, departed 26 Feb. |
| Mar 9, 2018 | HMAS Kuttabul Visited Sydney on 9 Mar, departed 16 Mar 2018 |
| Apr 12, 2018 |  Yokosuka Naval Base Visited Yokosuka, until 26 Apr 2018 |
| Sep 10, 2019 | Crombie Jetty visited Crombie for storing |
| Oct 13, 2019 | Off Cape Wrath 13 Oct 2019 stood off Cape Wrath range to provide Naval Gunfire Support during JW19-2. Fired on targets directed by 148 Battery RA as forward observers. JW19-2 Exercise Joint Warrior 19-2 |
| Apr 2020 | 814 NAS Kingfisher Flt Merlin HM.2 (c/s Highlander) embarked. |
| Sep 2020 | participated in Joint Exercise in high arctic with KNM Thor Heyerdahl, USS Ross and RFA Tidespring. |
| Oct 23, 2020 | Returned to HMNB Devonport, to await a LIFEX Refit slot in the Babcock Frigate Complex. |
| Mar 15, 2024 | HMD Devonport released from dry-dock at Babcock in Devonport, following Sea Ceptor and engine upgrades during the long refit. CAMM (M) Sea Ceptor |
| Jul 24, 2025 | HMD Devonport present during Babcock dockyard open days Open days |
| Mar 26, 2026 | HMD Devonport returned from sea to Devonport, with Ships Company at Procedure Alpha. |