HMS Kent (F78)
2000-
Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Feb 1996 | |
| Apr 16, 1997 | Yard No 1051 |
| May 27, 1998 | |
| Jun 8, 2000 | |
| Nov 2001 | maiden deployment to Persian Gulf for 5 month maritime security operation, returning Mar 2002. |
| Jun 5, 2003 | via West Africa, to support stabilisation and reconstruction operations in Iraq, returning 20 Dec 2003. Operation Telic |
| Mar 2006 | assigned 815 NAS Lynx HMA.8 ZD259 as Kent (226) Flt, until c Sep 2007 assigned to 815 Squadron |
| Jun 12, 2006 | departed HMNB Portsmouth for a six month maritime security deployment to the Mediterranean and Persian Gulf. She was relieved by HMS Sutherland in Oman on 5 Nov. |
| Nov 2007 | assigned 815 NAS Lynx HMA.8 ZD257 as Kent (217) Flt, until c Dec 2008 |
| May 2, 2008 |  St. Helier Ship Open to Visitors at 1st Jersey Boat Show in St Helier Marina |
| May 31, 2008 | departed HMNB Portsmouth for a six month maritime security deployment to Indian Ocean and Far East, returning 15 Dec 2008. |
| May 2009 | departed HMNB Portsmouth for a six month deployment on Operation Telic, which also included maritime security work in Gulf of Aden, returning 30 Nov 2009 Operation Telic |
| Jul 17, 2010 | Participated in Exercise FRUKUS 10, rehearsing Disaster Relief operations with French Navy, US Navy and Russian Navy. |
| Sep 16, 2010 | Dover WD four day visit to Dover, departing 19 Sep 2010 |
| Jan 2011 | HMD Rosyth to Babcock at Rosyth for an 11 month refit, to include new Type 2087 sonar and updated 4.5" Kryten gun fits, plus Seawolf upgrade. Rosyth towed array sonar Type 2087 |
| Dec 1, 2011 | Returned to HMNB Portsmouth after 50 week refit in Rosyth. |
| Sep 23, 2012 | Dover WD visit to Dover for 3 days, to commemorate the Channel Dash and the crews of 825 Squadron Swordfish torpedo bombers; departing 26 Sep with (ex-St Albans Flt) Merlin ZH848 embarked. |
| Oct 12, 2012 | to Belfast for 5 day visit, in company with HMS Severn. HMS Kent departed on 16 Oct. Pollock Dock |
| Mar 25, 2013 | departed HMNB Portsmouth for 6 month anti-piracy deployment in Gulf, Somali Basin and Indian Ocean, to relieve HMS Northumberland.To be relieved by HMS Westminster. Returned to HMNB Portsmouth on 9 Oct. |
| Apr 2, 2013 |  Tripoli harbour arrived in Tripoli, Libya for 3 day visit. First formal, inter-governmental visit of a British Warship in 40 years. |
| Mar 31, 2014 | North Western Approaches JW 14-1 Exercise Joint Warrior 14-1 |
| Oct 21, 2014 | departed HMNB Portsmouth for 6 month maritime security mission to Gulf and Indian Ocean, relieving HMS Northumberland. During latter part of deployment in 2015, joined with USS Carl Vinson carrier group and Charles de Gaulle in international operations against ISIS in Syria. Relieved by HMS Richmond and returned to HMNB Portsmouth on 15 May 2015. Operation Kipion |
| Dec 7, 2015 | Dover WD visit to Dover, with Ship Open to Visitors on 9 Dec. Departed 10 Dec. |
| May 12, 2016 | West India Dock (TQ) visit to London for capability demonstration prior to leaving for Battle of Jutland commemoration. 📷 (pic2) departing 16 May |
| Jul 23, 2016 | Guardship for yacht race Americas Cup |
| Sep 17, 2016 | Roath Basin visit to Cardiff, until 21 Sep Britannia Quay |
| Jan 2017 | HMD Devonport Life extension refit at HMD Devonport until c Aug 2018, in preparation for her role in the Carrier Strike deployment, due May 2021. LIFEX CAMM (M) Sea Ceptor |
| Jun 2019 | Assigned Wildcat HMA.2 ZZ533 as 215 Kent Flight (c/s Pegasus), for Exercise Baltic Protector. Baltic Protector |
| Aug 12, 2019 | Departed HMNB Portsmouth for Persian Gulf to relieve HMS Duncan, with 815 NAS 215 Flt Wildcat embarked. Returned to Portsmouth on 12 Dec 2019 at South Railway Jetty. |
| Apr 14, 2020 | Departed HMNB Portsmouth for UK Home Waters deployment. Merlin HM.2 of Mohawk Flt 814 NAS embarked. |
| Sep 21, 2020 | North Western Approaches Participated in Ex Joint Warrior 20-2 off NW Scotland. Wildcat HMA.2 of 815 NAS 206 Flt embarked. JW 20-2 Exercise Joint Warrior 20-2 |
| May 1, 2021 | HMNB Portsmouth departed HMNB Portsmouth for Exercise Strike Warrior and Operation Fortis 21 as part the HMS Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group. 206 Flt Wildcat HMA.2 embarked. |
| Jun 1, 2021 |  Puerto de Alicante detached from CSG21 to visit Alicante CSG21 |
| Jul 7, 2021 |  Suez Canal Transit of Suez Canal from Mediterranean, with CSG21 main force. CSG21 |
| Sep 27, 2022 | departed Portsmouth for passage north to prepare for Ex Joint Warrior 22-2. JW22-2 |