Deployment maiden deployment to Persian Gulf for 5 month maritime security operation, returning Mar 2002.
2003-jun-05
Deployment
DeploymentOperation Telic via West Africa, to support stabilisation and reconstruction operations in Iraq, returning 20 Dec 2003.
2006-jun-12
Deployment
Deployment 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.
2007-nov
Aircraft
Aircraft assigned 815 NAS Lynx HMA.8 ZD257 as Kent (217) Flt, until c Dec 2008
2008-may-02
Port Visit
Port VisitSt. Helier, JerseyShip Open to Visitors at 1st Jersey Boat Show in St Helier Marina
2008-may-31
Deployment
Deployment departed HMNB Portsmouth for a six month maritime security deployment to Indian Ocean and Far East, returning 15 Dec 2008.
2009-may
Deployment
DeploymentOperation Telic 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
2010-jul-17
Deployment
Deployment Participated in Exercise FRUKUS 10, rehearsing Disaster Relief operations with French Navy, US Navy and Russian Navy.
2010-sep-16
Port Visit
Port VisitDover WD four day visit to Dover, departing 19 Sep 2010
2011-jan
Refit
RefitHMD RosythRosythtowed array sonar Type 2087 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.
2011-dec-01
Homeport
Homeport Returned to HMNB Portsmouth after 50 week refit in Rosyth.
2012-sep-23
Port Visit
Port VisitDover 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.
2012-oct-12
Port Visit
Port VisitPollock Dock to Belfast for 5 day visit, in company with HMS Severn. HMS Kent departed on 16 Oct.
2013-mar-25
Deployment
Deployment 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.
2013-apr-02
Port Visit
Port VisitTripoli harbour arrived in Tripoli, Libya for 3 day visit. First formal, inter-governmental visit of a British Warship in 40 years.
DeploymentOperation Kipion 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.
2015-dec-07
Port Visit
Port VisitDover WD visit to Dover, with Ship Open to Visitors on 9 Dec. Departed 10 Dec.
2016-may-12
Port Visit
Port VisitWest India Dock (TQ) visit to London for capability demonstration prior to leaving for Battle of Jutland commemoration. (pic2) departing 16 May
2016-jul-23
Deployment
DeploymentAmericas Cup Guardship for yacht race
2016-sep-17
Port Visit
Port VisitRoath BasinBritannia Quay visit to Cardiff, until 21 Sep
2017-jan
Refit
RefitHMD DevonportLIFEXCAMM (M) Sea Ceptor Life extension refit at HMD Devonport until c Aug 2018, in preparation for her role in the Carrier Strike deployment, due May 2021.
2019-jun
Aircraft
AircraftBaltic Protector Assigned Wildcat HMA.2 ZZ533 as 215 Kent Flight (c/s Pegasus), for Exercise Baltic Protector.
2019-aug-12
Deployment
Deployment 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.
2020-apr-14
Deployment
Deployment Departed HMNB Portsmouth for UK Home Waters deployment. Merlin HM.2 of Mohawk Flt814 NAS embarked.
DeploymentHMNB 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.