HMS Portland F79

Type 23 Duke class - FF - Frigate

IMO:	8949733
MMSI:	234627000
Flight Deck:	PD
Call Sign:	GDIS
Shipyard:	Yarrow

Events

History of HMS Portland F79

1996-feb	Ordered	Ordered
1998-jan-14	Laid down	Laid down Yard No 1052
1999-may-15	Launched	Launched
2001-apr	Aircraft	Aircraft 815 Sqn, 229 Flt Lynx ZD265 assigned as /426-PD Portland Flt, until Dec 2004
2001-may-03	Commissioned	Commissioned
2004-dec-08	Aircraft	Aircraft 12nm E of The Lizard Accident Lynx XZ724 during SAR by 815 NAS 229 Flt received report of man overboard from HMS Montrose, off the Lizard. Working with Sutherland Flt Lynx and 771NAS Sea King Rescue 193 on scene. This tragedy led to the inauguration of the Osprey Trophy in 2007 for excellence amongst front line Lynx units.
2005-feb	Deployment	Deployment South Atlantic Atlantic Patrol Task (South) departed HMNB Devonport for Atlantic Patrol Task (South) deployment, for Task Group 326.02. Operated around Falkland Islands between Mar and Sep 2005, relieving HMS Gloucester and herself relieved by HMS Southampton.
2007-aug-21	Deployment	Deployment George Town HSB APT(N) Stood off George Town to conduct damage assessment following Hurricane Dean, supported by RFA Wave Ruler.
2008-sep	Aircraft	Aircraft 815 Sq 206 Flt embarked with its Lynx.
2008-nov	Deployment	Deployment departed HMNB Devonport for 8 month maritime security mission in Arabian Gulf and Indian Ocean, returning 3 Jul 2009.
2009-oct-05	Deployment	Deployment Exercise Joint Warrior 09-2 participated in Ex JW 09-2, with 815 NAS Lynx HAS.3GMS XZ229/426-PD embarked
2010-apr-13	Deployment	Deployment South Atlantic Atlantic Patrol Task (South) Sailed from HMNB Devonport for a 7 month deployment to the South Atlantic. 815 Sq 206 Flt Lynx HMA.8 embarked. Relieved HMS York and in turn was relieved on station by HMS Gloucester.
2011-jul-01	Port Visit	Port Visit Den Helder Marinehaven (naval base) naval days 2011 (marinedagen) Den Helder, Netherlands. embarked Lynx ZF558
2012-jan	Refit	Refit towed array sonar Type 2087 to Rosyth for 50 week refit at Babcock, including Type 2087 sonar installation and Sea Wolf mid-life upgrade, departed mid Dec 2012. Rejoined the Fleet on 7 Mar 2013 at HMNB Devonport.
2013-may-17	Port Visit	Port Visit visit to Portland and Weymouth, departed 20 May.
2013-aug-02	Deployment	Deployment Assigned as Fleet Ready Escort in UK waters for 2 months.
2013-oct-07	Deployment	Deployment North Western Approaches Exercise Joint Warrior 13-2 participated in two week exercise off NW Scotland
2014-jan-13	Deployment	Deployment South Atlantic Atlantic Patrol Task (South) departed HMNB Devonport for 7 month South Atlantic and Caribbean deployment. Relieved HMS Richmond and returned 1 Aug.
2014-mar-24	Port Visit	Port Visit to Luanda, with Lynx HMA.8 /426 embarked
2015-jan-15	Port Visit	Port Visit Cruise Terminal visit to Liverpool Cruise Terminal until 18 Jan.
2015-mar-07	Port Visit	Port Visit Portland Harbour visited Portland, with Ship Open to Visitors on 8 Mar.
2015-may-26	Port Visit	Port Visit Kollafjørõur first RN vessel to visit Faroes Islands since HMS Brilliant in 1990
2015-sep-08	Port Visit	Port Visit Tower Bridge Upper LISW 2015 visit to London for International Shipping Week. Departed on 10 Sep.
2015-oct-03	Deployment	Deployment North Western Approaches Exercise Joint Warrior 15-2 participated in JW 15-2 off north west coast of Scotland
2015-oct-30	Port Visit	Port Visit Roath Basin weekend visit to Cardiff
2016-jun-20	Deployment	Deployment departed HMNB Devonport for 9 month maritime security deployment in Middle East and Atlantic. 815 NAS 208 Flt Lynx HMA.8 ZF557/426 embarked, which also performed last firing of a Sea Skua missile off NW Scotland, before they were decommissioned. Returned to Plymouth 10 Mar 2017.
2018-feb	Refit	Refit HMD Devonport LIFEX CAMM (M) Sea Ceptor Life extension refit at HMD Devonport until c Dec 2020. Also fitted with new UE S2150 (aka Type 2150) bow sonar by Apr 2020, to replace the Type 2050 set.
2022-jun-13	Deployment	Deployment Exercise Dynamic Mongoose 2022 participated in DYMO 2022.
2023-mar-12	Deployment	Deployment ordered from Plymouth to escort Russian DDG Admiral Kasatonov and the auxiliary Akademik Pashin through the English Channel to the North Sea.
2024-feb-15	Deployment	Deployment Exercise Steadfast Defender 2024 joined Prince of Wales Strike Group in North Sea, in place of unseaworthy HMS Somerset as escort frigate.
2024-mar	Deployment	Deployment Exercise Steadfast Defender 2024 assigned to 814 Squadron particpated in Ex Nordic Response in Norwegian and Arctic waters and conducted torpedo firing on 15 Mar. Merlin HM.2 ZH854 embarked as Mohawk Flt.