---- united kingdom ---- Aircraft Carrier ............ Audacious class Aircraft Carrier ............ Centaur class Aircraft Carrier ............ Colossus class Aircraft Carrier ............ Courageous class Aircraft Carrier ............ Illustrious class Aircraft Carrier ............ Implacable class Aircraft Carrier ............ Improved Centaur class Aircraft Carrier ............ Majestic class Aircraft Carrier ............ Modified Centaur class Aircraft Carrier ............ Nairana class Aircraft Carrier V STOL ............ Invincible class Aircraft Carrier V STOL ............ Queen Elizabeth class Helicopter Carrier ............ Argus class Helicopter Carrier ............ Engadine class Helicopter Carrier ............ Lofoten class Helicopter Carrier ............ Tiger conversion class Cruiser ............ Crown Colony class Cruiser ............ Fiji class Cruiser ............ Tiger class Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ County class Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ Type 42 (Batch 1 and 2) class Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ Type 42 (Batch 3) Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ Type 45 Daring class Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ Type 82 Bristol class Destroyer ............ Daring class Destroyer ............ Later Battle class Guided-Missile Frigate ............ Type 26 City class Frigate ............ Broad Beam Leander class Frigate ............ Exocet Leander class Frigate ............ Ikara Leander class Frigate ............ Leander (mod) class Frigate ............ Leander class Frigate ............ River (RN Group II) class Frigate ............ Seawolf Leander class Frigate ............ Towed Array Exocet Leander class Frigate ............ Type 12 Rothesay class Frigate ............ Type 15 class Frigate ............ Type 21 Amazon class Frigate ............ Type 22 (Batch 1) Broadsword class Frigate ............ Type 22 (Batch 2) Boxer class Frigate ............ Type 22 (Batch 3) Cornwall class Frigate ............ Type 23 Duke class Frigate ............ Type 26 class Frigate ............ Type 31 Inspiration class Frigate ............ Type 61 Salisbury class Frigate ............ Type 81 Tribal class Corvette ............ Castle class patrol vessel Corvette ............ Modified River class Corvette ............ Port of Spain class Corvette ............ River (Batch 2) class Corvette ............ River class Corvette ............ Triton class Assault Carrier ............ Ocean class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ Albion class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ Bay class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ Fearless class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ LST(3) class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ Round Table class Support Ship ............ Abdiel class Support Ship ............ Castle class Support Ship ............ Challenger class Support Ship ............ Early Tide class Support Ship ............ Echo class Support Ship ............ Endurance (1967) Support Ship ............ Fort I class (1978) Support Ship ............ Fort II class (1992) Support Ship ............ Galatea class Support Ship ............ Hecla class Support Ship ............ Improved Tide class Support Ship ............ Ness class Support Ship ............ OL class Support Ship ............ Patricia class Support Ship ............ Point class Support Ship ............ Protector (2011) class Support Ship ............ Protector class Support Ship ............ Regent class Support Ship ............ Retainer class Support Ship ............ Rover class Support Ship ............ RRS Ernest Shackleton Support Ship ............ RRS Sir David Attenborough Support Ship ............ Scott class Support Ship ............ Somersby class Support Ship ............ Tide class Support Ship ............ Triumph class Support Ship ............ Vidal class Support Ship ............ Wave class Icebreakers ............ Polar Circle class ------------- Also used ------------- CA ... Support Ship ........... Canadian Fort class SE ... Support Ship ........... Diligence class RO ... Support Ship ........... MRSO (1) class PL ... Support Ship ........... Reliant class (1983) --More-- ---- Ness class ---- Royal Fleet Auxiliary ----- A339 RFA Lyness Royal Fleet Auxiliary ----- A344 RFA Stromness Royal Fleet Auxiliary ----- A345 RFA Tarbatness --More--
1967 to 1980 A345 RFA Tarbatness
---Filter--- Ordered Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Fate: transfered Port Visit Deployment 1964-dec-07 Ordered Ordered 1966-apr-15 Laid down Laid down Swan Hunter (Neptune) (Low Walker), Yard No. 2018 1967-feb-28 Launched Launched 1967-aug-10 Commissioned Commissioned 1968-sep-10 Deployment Deployment Exercise Coral Sands participated in Exercise Coral Sands, until 13 Oct 1968-oct-14 Port Visit Port Visit State Dockyard visit to Newcastle, NSW, following Exercise Coral Sands, until 24 Oct. 1970-apr-17 Deployment Deployment Apollo 13 splashdown secondary Apollo XIII splashdown recovery to waters off Mauritius as standby for secondary splashdown site for Apollo XIII recovery 1974-jan Deployment Deployment departed UK as support ship for HMS Fife , Flagship of Task Group 317.1 for 9 month Indian Ocean and Australia group deployment in company with HMS Apollo , HMS Argonaut , HMS Ariadne , HMS Danae and HMS Londonderry . Returned to HMNB Devonport on 4 Oct. 1975-jul-22 Deployment Deployment departed UK as support for HMS Glamorgan , flagship of global Task Group 317.3, accompanied by RFA Gold Rover and RFA Tidespring . Escorted by elements of the 8th Frigate Squadron HMS Ajax , HMS Berwick , HMS Plymouth and HMS Rothesay . Returned 14 Apr 1976 1977-jan-26 Deployment Deployment Left Portsmouth with RFA Tidepool and RFA Green Rover for an Atlantic deployment, supporting HMS Tiger and her escort group until May 1977. 1977-sep-05 Deployment Deployment Departed HMNB Portsmouth for 7.5 month group deployment (TG 317.6) to Australia and Far East, supporting HMS Tiger and in company with HMS Rhyl , RFA Grey Rover , RFA Regent and RFA Tidepool . Returned 20 Apr 1978. 1980 Decommissioned Decommissioned 1981-sep-30 Fate: transfered Fate: transfered to US Sealift Command as Spica History of Sirius class USNS Spica T-AFS-9 1981-nov-01 Commissioned Commissioned 1987-oct-22 Aircraft Aircraft HH-46 152518 accident 2008-jan-28 Decommissioned Decommissioned
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State Dockyard visit to Newcastle, NSW, following Exercise Coral Sands, until 24 Oct.
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