Royal Escort to Vanguard returning from South African Royal Tour
1948-dec
Refit
Refit until c Mar 1949
1949-jul
Deployment
DeploymentOperation Firedog departed UK for Far East deployment, contributing to air strikes in Malayan jungles.
1950-jun-29
Deployment
DeploymentKure while on Far East station, diverted to Kure to re-store for Korea and departed 29 Jun, with CAG-13 embarked.
1950-jul-02
Deployment
Deployment reassigned to US Task Group 77.4 (with USS Valley Forge), off east coast of Korean peninsula after N Korea invaded S Korea. Remained with TF 77 until 26 Jul.
1950-sep-20
Deployment
Deployment completed mission with Commonwealth Task Force (off Korean west coast) and after being relieved by HMS Theseus on 10 Oct, left theatre for the UK, arriving Portsmouth in Nov.
1950-dec
Refit
RefitHMD Portsmouth at HMD Portsmouth, until c Apr 1951, as a transport carrier.
1952
Trials
Trials trials conducted with commercial version of Sycamore
into Reserve, anticipating the Admiralty decision in 1956 for Frigates to take over training duties.
1957-dec
Refit
Refit Conversion to Heavy Repair Ship commenced (as the major work on HMS Victorious finished), to be suspended between 1960/62 and completed c Aug 1964
DeploymentExerciseExercise Coral Sands participated in Exercise Coral Sands, until 13 Oct. Moved 200 Hovercraft Squadron of Royal Corps of Transport from and to Singapore.
DeploymentPans People filmed their Xmas 1971 Top of the Pops video on Triumphs flight deck. Departed Singapore for return to UK, via Mombasa. Brought back at least Wasp HAS.1 XS543.
1971-nov-08
Sailed from Singapore 08 Nov 1971 - Brought back 2 x Wasp Helicopters
1972
Homeport
Homeport Chatham, until Dec 1981
1972-mar
Refit
Refit Refit, completed Dec 1975 and into reserve.
1980
Decommissioned
Decommissioned Put on disposal list after 8 years in reserve at Chatham
1981-dec-09
Fate: scrapped
Fate: scrappedHMD Chatham Left Chatham under tow to be scrapped in Spain
Kure while on Far East station, diverted to Kure to re-store for Korea and departed 29 Jun, with CAG-13 embarked.
St Petersburg Port visited Leningrad
Sembawang naval base Singapore, until 1971
Bhola Island Operation Burlap to assist in Cyclone relief around the Ganges delta.