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| 1956-feb | Ordered | | | |
| 1958-jan-15 | Laid down | | Yard No 2121 | |
| 1959-mar-9 | Launched | | | |
| 1961-nov-23 | Commissioned | | | |
| 1962-mar-4 | Aircraft | | Accident P.531 XN334 ditched while operating trials off Portland. | |
| 1962-oct-4 | Trials | | engines failed during sea trials in the Caribbean | |
| 1964-mar | Aircraft | | assigned Wasp HAS.1 XS540 as Ashanti Flt/177-AS, until c Aug 1965. | |
| 1965-oct | Aircraft | | 829 NAS Ashanti Flight reformed at RNAS Culdrose during Oct 1965, moved to RNAS Portland during Nov and received its Wasp in mid Dec 1965. | |
| 1966-jul-25 | Deployment | | Departed UK for Persian Gulf deployment. The Wasp had joined ship at Devonport on 19 Jul. | |
| 1966-dec-31 | Deployment | | Alongside in Aden for COSAG repair. Some crew seconded to Army for road blocks and up country retreat tactics. | |
| 1967-jun | Deployment | | assigned to Eastern Task Force off Aden, guarding interests during Middle East Six Day War. Relieved on station by HMS Eskimo. | |
| 1969-dec | Aircraft | | assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XT794 as Ashanti Flt/427-AS, until Sep 1975. | |
| 1973-aug | Deployment | | sailed for caribbean | |
| 1974-aug-4 | | | Sailed for UK | |
| 1975-oct | Aircraft | | 829 Sq Wasp XT781/427 joined ship in Malta, until Feb 1976 | |
| 1977 | Fate: transfered | | to reserve | |
| 1978-apr | Aircraft | | Assigned Wasp HAS.1 XS562 / 427 by Apr 1978 as Ships Flt until c May 1979. | |
| 1979-jun | Aircraft | | Assigned Wasp HAS.1 XS572 / 427 by Jun 1979 as Ships Flt until c Mar 1980 | |
| 1981 | | | reclassified as harbour training ship, until c 1987 | |
| 1988-sep-7 | Fate: sunk | | Expended as fleet target | |
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Yarrow, Scotstoun 
