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HMS Tartar (F133)

UK Royal Navy

1962-1980

Later ID KRI Hasanuddin (333)

Type 81 Tribal class

FF · Frigate

Flight Deck:TA
Call Sign:GHGC
Shipyard:HMD Devonport

Timeline

DateEvent
Oct 22, 1959 Laid down
Sep 19, 1960 Launched
Aug 5, 1961 Deployment HMD Devonport present at Plymouth Navy Days 1961 Navy Days 1961
Feb 26, 1962 Commissioned
May 1962 Deployment to Bermuda via Azores six months Bahamas and Caribbean during Cuba missile crisis
May 1963 Deployment Deployed to the West Indies station on six month during Cuba missile crisis
Aug 1964 Refit HMD Devonport following 1st commission.
Dec 1966 Aircraft assigned 829 Sq Wasp XS570 for Tartar Flt, until May 1969.
Nov 7, 1967 Deployment Deployed to Far East and Indian Ocean with Wasp HAS.1 XS570 until returned to HMD Devonport in Apr 1969.
Mar 1968 Deployment off Persian Gulf islands of Tunb, as escort to HMS Intrepid, to calm tension with Iran
Nov 20, 1969 Deployment departed UK for 12 month global deployment, returning Nov 1970.
May 28, 1970 Deployment Mozambique Channel off Mozambique Channel, enforcing UN sanctions. Beira Beira Patrol
Jul 8, 1970 Port Visit alongside in Kilindini Harbour, Mombasa until 13 Jul 1970.
1972 Refit HMD Portsmouth Refit at Portsmouth to add Seacat and improve living conditions, prior to Caribbean deployment. Sea Cat
Nov 1973 Aircraft assigned 829 Sq Wasp XT438 as Tartar Flt/477, until c Jun 1976.
Feb 28, 1975 provided demonstrations of various functions to Mexican officials who were embarked on RY Britannia, during Mexican state visit.
Jun 25, 1977 Deployment Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review (1st Frigate Squadron), off Peel Bank Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen
Mar 1980 Decommissioned HMD Chatham to Chatham to join Standby Squadron
May 1982 Refit HMD Devonport withdrawn from Standby Squadron and entered refit at HMD Devonport, recommissioned on 17 Jul 1982.
Jul 1982 Aircraft assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XV636 for Tartar Flt/477, until c Sep 1983.
Aug 27, 1983 Deployment HMNB Portsmouth present at Portsmouth Navy Days 1983, Wasp XV636/477 embarked. Navy Days 1983
Sep 1983 Deployment re-activated Sep 1983 to make up for Frigate losses during the Falklands conflict and left for Arctic and North Atlantic deployment
Mar 29, 1984 Fate: transfered paid off at Portsmouth and transferred to Indonesia as Hasanuddin (333)
1985 Refit at Vosper Thornycroft before transfer to Indonesian Navy