---Filter--- Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Fate: transfered Fate: scrapped Port Visit Refit Deployment Trials Aircraft 1958-oct-22 Laid down as Yard No. 2001 1960-mar-20 Launched 1963-feb-21 Commissioned 1965-jan Aircraft assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XT416 /183-ES by Feb 1965, /453-ES by Aug 1965, until c Jun 1966 1967-jun Deployment relieved HMS Ashanti standing off Aden during Arab-Israeli six day war of 1967. 1969-jan Aircraft RAF Gibraltar Accident assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XV631 /453-ES, until damaged at RAF North Front Aug 1969.1970-jan Aircraft assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XT427 /453 until c Jun 1970 1970-sep Deployment Mozambique Channel Beira Beira Patrol 1971-feb-17 Port Visit Represented the UK at 5th Annual Massawa Naval Days, Ethiopia (now in Eritrea). Departed on 25 Feb. 1971-jul Refit HMD Chatham Sea Cat GWS-21 , completed a refit at HMD Chatham, shake down and re-commissioned on 15 Dec 1973.1973-may Port Visit HMD Chatham Navy Days present at Chatham Navy Days1973-sep Aircraft Accident assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XT442 /453 until crashed at Norton Heliport , while on loan to BRNC Flt on 12 Dec 19731973-dec Aircraft assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XT781 /453, until landing accident during night recovery to ship, off Portland on 28 Mar 1974 1974-may-1 Aircraft assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XT434 /453, until c Sep 1976. 1974-jun Deployment 6 month deployment as West Indies Guardship, returned late Jan 1975 1976-feb Deployment Atlantic Patrol Ship (South) until Apr 1976, supported by RFA Tidesurge. 1976-nov Aircraft assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XT794 /453, until corrosion discovered later that month. 1977-mar Aircraft assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XV636 /453, until c Nov 1978. 1977-nov-16 Deployment off Grand Bahama HMS Scylla off Grand Bahama1978-nov Aircraft assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XT429 /453, until c Aug 1980. 1979-aug Refit entered refit and on completion joined the Standby squadron in Chatham 1980-aug Decommissioned 1986 Fate: transfered for missile trials 1986-jan-17 Trials Pembroke Dock 1992-may-19 Fate: scrapped Breakers Yard arrived at Demolicion Naval Del Norte in Bilbao, under tow and subsequently scrapped.
RAF Gibraltar Accident assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XV631/453-ES, until damaged at RAF North Front Aug 1969.
Beira Patrol off Mozambique Channel, enforcing UN sanctions.
Sea Cat with GWS-21, completed a refit at HMD Chatham, shake down and re-commissioned on 15 Dec 1973.
off Grand Bahama rendezvous with HMS Scylla off Grand Bahama
J Samuel White, East Cowes 
