CVS · Aircraft Carrier V STOL
| IMO: | 4568878 |
| Flight Deck: | 551 |
| Call Sign: | IAIQ |
| Shipyard: | Fincantieri Monfalcone |
Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| 1977 | |
| Mar 26, 1981 | Fincantieri Monfalcone Yard number 4367 |
| Jun 4, 1983 | |
| Sep 30, 1985 | Taranto Naval Base |
| Aug 23, 1991 |  NS Norfolk official delivery ceremony of first two AV 8B Harrier II Plus |
| Jun 1993 | cross-deck operations with HMS Ark Royal in the Adriatic, in late Jun. |
| Mar 21, 1994 |  off Mogadishu End of Operation Unosom 1 / ITALFOR-IBIS" with recovery of Italian troups |
| Nov 15, 1995 |  Grand Harbour / il-Port il-Kbir / Valletta visited Valletta, with 3x S-61 on deck and escorted by 2x flying AB-212 |
| Jul 17, 2004 |  Malaga Port visited Malaga |
| Nov 2004 | Port of Trieste visited Trieste |
| Dec 1, 2006 | Taranto Naval Base alongside at Taranto |
| Mar 25, 2011 | Flagship from 25 mar till 26jul2011 Operation Unified Protector |
| Jun 1, 2016 | 2nd flagship of the operation, relieving Aircraft Carrier Conte di Cavour (C550) Operation Sophia |
| Nov 9, 2016 | Civitavecchia visited Civitavecchia |
| May 19, 2018 | NS Messina visited Messina |
| Mar 12, 2022 |  Narvik - Framnes participated in Cold Response 2022. Exercise Cold Response 2022 |
| Feb 2024 | operating around Norway for Ex Nordic Response Exercise Steadfast Defender 2024 |
| Feb 14, 2024 |  HMNB Portsmouth visited Portsmouth, with at least EH101 MM81636 embarked. |