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1963 to 1983 F104 HMS Dido
IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: DI Call Sign: GHWA Shipyard: Yarrow
---Filter--- Ordered Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Fate: transfered Port Visit Refit Deployment Aircraft 1958 Ordered Ordered as Rothesay Class, HMS Hastings 1959-feb-12 Laid down Laid down 1961-dec-22 Launched Launched delayed by poor visibility, by a day after the naming ceremony 1963-sep-18 Commissioned Commissioned 1967-sep-10 1969-may-16 Deployment Deployment Fleet Review at Spithead 1970-aug Deployment Deployment departed UK for Far East deployment, returned Aug 1971 1970-aug-12 Aircraft Aircraft Lost ships flight Wasp HAS.1 XT789 in accident near Mull of Kintyre. 1973-jun-08 Deployment Deployment departed HMNB Portsmouth as escort for HMS Tiger , Flagship for Far East group deployment of Task Group 317.1, in company with HMS Hermione and HMS Rhyl . The group was supported by RFA Regent and RFA Tidespring , until it returned to the UK on 21 Dec 1973. 1975-jul Refit Refit Ikara Commenced Ikara refit, completed 1978 1979-may-08 Deployment Deployment departed HMNB Devonport in company with HMS Arrow . Joined up in English Channel with HMS Norfolk , Flagship of Task Group 317.8 for a 6.5 month Indian Ocean and Far East group deployment. Other units of the Portsmouth group were HMS Achilles , HMS Arethusa , HMS Falmouth , RFA Black Rover , RFA Olmeda and RFA Regent . Returned to Devonport on 14 Dec 1978. 1981-aug-29 Port Visit Port Visit HMD Devonport Ship open to visitors at Plymouth Navy Days 1981 1982 Decommissioned Decommissioned 1983 Refit Refit Refit at Vosper Thorneycroft for RNZN 1983-jul Fate: transfered Fate: transfered ex RN HMS Dido, to New Zealand as HMNZS Southland 1983-jul Commissioned Commissioned 1986-oct-04 Deployment Deployment Fleet Review: 75th anniversary of RAN Present at 75th anniversary of the RAN Fleet Review. 1990 Refit Refit 1995-mar Decommissioned Decommissioned 1995-nov-05 Fate: scrapped Fate: scrapped left Auckland under tow for scrapping in Goa, India
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