1964 to 1987    

F10 HMS Aurora

UK Royal Navy





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Flight Deck: AU
Call Sign: GJLH
Shipyard: John Brown





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History of UK HMS Aurora F10

1961OrderedOrdered
1961-jun-01Laid downLaid down
1962-nov-28LaunchedLaunched
1964-apr-09CommissionedCommissioned
1966-sepAircraftAircraft c 1100nm WNW of Luanda Accident assigned Wasp HAS.1 XS540 as 829 NAS Aurora Flt/455-AU, until lost W of Angola, after catastrophic in flight engine failure and fire on 17 Apr 1968.
1968-aprAircraftAircraft transferred 829 NAS Wasp XT434 in from HMS Gurkha to replace XS540. HMS Gurkha was heading back to the UK whilst HMS Aurora was preparing for a Beira Patrol and subsequent Far East deployment, until she returned to the UK in Nov 1969
1968-mayDeploymentDeployment Mozambique Channel Beira Beira Patrol in Mozambique Channel, enforcing UN sanctions.
1972-janDeploymentDeployment Assigned to STANAVFORLANT until Jul 1972.
1974-decRefitRefit Ikara Commenced Ikara refit at HMD Chatham, completed Feb 1976
1979-may-31AircraftAircraft loaned Ships Flight Wasp to HMS Hermes for a month
1980-aug-30Port VisitPort Visit HMD Devonport Navy Days present at Plymouth Navy Days with Ships Flight Wasp HAS.1 XT420 / 422 ranged on deck.
1981-junAircraftAircraft assigned 829Sq Wasp HAS.1 XT443 as /422 Aurora Flt, (until decommissioning ?)
1981-aug-29Port VisitPort Visit HMD Devonport Navy Days 1981 Ship open to visitors at Plymouth Navy Days 1981
1987-apr-30DecommissionedDecommissioned
1990-octFate: scrappedFate: scrapped Port Millom Breakers Yard at Millom



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