HMS Galatea (F18)

1964-1986

Flight Deck:	GA
Call Sign:	GJLU
Shipyard:	Swan Hunter (Wallsend)

Ikara Leander class

Timeline

Date	Event
1961	Ordered
Dec 29, 1961	Laid down	Swan Hunter (Wallsend) Yard No. 1935
May 23, 1963	Launched
Apr 25, 1964	Commissioned
Jun 1964	Aircraft	assigned 700W Sq Wasp HAS.1 XS545 as /182-GA by Jun 1964. Became 829 Sq /452-GA by May 1965 until c Jul 1966
Oct 1966	Aircraft	assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XS566 as /452-GA by Oct 1966 until c Dec 1968
Mar 1969	Aircraft	assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XS545 as /452-GA by Mar 1969 until c Nov 1970
Nov 2, 1970	Deployment	Grand Harbour / il-Port il-Kbir / Valletta departed Valletta on 29 Oct for Lime Jug, in company with HMS Ark Royal. ENDEX on 15 Nov. Exercise Lime Jug
Feb 1971	Aircraft	assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XT779 as /452 by Feb 1971 until c Aug 1971
Oct 1971	Refit	HMD Devonport Commenced Ikara refit, completed Sep 1974 Ikara
Aug 1974	Aircraft	assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XT419 as /452-GA by Aug 1974 until c Dec 1974
Dec 1974	Aircraft	assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XT443 as /461, (until c Apr 1977 ?)
Aug 28, 1976	Port Visit	HMD Devonport Ship open to visitors at Plymouth Navy Days 1976. Navy Days 1976
Jun 25, 1977	Deployment	Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review (as Captain 1F), off Mother Bank Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen
Aug 1979	Aircraft	assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XT436 as /461 by Aug 1979 until c Mar 1980
Apr 1981	Refit	Gibraltar Harbour 6 month refit at Gibraltar.
May 1982	Aircraft	Wasp HAS.1 XS562 short assignment as 829 Sq / 360-GA to mid May 1982
Jun 1982	Aircraft	829Sq Wasp HAS.1 XS529 assigned as /360-GA by Jun 1982, code change to /461-GA by Oct 1982 still Jan 1985
1986	Decommissioned
Jun 1988	Fate: sunk	sunk as Fleet target in N Atlantic

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