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