1965 to 1987    

F39 HMS Naiad

UK Royal Navy





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Flight Deck: NA
Call Sign: GKYU
Shipyard: Yarrow





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History of UK HMS Naiad F39

1962OrderedOrdered
1962-oct-30Laid downLaid down
1963-nov-04LaunchedLaunched
1965-febAircraftAircraft assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XT417 as Naiad Flt/470-NA until Sep 1965
1965-mar-15CommissionedCommissioned
1965-sepAircraftAircraft assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XT414 as Naiad Flt /470-NA until Jan 1967.
1967-jan-02AircraftAircraft Accident Ditched and sank in the Irish Sea 2 Jan 1967, due to fault in the fuel control quadrant.
1967-aprAircraftAircraft assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XT416 as Naiad Flt/470 until c Mar 1970
1970-mayAircraftAircraft assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XS566 as Naiad Flt/470 until c Mar 1972
1970-augDeploymentDeployment departed UK for Far East deployment, returned Aug 1971
1970-octDeploymentDeployment Mozambique Channel Beira Beira Patrol off Mozambique Channel, enforcing UN sanctions.
1970-dec-24 Arrived in Singapore from Biera Patrol
1973-janRefitRefit Ikara Commenced Ikara refit at HMD Devonport, completed Jul 1975
1975-augAircraftAircraft assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XS562 as Naiad Flt/324 until c Aug 1977
1976-apr-26AircraftAircraft Ships Flight Wasp XS562 / 324 conducted close manoeuvres around Icelandic patrol vessel Aegir while it was attempting cut trawling nets during 3rd Cod War.
1976-aug-28Port VisitPort Visit HMD Devonport Navy Days 1976 Ship open to visitors at Plymouth Navy Days 1976.
1977-jun-25DeploymentDeployment Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review (6th Frigate Squadron), off Browndown
1979-octAircraftAircraft assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XT782 as Naiad Flt/324 until c Apr 1987
1980-mar Rio
1980-augDeploymentDeployment departed UK for a 7 month Far East deployment, returned Dec 1980.
1981-aug-29Port VisitPort Visit HMD Devonport Navy Days 1981 present at Plymouth Navy Days 1981
1981-sep-11Port VisitPort Visit NL Amsterdam dockyard Weekend visit to Amsterdam
1981-octAircraftAircraft GI RAF Gibraltar Final week of Oct until 2nd week of Dec 1981 with Ships Flt Wasp (c/s Scrumpy) disembarked at RAF Gibraltar
1982-janRefitRefit HMD Rosyth Mid Jan 1982 saw 10 weeks of repairs to Naiad port engine at Rosyth until 3 Apr. Ships Flt Wasp disembarked at Portland.
1982-junPort VisitPort Visit weekend visit to Le Havre towards end of Jun, in company with Whitby class (Type 12) frigate HMS Torquay (F43).
1982-sep-01DeploymentDeployment NAVOCFORMED to Naples for 5 day NAVOCFORMED preparations, including USS Estocin, Alpino and HS Themistocles
1983RefitRefit towed array sonar Type 2031 fitted with new sonar array, by 1984
1987-mayDecommissionedDecommissioned
1990-sep-28Fate: sunkFate: sunk used as weapons effect trials ship



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  Specifications


Ikara Leander class
240crew
109.70length (m)
12.50beam (m)
28max speed (knots)
30000power (shp)

1Torpedo Launchers Ikara

1Naval Radar navigation radar Type 978
1Naval Radar surface and low level air search radar Type 993

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