Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| 1959 | as Type 61 Cathedral Class HMS Coventry |
| Mar 14, 1961 | Yard No 165 |
| Aug 17, 1962 | |
| Oct 31, 1963 | with deck letters PE |
| Jan 16, 1964 | assigned 700W Sq Wasp XS534/184-PE and transferred as XS534/454-PE when 829 Sq formed in Mar 1964, until Oct 1966 |
| Aug 1, 1964 | HMD Devonport present at Plymouth Navy Days 1964 Navy Days 1964 |
| Aug 1965 | HMD Devonport present at Plymouth Navy Days 1965 Navy Days 1965 |
| Nov 1966 | refit for Seawolf trials Sea Wolf |
| Jun 23, 1967 | became Seawolf trials ship |
| Aug 28, 1971 | HMD Devonport Ship open to visitors at Plymouth Navy Days 1971. Navy Days 1971 |
| Jan 1978 | Conversion to Exocet and Lynx operations began, completed Jan 1981, deck letters PN MM38 Exocet single launcher |
| Jan 1982 | assigned 815 Sq Lynx HAS.2 XZ730 / 454-PN, until 3 Apr 1982, when it was transferred to HMS Minerva |
| Apr 24, 1982 | assigned 815 Sq Lynx HAS.2 XZ691 / (454) until c Jul 1982 |
| May 10, 1982 | Departed HMNB Devonport for South Atlantic as part of Bristol Group, leaving theatre on 23 Aug 1982. Operation Corporate |
| Jul 1985 | Deployed to South Atlantic patrol with HMS Amazon. Visits to South Georgia and Falkland Islands ports. Nov 85: Relieved by HM ships Danae and Avenger. Visits to St Vincent and Antigua on return leg back to UK, arriving at Devonport just prior to Christmas 1985. |
| Jan 1986 | into reserve, until Sep 1986 |
| 1988 | during Ex Teamwork 88, collided with HMCS Provider sustaining damage on port side Accident |
| Apr 1991 | to Ecuador as Presidente Eloy Alfaro |