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HMS Danae (F47)

UK Royal Navy

1967-1991

Later EC BAE Morán Valverde (FM02)

Exocet Leander class

FF · Frigate

Flight Deck:DN
Call Sign:GQDA
Shipyard:HMD Devonport

Timeline

DateEvent
Dec 16, 1964 Laid down
Oct 31, 1965 Launched
Aug 27, 1966 HMD Devonport present at Plymouth Navy Days 1966 Navy Days 1966
Sep 1967 Aircraft assigned 829 NAS Wasp HAS.1 XT415 as Danae Flt/464, until Sep 1969
Sep 7, 1967 Commissioned
Oct 10, 1967 Trials Portland Harbour trials and work-up around Portland
Oct 18, 1968 Deployment departed HMNB Devonport for 13 month Far East and Australasian deployment, returned 2 Oct 1969.
Dec 1968 Deployment Mozambique Channel off Mozambique Channel, enforcing UN sanctions. Beira Beira Patrol
Feb 28, 1969 Port Visit NZ HMNZD Devonport visit to Auckland, NZ, departed on 10 Mar
Aug 11, 1969 Deployment Mozambique Channel off Mozambique Channel, enforcing UN sanctions until 18 Aug. Beira Patrol
Sep 6, 1969 Aircraft Wasp XT415/464 ditched after engine failure off Cape Town. Float bags deployed and airframe recovered. To Fleetlands by Oct 1969. Accident
Nov 23, 1969 Port Visit Hugh Town 3 day visit to Hugh Town, Isles of Scilly, departed on 26 Nov. Isles of Scilly
Feb 12, 1970 Port Visit visited Lisbon, until 16 Feb 1970
Aug 29, 1970 Port Visit HMD Devonport Ship open to visitors at Plymouth Navy Days 1970. Navy Days 1970
1972 Deployment Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea deployment.
May 1973 Aircraft assigned 829 NAS Wasp HAS.1 XS572 as Danae Flt/477, until c Apr 1977
Jan 1974 Deployment departed UK as escort to HMS Fife, Flagship of Task Group 317.1 for 9 month Indian Ocean and Australia group deployment in company with HMS Apollo, HMS Argonaut, HMS Ariadne and HMS Londonderry, supported by RFA Tarbatness. Returned to HMNB Devonport on 4 Oct.
Nov 1975 Deployment participated in large NATO exercise in NE Atlantic and Norwegian Sea. Ex Ocean Safari
Apr 1976 Aircraft took Arethusa Flt Wasp HAS.1 XT437 on loan until May
Jan 1977 Deployment departed HMNB Devonport with 7th Frigate Squadron for South Atlantic deployment. Returned 23 May.
Jun 25, 1977 Deployment Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review (7th Frigate Squadron), off Browndown Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen
Aug 1, 1977 Refit HMD Devonport Conversion to Exocet began, completed 1980 MM38 Exocet single launcher
Aug 27, 1977 HMD Devonport present at Plymouth Navy Days 1977, in refit Navy Days 1977
Aug 29, 1981 Port Visit HMD Devonport Ship open to visitors at Plymouth Navy Days 1981 Navy Days 1981
Aug 1982 Deployment FK South Atlantic to South Atlantic, patrolling the Falklands and escort for HMS Illustrious, on station
1985 Deployment FK South Atlantic to South Atlantic, patrolling the Falklands
1987 NATO Standing Naval Forces Atlantic (STANAVFORLANT). Included visits to Azores, Bermuda, Halifax (Canada), Baltimore
Aug 28, 1989 Deployment HMD Devonport present at Plymouth Navy Days 1989 Navy Days 1989
Jul 1990 Deployment departed HMNB Devonport for 5 month South Atlantic deployment, returning Dec 1990 after being relieved by HMS Cumberland.
1991 Decommissioned
Jul 1991 Fate: transfered to Ecuador as Moran Valverde