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  • F52 HMS Juno

    UK Royal Navy




    1967 to 1992    



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    Flight Deck: JO
    Call Sign: GOGH
    Shipyard: Vosper Thornycroft


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    History of UK F52 HMS Juno

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    1964-jul-16Laid down
    1965-nov-24Launched
    1967-jul-18Commissioned
    1967-jul-24AircraftWasp HAS.1 XS542/465 assigned as Juno Flt until c Jan 1970
    1970-aprAircraftWasp HAS.1 XT424/465 assigned as Juno Flt until Jun 1975.
    1970-nov-2DeploymentMTGrand Harbour / il-Port il-Kbir / Valletta Exercise Lime Jug Exercise Lime Jug departed Valletta on 29 Oct for Lime Jug, in company with HMS Ark Royal. ENDEX on 15 Nov.
    1975-jun-4AircraftAccident Wasp XT424 / 465 ditched 4 Jun 1975 off ship while en route Gibraltar to Malta. Recovered and returned to UK via Gibraltar.
    1975-julAircraftWasp HAS.1 XT422/465 assigned as Juno Flt until c Mar 1976.
    1977-novAircraftWasp HAS.1 XT438/465 assigned as Juno Flt (until c Mar 1981 ?)
    1978-may-31Deploymentdeparted HMNB Portsmouth as escort to HMS Blake, the Flagship of Task Group 317.7 for a 6.5 month Caribbean, Atlantic and Pacific group deployment, supported by RFA Green Rover, RFA Stromness and RFA Tidespring. This group joined with the Devonport group of HMS Ambuscade, HMS Hermione and HMS Leander, returned to UK 12 Dec 1978.
    1981RefitConversion to Navigation Training Ship began, completed 1985
    19811981 UK Defence Review caused Juno s planned Exocet conversion to be cancelled
    1992-novDecommissioned
    1994Fate: scrapped



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