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1983 to 1995 F104 HMNZS Southland
IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: SL Call Sign: ZMHD
---Filter--- Commissioned Decommissioned Fate: scrapped Refit Deployment History of Ikara Leander class HMS Dido F104 1958 Ordered Ordered as Rothesay Class, HMS Hastings 1959-feb-12 Laid down Laid down 1961-dec-22 Launched Launched delayed by poor visibility, by a day after the naming ceremony 1963-sep-18 Commissioned Commissioned 1967-sep-10 Simons Town SANEX 1969-may-16 Deployment Deployment Fleet Review at Spithead 1970-aug Deployment Deployment departed UK for Far East deployment, returned Aug 1971 1970-aug-12 Aircraft Aircraft Lost ships flight Wasp HAS.1 XT789 in accident near Mull of Kintyre. 1973-jun-08 Deployment Deployment departed HMNB Portsmouth as escort for HMS Tiger , Flagship for Far East group deployment of Task Group 317.1, in company with HMS Hermione and HMS Rhyl . The group was supported by RFA Regent and RFA Tidespring , until it returned to the UK on 21 Dec 1973. 1975-jul Refit Refit Ikara Commenced Ikara refit, completed 1978 1979-may-08 Deployment Deployment departed HMNB Devonport in company with HMS Arrow . Joined up in English Channel with HMS Norfolk , Flagship of Task Group 317.8 for a 6.5 month Indian Ocean and Far East group deployment. Other units of the Portsmouth group were HMS Achilles , HMS Arethusa , HMS Falmouth , RFA Black Rover , RFA Olmeda and RFA Regent . Returned to Devonport on 14 Dec 1978. 1981-aug-29 Port Visit Port Visit HMD Devonport Ship open to visitors at Plymouth Navy Days 1981 1982 Decommissioned Decommissioned 1983 Refit Refit Refit at Vosper Thorneycroft for RNZN History of Ikara Leander class HMS Dido F104 1983-jul Fate: transfered Fate: transfered ex RN HMS Dido, to New Zealand as HMNZS Southland 1983-jul Commissioned Commissioned 1986-oct-04 Deployment Deployment Fleet Review: 75th anniversary of RAN Present at 75th anniversary of the RAN Fleet Review. 1990 Refit Refit 1995-mar Decommissioned Decommissioned 1995-nov-05 Fate: scrapped Fate: scrapped left Auckland under tow for scrapping in Goa, India
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