1969 to 1982    

F69 HMS Bacchante

UK Royal Navy

1982 to 1999 - NZ Royal New Zealand Navy - Leander class F69 HMNZS Wellington    




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Flight Deck: BC
Call Sign: GWPE
Shipyard: Vickers-Armstrong





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History of UK HMS Bacchante F69

1966-oct-27Laid downLaid down
1968-feb-29LaunchedLaunched
1969-febAircraftAircraft assigned 829 NAS Wasp HAS.1 XT443 as Bacchante Flt/425 until c Jul 1969
1969-oct-17CommissionedCommissioned
1972-janDeploymentDeployment Bermuda area detached from exercise with US Navy and ordered towards British Honduras, as escort for HMS Ark Royal, to deter Guatemalan ambitions.
1982-jun-20DeploymentDeployment GI Gibraltar Harbour Departed Gibraltar for 3 month South Atlantic deployment with 829 NAS 052 Flt Wasp HAS.1 XS538 / 425 embarked.
1982-oct-01DecommissionedDecommissioned
1982-oct-01Fate: transferedFate: transfered to New Zealand as HMNZS Wellington

History of Leander class NZ HMNZS Wellington F69

1982-oct-02CommissionedCommissioned
1982-oct-02Fate: transferedFate: transfered ex UK RN HMS Bacchante
1982-oct-11Port VisitPort Visit HMNB Portsmouth Delivery departed HMNB Portsmouth 11 Oct, with Wasp HAS.1 NZ3906 on delivery.
1982-decRefitRefit extended refit in NZ, completed in 1986
1986-aug-21CommissionedCommissioned into Royal New Zealand Navy after 3 year refit
1988-sep-26Port VisitPort Visit AU HMAS Kuttabul Fleet Review: Australia Bi-centennial Naval Salute to Sydney for Australian Bi-centennial Fleet Review
1996RefitRefit refit until Aug 1997, including installation of Phalanx CIWS and enlargement to hangar for Seasprite programme
1999DecommissionedDecommissioned
2005-nov-13Fate: sunkFate: sunk as artificial reef at Island Bay, Cook Strait



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  Specifications


Broad Beam Leander class
260crew
13.10beam (m)




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