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RFA Largs Bay (L3006)

UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary

2006-2011

Later HMAS Choules (L100)

Timeline

DateEvent
Dec 18, 2000 Ordered
Oct 1, 2001 Laid down originally proposed to be named Quiberon Bay
Jul 18, 2003 Launched
Mar 2, 2006 Trials contractors trials before final completion.
Dec 17, 2006 Commissioned
Mar 3, 2007 Suffered engine room fire en route HMNB Devonport. Subsequently towed into Plymouth Sound, arriving on 6 Mar.
Nov 17, 2007 Deployment 815 NAS 215 Flt Lynx HMA.8 embarked RFA Largs Bay for a 7 month anti-narcotics mission in the Caribbean, returning in Jun 2008.
Jun 2008 Aircraft assigned 815 Sq Lynx HMA.8 ZD261 as Largs Bay Flt / 352 by Jun 2008 until c May 2009
Jun 4, 2008 Port Visit KY George Town HSB visiting Grand Cayman
Jul 2008 Port Visit HMNB Portsmouth at HMNB Portsmouth 25-27 Jul 2008 for Meet Your Navy Meet Your Navy 2008
2009 Aircraft 815 NAS 219 Flt Lynx HMA.8 embarked RFA Largs Bay for a South Atlantic deployment
Jul 4, 2009 Port Visit To George Town, Grand Cayman, departing 6 Jul.
Feb 3, 2010 Deployment HT Port au Prince In response to the magnitude 7.0 earthquake which hit Haiti on 12 Jan 2010, RFA Largs Bay left SMC Marchwood on her humanitarian mission arriving off Port au Prince on 18 Feb, returning on 29 Mar. Operation Panlake
Jul 2010 Deployment Participated in the Amphibious component of Ex Auriga, with USS Kearsarge, HMS Albion and HMS Ocean, until Aug 2010. Exercise Auriga 2010
Apr 2011 Decommissioned To decommission as part of the UK Oct 2010 Strategic Defence Review
Apr 6, 2011 Fate: transfered Sold to Australia as ADFS Choules.