L · Landing Ship/Platform Dock
| IMO: | 9240768 |
| MMSI: | 235051012 |
| Flight Deck: | YB |
| Call Sign: | GCIB |
| Shipyard: | Swan Hunter (Wallsend) |
Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2000 | |
| Oct 1, 2001 | originally proposed to be named Aboukir Bay, Yard No. 142 |
| Nov 19, 2001 | |
| Aug 26, 2005 | hull built by Swan Hunter, but completed from Jul 2006 by BAE Systems at Govan. |
| Aug 8, 2007 | |
| Feb 28, 2008 |  Tristan da Cunha dispatched to South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha for emergency harbour repairs and to return an island Medical Officer from leave. |
| Jul 21, 2008 | visited Liverpool for the 2008 Tall Ships event, with HMS Argyll. |
| 2009 | to Middle East as main support for UK Mine Countermeasure force, returning Jul 2012. |
| Jul 2012 | A and P Falmouth 5 month refit at Falmouth for work on ballast water treatment system, overhaul to the main machinery and propulsion, re-paint and anti-fouling and new exhaust management arrangements, which completed in Dec. ( 📷 (Pic1) on 16 Jul 2012 ). |
| Aug 2013 | departed UK for Middle East support duties as part of Ex Cougar 13. Cougar 13 |
| Oct 16, 2013 | detached from the Cougar 13 mission to support the EU counter piracy operation off Somalia and the Gulf of Aden, until mid Nov. Operation Atalanta |
| Mar 31, 2014 | North Western Approaches JW 14-1 Exercise Joint Warrior 14-1 |
| Sep 2014 |  Kepi i Pallit In company with HMS Bulwark, supported pre-dawn practice assault on beaches near Rinia Exercise Albanian Lion |
| Sep 2, 2014 |  Gibraltar Harbour arrived in Gibraltar for Cougar 14 deployment, in company with HMS Bulwark and RFA Wave Knight. Cougar 14 |
| Mar 27, 2015 | Sea trials with Merlin HC.3 for Junglie ship-borne operational parameters |
| Apr 11, 2015 | North Western Approaches participated in JW 15-1, off NW Scotland Exercise Joint Warrior 15-1 |
| Jul 2015 | departed Falmouth for 6 month APT(N) deployment. Joined by 2x Lynx HMA.8 from 815 NAS flights. Returned to Falmouth 21 Dec. Atlantic Patrol Task (North) |
| Jul 15, 2015 |  George Town HSB Five day visit off Grand Cayman as part of APT(N) deployment. APT(N) |
| Jul 26, 2015 |  St Thomas Bay visited Spanish Town (British Virgin Is.) for Emergency Planning reviews for 3 days, as part of her APT (N) deployment. Departed 29 Jul. 815 NAS 234 Flt Lynx HMA.8 ZD268/366 embarked. Emergency planning |
| Oct 4, 2015 | ordered from Caribbean, as part of British humanitarian aid after Hurricane Joaquin struck Crooked Island, Acklins Island and Long Island, part of the Bahamas group. |
| May 19, 2016 | Eastern Mediterranean joined international search effort for Flight MS804 Egyptair MS804 |
| Oct 2018 |  Port of Duqm Participated in Joint UK-Omani Ex SS3 as Amphibious support ship. To re-role and relieve RFA Cardigan Bay as resident Minehunter Squadron support ship, in Middle East on completion. Exercise Saif Sareea 3 |
| Oct 2018 |  Suez Canal escorted by HMS Dragon through Suez Canal and Red Sea for their participation in Exercise Saif Sareea 3 in Oman. |
| Oct 28, 2018 | Royal Navy Exercise Saif Sareea 3 off Oman |
| Apr 2, 2019 | Loch Ewe OFD 2 Apr 2019 with a contingent of Marines, conducted an amphibious assault, as part of the Albion Task Group in the opening week of JW19-1. Amphibious Assault Exercise Joint Warrior 19-1 |
| Sep 8, 2019 | Greenwich Reach At Greenwich for London International Shipping Week 2019. Hosted MCA AW189 G-MCGO on 13 Sep. Departed 14 Sep. LISW 2019 |
| Oct 5, 2019 | North Western Approaches Participated in JW19-2 JW19-2 Exercise Joint Warrior 19-2 |
| Jan 20, 2020 | Portland Harbour Alongside at Portland |
| Sep 16, 2020 | part of Littoral Response Group (Experimental) deployment with HMS Albion and HMS Dragon for exercises across Mediterranean, North Africa and Black Sea. LRG(X) |
| May 2021 |  Mina Salman Port Assumed Afloat Forward Support Base duties for Operation Kipion, after relieving RFA Cardigan Bay. Operation Kipion |
| Jun 25, 2023 | A and P Falmouth present at Armed Forces Day celebrations, whilst alongside at Queens Wharf. |
| Oct 2023 | departed UK for Duqm, will hold in eastern Mediterranean, to join RFA Argus, as contingency for Palestinian-Israeli crisis, Littoral Response Group South |
| Sep 8, 2024 |  Sembawang naval base departed Singapore after an alongside maintenance period. |
| Sep 22, 2024 |  Diego Garcia Port visited Diego Garcia, departed 26 Sep. |
| Oct 26, 2024 |  off Accra 4 day visit to Accra, until 29 Oct |
| Oct 30, 2024 |  Apapa visited Lagos, until 3 Nov. |
| Nov 11, 2024 |  Freetown Port visited Freetown. |
| Nov 15, 2024 |  Port de Dakar visited Dakar. |
| Jun 27, 2025 | A and P Tyneside major overhaul at A and P Tyneside, covering at least upgrades to generators, refurbishment of the gallieys and overhaul of the air-conditioning systems. |
| May 20, 2026 | Gibraltar Harbour replenished with a number of containerised, autonomous MCM craft from HMS Stirling Castle, while in Gibraltar. Surely the ultimate irony - RN replenishing RFA ? |
| Jun 12, 2026 |  Limassol arrived in Cyprus from Toulon with innovative MCM systems from UK and French Navy embarked, |