RFA Mounts Bay (L3008) Seen
L · Landing Ship/Platform Dock
| IMO: | 9240770 |
| MMSI: | 232697000 |
| Flight Deck: | MB |
| Call Sign: | GCIC |
| Shipyard: | Kvaerner (Govan) |
Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2001 | ordered in batch of two with RFA Cardigan Bay. |
| Jan 14, 2002 | Kvaerner had become part of BAE Systems by this time. Yard no 323. |
| Apr 19, 2004 | |
| Jul 2006 | accepted from builders at Falmouth |
| Sep 15, 2006 | at Falmouth |
| Oct 11, 2006 |  Freetown Port in support of Exercise Green Eagle phase of Operation Vela, off Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Operation Vela (Green Eagle) |
| Oct 4, 2008 | North Western Approaches participated in bi-annual multi-national exercise off Scottish coast, until 17 Oct Exercise Joint Warrior 08-2 |
| Sep 5, 2009 | HMD Devonport present at Plymouth Navy Days 2009. Navy Days 2009 |
| Apr 2011 | departed UK for Mediterranean with HMS Ocean as part of Response Force Task Group in support of possible operations against Libya. Operation Unified Protector |
| Oct 2, 2011 | Arrived in Falmouth for a week-long visit, departing on 9 Oct. |
| Oct 25, 2011 | Supported HMS Bulwark in demonstration Royal Marine assault on Browndown Beach, near Gosport. Staff College Sea Days 2011 |
| Jul 24, 2012 | Portland Harbour took up station off Weymouth in support of Police maritime security operations for the London 2012 Olympic sailing events. Supported by HMS Bulwark. |
| Oct 2012 | departed UK for 3 month Cougar 12 deployment in the Mediterranean |
| Jun 10, 2013 | embarked 700(W) NAS for day and night Wildcat landing trials off Portland |
| Aug 2013 | departed UK for Middle East support duties as part of Ex Cougar 13. Cougar 13 |
| Jan 2015 | refit at A&P Falmouth for updates to machinery, accommodation areas and sick bay. |
| Nov 17, 2015 | Operational assessment following work up after refit. |
| Jan 7, 2016 | Falmouth Docks departed Falmouth to SMC Marchwood for loading, prior to sailing for the Mediterranean on amphibious support deployment. To be joined on station by an 825 NAS Wildcat. |
| Mar 5, 2016 | 825 NAS Wildcat (from Seeb) to join with ship for NATO SNMG2 deployment in Aegean Sea, between Greece and Turkey. SNMG2 |
| May 5, 2016 |  RAF Gibraltar assigned 825 NAS Wildcat HMA.2 ZZ522 as ships flight |
| Sep 19, 2016 | joined JEFM2016 in support of HMS Ocean and HMS Bulwark. JEFM2016 Joint Expeditionary Force (Maritime) 2016 |
| Jun 30, 2017 |  Fort Saint-Louis Departed Falmouth for Caribbean on 11 Jun as APT(N) to relieve RFA Wave Knight on station at Fort de France. 815 Sq 216 Flt Wildcat HMA.2 ZZ530 embarked. Returned to UK on 24 Nov 2017. APT(N) |
| Jul 8, 2017 |  George Town HSB Landed vehicles and stores via Mexflotte on Governors Beach, while anchored in Hog Sty Bay. |
| Sep 6, 2017 |  Sandy Ground stationed off Sandy Ground, Anguilla for relief operations in Hurricane Irma aftermath Hurricane Irma relief Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Maria Relief Operations |
| Sep 22, 2017 | launched embarked Lynx, to rescue souls from capsized vessel off Puerto Rico, after Hurricane Maria had swept through. Rescue Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Maria Relief Operations |
| Mar 17, 2019 |  NS Norfolk arrived in Norfolk, VA for a two week mine countermeasure trial, with a US Navy embarked team from its Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2. In support will be HSC-2 and HSC-28 both from NAS Norfolk (Chambers Field). US EODG2 |
| May 18, 2019 | Arrived in Bermuda for start of Hurricane Season precautions. Hurricane Season |
| Sep 6, 2019 | Attended Bahamas to support in aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, in co-operation with Royal Cayman Islands Police Service Air Support Unit H145 X-Ray 1, until 12 Sep. |
| Oct 2019 | 815 NAS 211 Flt Wildcat HMA.2 embarked |
| Jan 30, 2020 |  St Johns Harbour Visited St Johns Antigua, until 3 Feb. |
| Mar 17, 2020 | Portland Harbour Returned to Portland to de-store after a 3 year Caribbean deployment. To Falmouth shortly, for refit. End of deployment |
| Sep 21, 2022 | Anchorage Delta working up in Plymouth Sound with HMS Albion and 45 Commando as part of the Littoral Response Group, in preparation for deployment on Operation Achillean to the Mediterranean. Operation Achillean |
| Jul 2024 |  Mina Salman Port relieved RFA Cardigan Bay in eastern Mediterranean, as forward deployed vessel supporting mine counter measure operations in the Gulf. |
| Nov 13, 2024 |  Souda Bay NB departed Souda Bay. |
| Dec 3, 2024 |  Grand Harbour / il-Port il-Kbir / Valletta departed Malta |