Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Jul 26, 1969 | Torbay Present at Ships of the Western Fleet review in Torbay, flying the flag of Flag Officer Carriers & Amphibious Ships.. Fleet Review: Ships of the Western Fleet |
| Jul 2, 1971 | HMNB Portsmouth Alongside in Portsmouth with 820 NAS Wessex HAS.3 XP104 / 410-BL and XM837 / 411-BL embarked. 820 NAS |
| Aug 28, 1971 | HMNB Portsmouth Alongside in Portsmouth with 820 NAS Wessex HAS.3 XP104 / 410-BL, XM833 / 412-BL and XM844 / 413-BL embarked. 820 NAS |
| Oct 1971 | departed HMNB Portsmouth for San Francisco in support of British Week. |
| Jun 15, 1972 | HMNB Portsmouth Alongside in Portsmouth with 820 NAS Wessex HAS.3 XM871 / 410-BL, XM327 / 411-BL, XM833 / 412-BL and XM844 / 413-BL embarked. 820 NAS |
| Sep 1974 | embarked 820 NAS for global deployment in Task Group 317.2 |
| Sep 17, 1974 | departed HMNB Portsmouth as Flagship of Task Group 317.2 for Far East deployment, joining with HMS Achilles, HMS Diomede, HMS Falmouth, HMS Leander, HMS Lowestoft, RFA Green Rover, RFA Olna and RFA Stromness, returned Jun 1975. |
| Oct 14, 1974 | Visited Simonstown en route Far East deployment, in company with other ships from Task Group 317.2, until 21 Oct. |
| Apr 7, 1976 | 2 days of flying and handling trials with early Sea King XV370 Trials assigned to Aeroplane & Armaments Experimental Establishment |
| Jun 25, 1977 | Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, off Mother Bank Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen |
| May 31, 1978 | departed HMNB Portsmouth as Flagship of Task Group 317.7 for 6.5 month Caribbean, Atlantic and Pacific group deployment escorted by HMS Juno, supported by RFA Green Rover, RFA Stromness and RFA Tidespring. This group joined with the Devonport group of HMS Ambuscade, HMS Hermione and HMS Leander, returned to UK 12 Dec 1978. |
| 1979 | |
| Oct 1982 | Cairnryan sold for scrap Oct 1982 and arrived at Cairnryan in Nov 1982 Breakers Yard |
See also
| Built | Ship | Class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | C99 | HMS Blake | Tiger class |