---- united kingdom ---- Aircraft Carrier ............ Audacious class Aircraft Carrier ............ Centaur class Aircraft Carrier ............ Colossus class Aircraft Carrier ............ Courageous class Aircraft Carrier ............ Illustrious class Aircraft Carrier ............ Implacable class Aircraft Carrier ............ Improved Centaur class Aircraft Carrier ............ Majestic class Aircraft Carrier ............ Modified Centaur class Aircraft Carrier ............ Nairana class Aircraft Carrier V STOL ............ Invincible class Aircraft Carrier V STOL ............ Queen Elizabeth class Helicopter Carrier ............ Argus class Helicopter Carrier ............ Engadine class Helicopter Carrier ............ Lofoten class Helicopter Carrier ............ Tiger conversion class Cruiser ............ Crown Colony class Cruiser ............ Fiji class Cruiser ............ Tiger class Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ County class Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ Type 42 (Batch 1 and 2) class Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ Type 42 (Batch 3) Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ Type 45 Daring class Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ Type 82 Bristol class Destroyer ............ Daring class Destroyer ............ Later Battle class Frigate ............ Broad Beam Leander class Frigate ............ Exocet Leander class Frigate ............ Ikara Leander class Frigate ............ Leander (mod) class Frigate ............ Leander class Frigate ............ River (RN Group II) class Frigate ............ Seawolf Leander class Frigate ............ Towed Array Exocet Leander class Frigate ............ Type 12 Rothesay class Frigate ............ Type 15 class Frigate ............ Type 21 Amazon class Frigate ............ Type 22 (Batch 1) Broadsword class Frigate ............ Type 22 (Batch 2) Boxer class Frigate ............ Type 22 (Batch 3) Cornwall class Frigate ............ Type 23 Duke class Frigate ............ Type 26 class Frigate ............ Type 61 Salisbury class Frigate ............ Type 81 Tribal class Corvette ............ Castle class patrol vessel Corvette ............ Modified River class Corvette ............ Port of Spain class Corvette ............ River (Batch 2) class Corvette ............ River class Corvette ............ Triton class Assault Carrier ............ Ocean class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ Albion class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ Bay class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ Fearless class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ LST(3) class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ Round Table class Support Ship ............ Abdiel class Support Ship ............ Challenger class Support Ship ............ Early Tide class Support Ship ............ Echo class Support Ship ............ Endurance (1967) Support Ship ............ Fort I class (1978) Support Ship ............ Fort II class (1992) Support Ship ............ Galatea class Support Ship ............ Hecla class Support Ship ............ Improved Tide class Support Ship ............ Ness class Support Ship ............ OL class Support Ship ............ Patricia class Support Ship ............ Point class Support Ship ............ Protector (2011) class Support Ship ............ Protector class Support Ship ............ Regent class Support Ship ............ Retainer class Support Ship ............ Rover class Support Ship ............ RRS Ernest Shackleton Support Ship ............ RRS Sir David Attenborough Support Ship ............ Scott class Support Ship ............ Somersby class Support Ship ............ Tide class Support Ship ............ Triumph class Support Ship ............ Vidal class Support Ship ............ Wave class Icebreakers ............ Polar Circle class ------------- Also used ------------- CA ... Support Ship ........... Canadian Fort class SE ... Support Ship ........... Diligence class RO ... Support Ship ........... MRSO (1) class PL ... Support Ship ........... Reliant class (1983) --More-- ---- Towed Array Exocet Leander class ---- Royal Navy ----- F28 HMS Cleopatra Royal Navy ----- F40 HMS Sirius Royal Navy ----- F42 HMS Phoebe Royal Navy ----- F56 HMS Argonaut --More--
1966 to 1993 F56 HMS Argonaut
---Filter--- Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Fate: scrapped Port Visit Refit Deployment Aircraft 1964-nov-27 Laid down Laid down 1966-feb-08 Launched Launched 1966-aug-17 Commissioned Commissioned 1970-aug-29 Port Visit Port Visit HMD Devonport Ship open to visitors at Plymouth Navy Days 1970. 1970-nov-02 Deployment Deployment Grand Harbour / il-Port il-Kbir / Valletta Exercise Lime Jug departed Valletta on 29 Oct for Lime Jug , in company with HMS Ark Royal . ENDEX on 15 Nov. 1971 Deployment Deployment Mozambique Channel Beira Patrol off Mozambique channel, enforcing UN sanctions. 1974-jan Deployment Deployment departed UK as escort to HMS Fife , Flagship of Task Group 317.1 for 9 month Indian Ocean and Australia group deployment in company with HMS Apollo . HMS Ariadne , HMS Danae and HMS Londonderry , supported by RFA Tarbatness . Returned to HMNB Devonport on 4 Oct. 1976-feb Refit Refit MM38 Exocet single launcher Exocet conversion at HMD Devonport and fitted for Lynx operations, completed Jan 1980. Recommissioned 22 Mar 1980. 1976-aug-28 Port Visit Port Visit HMD Devonport present at Plymouth Navy Days 1976. 1977-aug-27 Deployment Deployment HMD Devonport present at Plymouth Navy Days 1977 1979-jun Aircraft Aircraft 702 Sq Lynx HAS.2 XZ256 / 466-AT until c Jan 1982. 1982-apr-19 Deployment Deployment South Atlantic Operation Corporate Departed HMNB Devonport for South Atlantic and was joined by her Lynx HAS.2 XZ233 , just as she cleared Plymouth Breakwater. Left theatre on 5 Jun 1982. 1982-jun-05 Aircraft Aircraft swapped Sea Skua fitted Ships Flt Lynx with HMS Cardiff , and returned to the UK with XZ254 . Arrived in UK, towards end Jun 1982. 1982-aug Refit Refit towed array sonar Type 2031 new sonar array fitted by Nov 1983 1988-jan Aircraft Aircraft 829 Sq Lynx HAS.3 ZD251 assigned as /466-AT short term, until c Mar 1988 1992-nov Port Visit Port Visit present in Egypt, for the 50th anniversary of the second Battle of El Alamein. 1993-mar-31 Decommissioned Decommissioned 1995 Fate: scrapped Fate: scrapped scrapped in Spain
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Grand Harbour / il-Port il-Kbir / Valletta Exercise Lime Jug Exercise Lime Jug departed Valletta on 29 Oct for Lime Jug, in company with HMS Ark Royal. ENDEX on 15 Nov.