---- 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 Guided-Missile Frigate ............ Type 26 City 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 31 Inspiration 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 ............ Castle 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-- ---- Broad Beam Leander class ---- Royal Navy ----- F12 HMS Achilles Royal Navy ----- F16 HMS Diomede Royal Navy ----- F69 HMS Bacchante Royal Navy ----- F70 HMS Apollo Royal Navy ----- F72 HMS Ariadne --More--
1970 to 1990 F12 HMS Achilles
IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: AC Call Sign: GYQG Shipyard: Yarrow
---Filter--- Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Fate: transfered Port Visit Refit Deployment Aircraft 1967-dec-01 Laid down Laid down 1968-nov-21 Launched Launched 1970-jul-09 Commissioned Commissioned 1970-aug-29 Port Visit Port Visit HMD Devonport Ship open to visitors at Plymouth Navy Days 1970. 1972 Deployment Deployment Far east 1974-sep-17 Deployment Deployment departed HMNB Devonport to join Task Group 317.2 for Far East deployment, joining with HMS Blake , HMS Diomede , HMS Falmouth , HMS Leander , HMS Lowestoft , RFA Green Rover , RFA Olna and RFA Stromness , returned Jun 1975. 1974-oct-14 Port Visit Port Visit Visited Simonstown en route Far East deployment, in company with other ships from Task Group 317.2, until 21 Oct. 1975-mar-29 Deployment Deployment Operation Stella Ordered to coast off South Vietnam from a Far East group deployment, to assist in evacuation of British and Commonwealth citizens. Accompanied by HMS Lowestoft and RFA Green Rover . 1975-nov-12 Deployment Deployment La Manche (OA) collision in English Channel with 220,000 ton, Panamanian registered tanker mv Olympic Alliance in heavy fog. 1975-dec Refit Refit new bow section at HMD Devonport after mid-Channel collision 1976-aug-28 Port Visit Port Visit HMD Devonport present at Plymouth Navy Days 1976. 1977-jul-05 Deployment Deployment sent to British Honduras to re-inforce the garrison after further deterioration in relations with adjacent Guatemala . 1977-aug-27 Deployment Deployment HMD Devonport present at Plymouth Navy Days 1977 1979-may-08 Deployment Deployment departed HMNB Portsmouth as escort to HMS Norfolk , Flagship of Task Group 317.8 for 7 month Indian Ocean and Far East group deployment in company with HMS Arethusa and HMS Falmouth , supported by RFA Black Rover , RFA Olmeda and RFA Regent . This group joined with the Devonport group of HMS Arrow and HMS Dido . Returned to Chatham 14 Dec 1979. 1980-jan-15 Aircraft Aircraft assigned Wasp HAS.1 XV638 as 829 Sq 043 Achilles Flt/430 1983-dec-02 Deployment Deployment Akrotiri Bay Operation Offcut while returning from an Armilla Patrol deployment, ordered off Cyprus in readiness to sail to Beirut, if required. 1990-mar-27 Decommissioned Decommissioned 1990-sep Fate: transfered Fate: transfered to Chile as Ministro Zenteno (08) 1991-jan-08 Commissioned Commissioned 2006-feb Decommissioned Decommissioned 2006-aug-11 Struck Struck
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