---- 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 Others ............ OSV Northern River ------------- 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--
1972 to 1988 F70 HMS Apollo
IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: AP Call Sign: GNIE Shipyard: Yarrow
---Filter--- Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Fate: transfered Port Visit Deployment Aircraft 1969-may-01 Laid down Laid down Yard No 1002 1970-oct-15 Launched Launched 1972-may Aircraft Aircraft assigned Wasp HAS.1 XS566 as /470-AP by May 1972 (until c Jun 1974 ?) 1972-may-28 Commissioned Commissioned 1973-apr Port Visit Port Visit visited St Helena, in company with HMS Rhyl and RFA Tidereach. 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 Argonaut , HMS Ariadne , HMS Danae and HMS Londonderry , supported by RFA Tarbatness . Returned to HMNB Devonport on 4 Oct. 1977-jun-25 Deployment Deployment Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review (as Captain 2F), off Peel Bank 1979-mar Port Visit Port Visit visited Dartmouth to drop off CINCNAVHOME to BRNC 1980-aug Aircraft Aircraft Assigned 829 NAS Wasp HAS.1 XS567 as /470-AP until at least Oct 1983 1980-dec Deployment Deployment Armilla Patrol deployed to Middle East for Armilla Patrol, with HMS Ardent , supported by RFA Tidepool and RFA Fort Austin . Relieved on station by HMS Rothesay . 1981-jan-20 Deployment Deployment Strait of Hormuz (SN) Towed ditched 824 NAS Sea King HAS.2A XV665 to RFA Fort Austin for recovery. 1982-jun-18 Deployment Deployment Departed HMNB Devonport for South Atlantic, with 829 NAS 041 Flt Wasp HAS.1 XS567 / 470 embarked. Returned 17 Oct, in poor condition. 1983-sep-06 Aircraft Aircraft Wasp HAS.1 XT427 /606 from 829 Sq HQ Flt ditched shortly after take off from flight deck in the English Channel near Portland, following a power loss. Airframe recovered. 1983-oct Aircraft Aircraft Assigned 829 NAS Wasp HAS.1 XT783 as /470 1988-aug-31 Decommissioned Decommissioned 1988-oct Fate: transfered Fate: transfered to Pakistan as Zulfiquar (262) 2009
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