until Dec 1967, part of Task Force 318 to cover the British withdrawal from Aden during Operation Magister.
1967-nov-21
Aircraft
off AdenTF 945 embarked the three Sioux of 45 Commando Air Troop, as part of Operation Magister in preparation for their final return to UK.
1968-oct-4
Deployment
Operation Diogenes Departed UK. Hosted senior level negotiations from 8 Oct between Britain and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) over its declaration of independence (UDI), off Gibraltar.
1969-jan-15
Deployment
sailed from HMNB Devonport for a 3 month Mediterranean and West African deployment, returning on 10 Apr.
1969-mar
Deployment
off Lagos off Lagos (Nigeria), for talks between UK and Nigeria over the Biafra crisis.
1969-jun-4
Deployment
sailed from HMNB Devonport for a 13 month Far East deployment, returning on 12 Jun 1970.
1969-sep-22
Port Visit
visit to Tokyo for cultural, industrial and educational British Week, until 6 Oct.
1970
Refit
Recommissioned 12 Feb 1971, after refit which included adding Skynet satellite communications equipment.
1970-aug-29
Port Visit
HMD DevonportNavy Days 1970 present at Plymouth Navy Days 1970.
1971-aug-28
Port Visit
HMD DevonportNavy Days 1971Ship open to visitors at Plymouth Navy Days 1971.
1971-sep-1
Deployment
departed HMNB Devonport for 10 week Mediterranean deployment, returning on 18 Nov.
HMD DevonportNavy Days 1978 present for Plymouth Navy Days, with 3 CBAS Scout AH.1 XP893/S embarked.
1982-apr-6
Deployment
Operation Corporate Departed HMNB Portsmouth with some 3 CBAS airframes and three Sea King HC.4 of 846 Squadron embarked, leaving theatre on 24 Jun 1982.
1983-sep-29
collision with German bulk carrier Gerhardt, off Portland.
1983-nov-28
Deployment
off LebanonOperation Offcut ordered from UK with 4 Assault Squadron, RM embarked, on 20 Nov with RFA Brambleleaf in support and arrived on station off Beirut, to relieve HMS Glamorgan.
1985
into low readiness reserve for 3 years, until 1988.
1989
Refit
CIWS Phalanx 20 mm refit at HMD Devonport, including replacement of guns and her 4x quadruple Seacat launchers for new 20mm and Phalanx CIWS. Completed 1991.
1991-oct-10
Deployment
Exercise Burmese Argonaut deployed to Sevastolpol, Ukraine with 2x 656 Sq Lynx AH.1
Accident serious boiler fire while operating c 150nm off Sicily, brought under control with difficulty and much skill by the ships company. Damage caused her to sail for Malta for assessment and to be relieved from her planned mission to Sierra Leone (Operation Basilica) by RFA Argus.
2001-aug-20
Deployment
left HMNB Portsmouth for 7 month Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean deployment, returning 18 Mar 2002.
2002-aug-3
Homeport
paid off for final time at HMNB Portsmouth
2003
Decommissioned
2005-jul
Fareham Creek by Jul 2005 was laid up in Fareham Creek
2007-dec-17
Fate: scrapped
GhentBreakers Yard towed from Portsmouth to Van Heyghen yard at Ghent, Belgium for scrapping
Hauf 
Operation Fate Deployed to support the Irish Guards in a security operation around the Hauf region of Yemen, near its border with Oman.
RAF Sharjah embarked first 8 Wessex of 78 Squadron, for transport to Sharjah.
off Lagos off Lagos (Nigeria), for talks between UK and Nigeria over the Biafra crisis.
off Lebanon 
CIWS Phalanx 20 mm refit at HMD Devonport, including replacement of guns and her 4x quadruple Seacat launchers for new 20mm and Phalanx CIWS. Completed 1991.
Ghent Breakers Yard towed from Portsmouth to Van Heyghen yard at Ghent, Belgium for scrapping
Harland and Wolff, Belfast 
