1967 to 1999    

L11 HMS Intrepid

UK Royal Navy





L11 HMS Intrepid

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Flight Deck: ID
Call Sign: GLXH
Shipyard: John Brown





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History of UK HMS Intrepid L11

1962-dec-19Laid downLaid down
1964-jun-25LaunchedLaunched
1967-mar-11CommissionedCommissioned
1967-jun-01 damage to starboard turbine caused by overheating. 12 weeks repair in HMD Devonport needed.
1967-novDeploymentDeployment until Dec 1967, part of Task Force 318 to cover the British withdrawal from Aden during Operation Magister.
1967-nov-29AircraftAircraft AE RAF Sharjah final departure from Aden, with last 6 Wessex HC.2 of 78 Squadron embarked, heading for Sharjah.
1968-marDeploymentDeployment off Persian Gulf islands of Tunb, to calm tension with Iran
1968-sep-20DeploymentDeployment Exercise Exercise Coral Sands participated in Exercise Coral Sands with Sioux AH.1 of 3 CBAS embarked
1968-octPort VisitPort Visit AU Moreton Bay visited Brisbane, after participating in Exercise Coral Sands with 3 CBAS, at least 13 of the unit Sioux AH.1 embarked.
1969-mayPort VisitPort Visit SH James' Bay Visit Visted St Helena
1970-nov-19DeploymentDeployment BD Bhola Island Operation Burlap to Bay of Bengal to assist in cyclone relief efforts
1972-novDeploymentDeployment participated in Exercise Corsica 72 off W coast of Corsica with HMS Bulwark, HMS Ark Royal and HMS Fearless.
1980-sep-15AircraftAircraft Accident while operating from ship off NW Scotland, 3 CBAS Gazelle AH.1 XX401 / F crashed during a turn near Balnakiel.
1982-apr-20AircraftAircraft assigned to 845 Squadron
Embarked Wessex HU.5 XT449 / C and XT461 / W of 845 NAS E Flt for two days of working up. The Flight returned to Yeovilton before re-embarking on 26 Apr.
1982-apr-26DeploymentDeployment South Atlantic Operation Corporate Departed Weymouth Bay for South Atlantic with 845 Squadron E Flt embarked and an 846 Squadron airframe, joining in the English Channel. Left theatre on 26 Jun 1982.
1986-oct-22DeploymentDeployment departed HMNB Portsmouth for Middle East and Gulf of Arabia deployment. Embarked 40 Commando Royal Marines and 2x Sea King HC.4 from 846 NAS and returned Dec 1986.
1986-nov-20DeploymentDeployment Arabian Sea Participated in Exercise Saif Sareea 86 between 20 and 30 Nov 1986, off Masirah Island.
1990-marDeploymentDeployment in Northern Norway (Bodo / Tromso areas) to support Exercise Cold Winter 90, with much of 3 CDO BDE embarked (minus helicopters).
1991-aprStruckStruck HMD Portsmouth Laid up Laid up for long term storage at Portsmouth. Some equipment canabalised for use in HMS Fearless.
1999-aug-31DecommissionedDecommissioned
2005-jul Fareham Creek by Jul 2005 was laid up in Fareham Creek
2008-sep-13Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped Cammell Laird towed from Portsmouth to Birkenhead for breakers yard at Canada Dock and scrapping completed by Aug 2009



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