Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Dec 19, 1962 | |
| Jun 25, 1964 | |
| Mar 11, 1967 | |
| Jun 1, 1967 | damage to starboard turbine caused by overheating. 12 weeks repair in HMD Devonport needed. |
| Nov 1967 | until Dec 1967, part of Task Force 318 to cover the British withdrawal from Aden during Operation Magister. |
| Nov 29, 1967 |  RAF Sharjah final departure from Aden, with last 6 Wessex HC.2 of 78 Squadron embarked, heading for Sharjah. |
| Mar 1968 | off Persian Gulf islands of Tunb, to calm tension with Iran |
| Sep 20, 1968 | participated in Exercise Coral Sands with Sioux AH.1 of 3 CBAS embarked Exercise Exercise Coral Sands |
| Oct 1968 |  Moreton Bay visited Brisbane, after participating in Exercise Coral Sands with 3 CBAS, at least 13 of the unit Sioux AH.1 embarked. |
| May 1969 |  James' Bay Visted St Helena Visit |
| Nov 19, 1970 |  Bhola Island to Bay of Bengal to assist in cyclone relief efforts Operation Burlap |
| Nov 1972 | participated in Exercise Corsica 72 off W coast of Corsica with HMS Bulwark, HMS Ark Royal and HMS Fearless. |
| Sep 15, 1980 | while operating from ship off NW Scotland, 3 CBAS Gazelle AH.1 XX401 / F crashed during a turn near Balnakiel. Accident |
| Apr 20, 1982 | 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. assigned to 845 Squadron |
| Apr 26, 1982 |  South Atlantic 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. Operation Corporate |
| Oct 22, 1986 | 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. |
| Nov 20, 1986 | Arabian Sea Participated in Exercise Saif Sareea 86 between 20 and 30 Nov 1986, off Masirah Island. |
| Mar 1990 | in Northern Norway (Bodo / Tromso areas) to support Exercise Cold Winter 90, with much of 3 CDO BDE embarked (minus helicopters). |
| Apr 1991 | HMD Portsmouth Laid up for long term storage at Portsmouth. Some equipment canabalised for use in HMS Fearless. Laid up |
| Aug 31, 1999 | |
| Jul 2005 | Fareham Creek by Jul 2005 was laid up in Fareham Creek |
| Sep 13, 2008 | Cammell Laird towed from Portsmouth to Birkenhead for breakers yard at Canada Dock and scrapping completed by Aug 2009 |