Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| May 1993 | |
| Jun 30, 1994 | Yard No 309 |
| Oct 11, 1995 | |
| Sep 30, 1998 | aka The Mighty O |
| Oct 1998 |  Rio Coco Hurricane relief operations off central America, with Sea Kings of 845 NAS and Lynx and Gazelle of 847 NAS embarked. Operation Tellar |
| May 2000 |  Freetown Port ordered off Freetown, Sierra Leone to support Operation Palliser and arrived on 14 May with 42 Commando RM, six Sea Kings of 846 NAS, two Lynx and two Gazelle from 847 NAS and two Chinooks from RAF 7 Sq embarked. Departed Freetown on 15 Jun. Sierra Leone Operation Palliser |
| Jan 16, 2003 | to support combat operations in Iraq, standing off Kuwait, and embarked at least nine Sea Kings of 845 NAS plus six Lynx and six Gazelle of 847 NAS, together with 40 Commando RM. Left theatre on 28 May 2003 Operation Telic |
| Jul 3, 2003 | Anchorage Delta anchored in Plymouth Sound for ceremony to present new colours to the Fleet by HM Queen Elizabeth II, with HMS Albion, HMS Portland and Sandown class mine countermeasures vessel HMS Penzance. Colours |
| May 13, 2004 |  NS Norfolk departed HMNB Devonport in company with HMS Albion, HMS Cornwall, HMS Sutherland, RFA Argus, RFA Fort George, RFA Fort Rosalie, RFA Sir Galahad, RFA Sir Tristram and RFA Oakleaf, as part of an Amphibious Task Group, for exercises with US Navy. Arrived Norfolk, VA on 28 May. |
| Sep 2005 | supported a deployment of 656 Sq Apache to establish Maritime Interim Operational Capability Army Air Corps |
| Oct 11, 2006 | Freetown Port conduct of Exercise Green Eagle phase of Operation Vela, off Sierra Leone. Two Lynx AH.7 of 847 NAS embarked. Sierra Leone Operation Vela (Green Eagle) |
| May 2007 | Mayport visited NS Mayport and disembarked 700(M) NAS Merlin HM.1 ZH834 and ZH842. |
| May 2007 | embarked 854 NAS Sea King ASaC.7 XV649/180 and ZE418/186 |
| Sep 2007 | 11 month upgrade refit at Babcock Marine at HMD Devonport, completed early Sep 2008. |
| Jun 2009 | Caribbean Sea Departed HMNB Devonport for Caribbean anti-drug and maritime security deployment |
| Sep 5, 2009 | HMD Devonport present for Navy Days 2009, with 820 NAS Merlin HM.1 ZH863/11 aboard Navy Days 2009 |
| Sep 18, 2009 | Corporation Quay visited Sunderland for 4 days, departed 21 Sep. 6x Lynx of 702 NAS and 2x Apache of 656 Sq embarked. Wearside |
| Mar 11, 2010 |  Rotterdam Harbour Arrived 11 March Rotterdam harbour after exercise Cold Response 10. No helicopters on board. Dep 15 March |
| Jun 2010 | Departed HMNB Devonport for 5 month Atlantic deployment, returning 1 Nov 2010. |
| Jul 2010 | Participated in the Amphibious component of Ex Auriga, with USS Kearsarge, HMS Albion and RFA Largs Bay, until Aug 2010. At least ZF121 / X embarked from the CHF. Exercise Auriga 2010 |
| Sep 9, 2010 |  Niteroi Naval Base visit to Rio de Janeiro for 3 days as part of a global deployment |
| Oct 2010 | Freetown Port 4 day visit to Freetown, Sierra Leone, 10 years after her deployment on Operation Palliser. |
| Feb 11, 2011 | visited Tyneside for 4 days |
| Apr 28, 2011 |  Libyan coast Departed HMNB Devonport for 7 week work up, diverted to Mediterranean deployment for operations off Libya. 857 NAS detachment embarked in late May and arrived back at Culdrose on 27 Sep 2011. The deployment included first time combat operations from a maritime platform by the Army Attack Helicopter Force, where 3 (eventually 5) Apache AH.1 of 656 Squadron joined the ship. Returned to UK 9 Dec 2011. Gulf of Sirte Operation Unified Protector |
| Sep 24, 2011 |  Souda Bay NB Alongside at Souda Naval Base, following end of UK Operation Ellamy air operations from the ship. Operation Unified Protector |
| May 18, 2012 |  Hamburg Port 3 day visit to Hamburg, with Ship Open to Visitors and interoperability exercises with Sea Kings of MFG 5. |
| Jul 13, 2012 | Greenwich Reach to Greenwich Reach as a maritime logistic hub in support of Police maritime security operations at London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games, until 11 Sep, when she departed on the midday tide. London 2012 Olympic security |
| Dec 2012 | entered 10 Dock at HMD Devonport with Babcock for 15 month major upkeep and upgrade programme. Includes new Type 997 Artisan radar, 30mm guns, IT and environmental systems, with a new 20kt top speed. Came out of dry dock on 31 Jul 2013 and is due to complete 2014. surface and low level air search radar Type 997 |
| Jul 5, 2014 | Sea trials after completing refit at Devonport |
| Nov 21, 2014 | HMNB Portsmouth visit to Portsmouth |
| Mar 20, 2015 | rejoined the fleet following refit after short re-commissioning ceremony at Devonport. |
| Apr 11, 2015 | North Western Approaches participated in JW 15-1. Embarked 4x Sea King HC.4 from 845 NAS on 14 Apr and also hosted 2x Longbow Apache and 2x Chinook. Exercise Joint Warrior 15-1 |
| May 1, 2015 | Corporation Quay visit to Sunderland, departed 5 May. Wearside |
| May 7, 2015 | Greenwich Reach arrived at Greenwich on 7 May for VE Day celebrations. Departed 11 May. VE Day celebrations |
| May 27, 2015 | HMS Ocean to Assume Fleet Flagship Role |
| Jun 5, 2015 | After assuming UK Flagship role role on 1 Jun, deployed to Baltic Sea for BALTOPS 2015. BALTOPS 15 |
| Sep 29, 2015 | departed HMNB Devonport for 4 month Mediterranean deployment on multi-national Exercise Cougar 15. During mid-late Oct, participated in Exercise Trident Juncture 2015 in Mediterranean. Cougar 15 Exercise Trident Juncture 2015 |
| Dec 5, 2015 |  Gibraltar Harbour visited Gibraltar, with at least Merlins ZH836 and ZH850 embarked. |
| Mar 29, 2016 | Royal Marines Merlin iMk3 Aboard HMS Ocean |
| Apr 10, 2016 | UK-French Griffin Strike Amphibious Exercise |
| Jun 2, 2016 | HMS Ocean Departs for BALTOPS 2016 |
| Jun 21, 2016 | HMS Ocean Completes BALTOPS 2016 |
| Jul 20, 2016 | Exercise Deep Blue II in the Mediterranean |
| Sep 20, 2016 | departed HMNB Devonport for a 6 month Mediterranean and Middle East maritime security deployment, incluing a period as Flagship for CTF-50. Detachment of 820 NAS Merlin embarked which included ZH835 and ZH854. Returned to Plymouth 24 Mar 2017. JEFM2016 Joint Expeditionary Force (Maritime) 2016 |
| Jan 31, 2017 |  Mina Salman Port Flagship of CTF50 for multi-national Ex Unified Trident in Persian Gulf until 2 Feb. CTF 50 Exercise Unified Trident |
| Mar 4, 2017 |  Beirut Port visited Beirut from 4 Mar 2017 |
| Mar 9, 2017 |  Grand Harbour / il-Port il-Kbir / Valletta visited Malta for weekend, on homeward leg of Middle East deployment |
| Aug 29, 2017 | Departed HMNB Devonport for 4 month final deployment. Chinook ZH775 and Merlins of 845 NAS embarked; to become Flagship of NATO SNMG2 in Mediterranean. Returned 19 Dec 2017. SNMG2 SNMG2 |
| Sep 7, 2017 | Diverted from Mediterranean and ordered to Caribbean to assist in relief operations following Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Jose. HMS Duncan Flagship role extended deployment until relieved on station. Disaster Relief Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Maria Relief Operations |
| Sep 11, 2017 | Gibraltar Harbour Embarked 60 pallets of disaster relief and 200 pallets of aid consignments for Caribbean flown into RAF Gibraltar by 4x 18 Squadron Chinook, from RAF Odiham. Re-stored Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Maria Relief Operations |
| Sep 22, 2017 |  Off Road Town Arrived British Virgin Islands, to contribute towards relief effort. Tortola Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Maria Relief Operations |
| Sep 25, 2017 | Departed Anguilla to bring aid to the Commonwealth of Dominica, following Hurricane Maria. Withdrawn on 9 Oct. Commonwealth of Dominica Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Maria Relief Operations |
| Feb 17, 2018 | UK MoD announced sale to Brazil, to replace the NAeL São Paulo. Deal also includes a refit at UK shipyard prior to delivery (expected Jun 2018). |
| Mar 27, 2018 | HMD Devonport decommissioned, with HM Queen present |
See also
| Built | Ship | Class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | R68 | HMS Ocean | Colossus class |