Aircraft allocated 829 NAS Wasp HAS.1 XT428 as /323-AB Ambuscade Flt until Jan 1976
1976-mar
Aircraft
Aircraft allocated 829 NAS Wasp HAS.1 XT778 as /323 Ambuscade Flt until c Feb 1980
1976-aug-28
Port Visit
Port VisitHMD DevonportNavy Days 1976 present at Plymouth Navy Days 1976.
1976-nov
Refit
Refit Repair period at Southampton, involving gearbox changeover, until Jan 1977.
1977-mar-15
Deployment
Deployment deployed from UK to spend 6 month with NATO STANAVFORLANT, Baltic, North Sea and N Atlantic, returned to HMNB Devonport on 26 Sep.
1978-may-31
Deployment
Deployment departed HMNB Devonport in company with HMS Hermione and HMS Leander. Joined up in English Channel with HMS Blake, the Flagship of Task Group 317.7 for a 6.5 month Caribbean, Atlantic and Pacific group deployment, escorted by HMS Juno and supported by RFA Green Rover, RFA Stromness and RFA Tidespring. Returned to UK 12 Dec 1978.
1979-sep
Deployment
Deployment departed UK for 3 month deployment as West Indies Guardship and returned to HMNB Devonport on 7 Dec.
1980-jan-27
Port Visit
Port Visit 2 day visit to Oporto
1980-mar
Refit
Refit Major refit at Devonport until c Jan 1981, to prepare for Lynx operation.
1980-dec-15
Aircraft
Aircraft allocated 815 NAS Lynx HAS.2 XZ721 as /323-AB Ambuscade Flt until Apr 1982.
1981-aug-29
Port Visit
Port VisitHMD DevonportNavy Days 1981Ship open to visitors at Plymouth Navy Days 1981
1981-oct-19
Deployment
DeploymentArmilla Patrol departed UK for Persian Gulf deployment and patrol, returned to HMNB Devonport on 26 Feb 1982
1982-apr-09
Deployment
DeploymentOperation Corporate Departed HMNB Devonport for South Atlantic, leaving theatre on 7 Jul 1982.
1982-apr-09
Aircraft
Aircraft allocated 815 NAS Lynx HAS.2 XZ696 as /323 Ambuscade Flt until 25 May 1982.
1982-may-25
Aircraft
Aircraft allocated 815 NAS Lynx HAS.2 XZ247 as /323 Ambuscade Flt until 30 Sep 1982.
1982-sep-30
Aircraft
AircraftAccident 815 Sq Ambuscade Flt Lynx HAS.2 XZ247 is lost after on-board fire, in the North Atlantic, off the Hebrides.
1983-jan
Aircraft
Aircraft allocated 815 NAS Lynx HAS.2 XZ725 from mid Jan as /323-AB Ambuscade Flt until Sep 1984.
1983-mar-28
Deployment
Deployment departed HMNB Devonport for 4 month Indian Ocean and Far East deployment, returned on 3 Aug.
1983-apr-27
Deployment
DeploymentAccident collided with USS Dale (DLG-19) in the Gulf of Oman, sustaining serious damage to the forward section of the ship. Repaired in Bombay (Mumbai) from May until c 9 Jun.
Aircraft allocated 815 NAS Lynx HAS.3 ZD259 from c Aug as 200 Ambuscade Flt /323 until c Nov 1990. 200 Flt transferred in from HMS Birmingham, which was going into refit.
1986-oct
Deployment
DeploymentSouth Atlantic 5 month deployment as Falklands Guardship, returned UK on 20 Mar 1987
1988-apr-01
Deployment
Deployment departed UK for 4 month deployment as West Indies Guardship. Relieved on station by HMS Active and returned to UK 26 Aug.
1990-feb
Deployment
Deployment 5 month deployment as Falklands Guardship, returned HMNB Devonport in Jul 1990
1991-feb
Aircraft
Aircraft allocated 815 NAS Lynx HAS.3 XZ732 from mid Feb as /323 Ambuscade Flt until c Aug 1991.
1991-mar
Deployment
Deployment departed UK for 5 month deployment as West Indies Guardship. Relieved on station by HMS Arrow and returned to HMNB Devonport on 8 Aug.
1991-dec
Aircraft
Aircraft allocated 815 NAS Lynx HAS.3 XZ697 from mid Dec as /323-AB Ambuscade Flt until early Dec 1992.
1992-jun
Deployment
Deployment departed HMNB Devonport for 6 month Falklands Guardship duty. Relieved on station by HMS Amazon returned to UK Dec 1992.
1993-jan
Aircraft
Aircraft allocated 815 NAS Lynx HAS.3S ZF557 from mid Jan as /323 Ambuscade Flt until c Jun 1993.
HMD Devonport Navy Days 1976 present at Plymouth Navy Days 1976.