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| 1962-jun-01 | Laid down | Laid down | |
| 1964-jul-09 | Launched | Launched | |
| 1966-jun-21 | Commissioned | Commissioned | |
| 1966-nov | Aircraft | Aircraft assigned Wessex HAS.1 XS887 as 829 Sq Fife Flt/403-FF by Nov 1966, until c Jun 1968 | |
| 1966-dec | Deployment | Deployment Gibraltar and Mediterranean for talks between UK and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Escort for HMS Tiger. | |
| 1967-aug | | courtesy cruise to Goteborg (Sweden) and Copenhagen (Denmark) | |
| 1968-sep-20 | Deployment | Deployment Exercise Coral Sands participated in Exercise Coral Sands, until 13 Oct. | |
| 1969-jun | Aircraft | Aircraft assigned Wessex HAS.3 XS149 as 829 Sq Fife Flt/403-FF by Jun 1969, until c Jan 1971 | |
| 1970-nov-02 | Deployment | Deployment  Grand Harbour / il-Port il-Kbir / Valletta Exercise Lime Jug departed Valletta on 29 Oct for Lime Jug with Wessex HAS.3 XS149 / 403-FF embarked, in company with HMS Ark Royal. ENDEX on 15 Nov. | |
| 1971-nov | Aircraft | Aircraft assigned Wessex HAS.3 XM836 as 737 Sq Fife Flt/404-FF by Nov 1971, until c Jul 1975 | |
| 1973-dec-17 | Homeport | Homeport transferred from HMNB Portsmouth to HMNB Devonport | |
| 1974-jan | Deployment | Deployment departed UK as Flagship of Task Group 317.1 for 9 month Indian Ocean and Australia group deployment in company with HMS Apollo, HMS Argonaut, HMS Ariadne, HMS Danae and HMS Londonderry, supported by RFA Tarbatness. Returned to HMNB Devonport on 4 Oct. | |
| 1974-feb | Deployment | Deployment Mozambique Channel Beira Patrol embargo enforcing operations in Mozambique Channel | |
| 1974-feb-20 | Port Visit | Port Visit  Gan Anchorage arrived in Gan for short visit to transfer VIPs to HMS Norfolk | |
| 1974-feb-26 | Port Visit | Port Visit  Sembawang naval base two day visit to Singapore, departed for Hong Kong 28 Feb. | |
| 1975-sep | Refit | Refit Refit until c Aug 1976 | |
| 1976-jun | Aircraft | Aircraft assigned Wessex HAS.3 XP142 as 737 Sq Fife Flt/404-FF by Jun 1976, until c Sep 1979 | |
| 1977-jun-25 | Deployment | Deployment Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, off Ryde Sand | |
| 1977-aug-10 | Aircraft | Aircraft HRH The Queen and Prince Phillip flown by Queens Flight Wessex HCC.4 XV732 to Hillsborough Castle for Silver Jubilee visit to NI. | |
| 1978-feb | Aircraft | Aircraft assigned 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XP137 as Ships Flt (supporting XP142 ?), until c Sep 1978. | |
| 1979-aug-30 | Deployment | Deployment Hurricane David relief operations to Dominican Republic for emergency relief work after the island was battered by Hurricane David. | |
| 1979-nov | Homeport | Homeport withdrawn to become alongside training ship at HMNB Portsmouth. | |
| 1980-jul | Refit | Refit completed by Feb 1983 | |
| 1982-oct | Aircraft | Aircraft 815 Sq Lynx HAS.2 XZ248 allocated as Fife Flt / 404-FF, as refit nearing completion, until c Jun 1987. | |
| 1987-jan | Port Visit | Port Visit visit to Brest, France | |
| 1987-jun | Decommissioned | Decommissioned | |
| 1987-aug-12 | Fate: transfered | Fate: transfered to Chile: Blanco Encalada (15) | |
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| 1988 | Commissioned | Commissioned | |
| 1988-may | Refit | Refit refit completed at Talcahuano for Super Puma operation | |
| 2003-dec-12 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned | |
| 2005 | Fate: scrapped | Fate: scrapped | |
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