Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Jun 1, 1962 | |
| Jul 9, 1964 | |
| Jun 21, 1966 | |
| Nov 1966 | assigned Wessex HAS.1 XS887 as 829 Sq Fife Flt/403-FF by Nov 1966, until c Jun 1968 |
| Dec 1966 | Gibraltar and Mediterranean for talks between UK and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Escort for HMS Tiger. |
| Aug 1967 | courtesy cruise to Goteborg (Sweden) and Copenhagen (Denmark) |
| Sep 20, 1968 | participated in Exercise Coral Sands, until 13 Oct. Exercise Exercise Coral Sands |
| Jun 1969 | assigned Wessex HAS.3 XS149 as 829 Sq Fife Flt/403-FF by Jun 1969, until c Jan 1971 |
| Nov 2, 1970 |  Grand Harbour / il-Port il-Kbir / Valletta 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. Exercise Lime Jug Exercise Lime Jug |
| Nov 1971 | assigned Wessex HAS.3 XM836 as 737 Sq Fife Flt/404-FF by Nov 1971, until c Jul 1975 |
| Dec 17, 1973 | transferred from HMNB Portsmouth to HMNB Devonport |
| Jan 1974 | 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. |
| Feb 1974 | Mozambique Channel embargo enforcing operations in Mozambique Channel Beira Patrol |
| Feb 20, 1974 |  Gan Anchorage arrived in Gan for short visit to transfer VIPs to HMS Norfolk |
| Feb 26, 1974 |  Sembawang naval base two day visit to Singapore, departed for Hong Kong 28 Feb. |
| Sep 1975 | Refit until c Aug 1976 |
| Jun 1976 | assigned Wessex HAS.3 XP142 as 737 Sq Fife Flt/404-FF by Jun 1976, until c Sep 1979 |
| Jun 25, 1977 | Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, off Ryde Sand Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen |
| Aug 10, 1977 | HRH The Queen and Prince Phillip flown by Queens Flight Wessex HCC.4 XV732 to Hillsborough Castle for Silver Jubilee visit to NI. VVIP flight |
| Feb 1978 | assigned 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XP137 as Ships Flt (supporting XP142 ?), until c Sep 1978. |
| Aug 30, 1979 | to Dominican Republic for emergency relief work after the island was battered by Hurricane David. Hurricane David relief operations |
| Nov 1979 | withdrawn to become alongside training ship at HMNB Portsmouth. |
| Jul 1980 | completed by Feb 1983 |
| Oct 1982 | 815 Sq Lynx HAS.2 XZ248 allocated as Fife Flt / 404-FF, as refit nearing completion, until c Jun 1987. |
| Jan 1987 | visit to Brest, France |
| Jun 1987 | |
| Aug 12, 1987 | to Chile: Blanco Encalada (15) |