---- united kingdom ---- Aircraft Carrier ............ Audacious class Aircraft Carrier ............ Centaur class Aircraft Carrier ............ Colossus class Aircraft Carrier ............ Courageous class Aircraft Carrier ............ Illustrious class Aircraft Carrier ............ Implacable class Aircraft Carrier ............ Improved Centaur class Aircraft Carrier ............ Majestic class Aircraft Carrier ............ Modified Centaur class Aircraft Carrier ............ Nairana class Aircraft Carrier V STOL ............ Invincible class Aircraft Carrier V STOL ............ Queen Elizabeth class Helicopter Carrier ............ Argus class Helicopter Carrier ............ Engadine class Helicopter Carrier ............ Lofoten class Helicopter Carrier ............ Tiger conversion class Cruiser ............ Crown Colony class Cruiser ............ Fiji class Cruiser ............ Tiger class Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ County class Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ Type 42 (Batch 1 and 2) class Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ Type 42 (Batch 3) Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ Type 45 Daring class Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ Type 82 Bristol class Destroyer ............ Daring class Destroyer ............ Later Battle class Frigate ............ Broad Beam Leander class Frigate ............ Exocet Leander class Frigate ............ Ikara Leander class Frigate ............ Leander (mod) class Frigate ............ Leander class Frigate ............ River (RN Group II) class Frigate ............ Seawolf Leander class Frigate ............ Towed Array Exocet Leander class Frigate ............ Type 12 Rothesay class Frigate ............ Type 15 class Frigate ............ Type 21 Amazon class Frigate ............ Type 22 (Batch 1) Broadsword class Frigate ............ Type 22 (Batch 2) Boxer class Frigate ............ Type 22 (Batch 3) Cornwall class Frigate ............ Type 23 Duke class Frigate ............ Type 26 class Frigate ............ Type 31 Inspiration class Frigate ............ Type 61 Salisbury class Frigate ............ Type 81 Tribal class Corvette ............ Castle class patrol vessel Corvette ............ Modified River class Corvette ............ Port of Spain class Corvette ............ River (Batch 2) class Corvette ............ River class Corvette ............ Triton class Assault Carrier ............ Ocean class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ Albion class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ Bay class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ Fearless class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ LST(3) class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ Round Table class Support Ship ............ Abdiel class Support Ship ............ Castle class Support Ship ............ Challenger class Support Ship ............ Early Tide class Support Ship ............ Echo class Support Ship ............ Endurance (1967) Support Ship ............ Fort I class (1978) Support Ship ............ Fort II class (1992) Support Ship ............ Galatea class Support Ship ............ Hecla class Support Ship ............ Improved Tide class Support Ship ............ Ness class Support Ship ............ OL class Support Ship ............ Patricia class Support Ship ............ Point class Support Ship ............ Protector (2011) class Support Ship ............ Protector class Support Ship ............ Regent class Support Ship ............ Retainer class Support Ship ............ Rover class Support Ship ............ RRS Ernest Shackleton Support Ship ............ RRS Sir David Attenborough Support Ship ............ Scott class Support Ship ............ Somersby class Support Ship ............ Tide class Support Ship ............ Triumph class Support Ship ............ Vidal class Support Ship ............ Wave class Icebreakers ............ Polar Circle class ------------- Also used ------------- CA ... Support Ship ........... Canadian Fort class SE ... Support Ship ........... Diligence class RO ... Support Ship ........... MRSO (1) class PL ... Support Ship ........... Reliant class (1983) --More-- ---- County class ---- Chilean Navy ----- D-11 Capitan Prat Chilean Navy ----- D-12 Almirante Cochrane Chilean Navy ----- D-14 Almirante Latorre Chilean Navy ----- D-15 Blanco Encalada Royal Navy ----- D02 HMS Devonshire Royal Navy ----- D06 HMS Hampshire Royal Navy ----- D12 HMS Kent Royal Navy ----- D16 HMS London Royal Navy ----- D18 HMS Antrim Royal Navy ----- D19 HMS Glamorgan Royal Navy ----- D20 HMS Fife Royal Navy ----- D21 HMS Norfolk Pakistan Navy ----- D-84 PNS Babur --More--
1970 to 1981 D21 HMS Norfolk
---Filter--- Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Fate: transfered Port Visit Refit Deployment Aircraft 1966-mar-15 Laid down Laid down Swan Hunter (Wallsend) Yard No. 2019 1967-nov-16 Launched Launched 1970-mar-07 Commissioned Commissioned 1970-oct Aircraft Aircraft 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XP140 /407-NF assigned to Norfolk Flt, until c Jan 1972 1972 Refit Refit MM38 Exocet single launcher 2 year refit, to remove B turret and replace with 4x MM38 Exocet launchers (see main picture, above) 1973-feb Aircraft Aircraft 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XM328 /407-NF assigned to Norfolk Flt, until c Sep 1974 1974-feb-20 Port Visit Port Visit Gan Anchorage arrived in Gan for short visit to receive VIPs from HMS Fife 1974-sep Aircraft Aircraft 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XP137 /407-NF assigned to Norfolk Flt, until c Jan 1975 1975-jan Aircraft Aircraft 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XM837 /407-NF assigned to Norfolk Flt, until c Mar 1981 1979-may-08 Deployment Deployment departed HMNB Portsmouth as Flagship of Task Group 317.8 for 7 month Indian Ocean and Far East group deployment in company with HMS Achilles , HMS Arethusa and HMS Falmouth , supported by RFA Black Rover , RFA Olmeda and RFA Regent . This group joined with the Devonport group of HMS Arrow and HMS Dido , returned to UK 14 Dec 1979. 1980 Deployment Deployment Deployed to Aegean Sea 1980:
I was a US Army soldier stationed in Izmir Turkey in 1980. HMS Norfolk made a Port-of-Call to Izmir where I met up with several sailors from the Norfolk and carried on with them for several days until they departed. I still have the HMS Norfolk plaque they gave me when they left. 1981 Decommissioned Decommissioned 1982-apr-06 Fate: transfered Fate: transfered to Chile as Capitan Prat 1982-apr-06 Commissioned Commissioned ex UK RN HMS Norfolk 2006-aug-11 Decommissioned Decommissioned 2009 Fate: scrapped Fate: scrapped towed to Mexico to be scrapped
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Gan Anchorage arrived in Gan for short visit to receive VIPs from HMS Fife
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