---Filter--- Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Fate: sunk Port Visit Deployment Trials Aircraft 1959-mar-9 Laid down as DLG01. Yard No. V.1284 1960-jun-16 Launched 1961-aug Trials Conducted trials of minesweeping equipment fitted to 771 Sq Whirlwind HAR.5 XJ402 . 1961-nov-13 Trials Wessex HAS.1 XM920 embarked for 10 days of trials 1962-mar Aircraft assigned Wessex HAS.1 XM923 /989-D for Ships Flt. 1962-nov-15 Commissioned 1964-mar Aircraft Ships Flt Wessex HAS.1 (still XM923) brought under 829 Sq administration, shortly after unit reformed 1964-jul Aircraft assigned 829 Sq Wessex HAS.1 XM832 /404-DV for Devonshire Flt, delivered to ship overseas 31 Jul, (until c Oct 1964). 1964-jul Deployment Operation White Horse Atkinson Field with its Wessex, while 1310 Flt was deploying from RAF Odiham. 1964-aug-1 Port Visit HMD Devonport Navy Days 1964 Ship open to visitors at Plymouth Navy Days 19641965-jul Aircraft assigned 829 Sq Wessex HAS.1 XS864 /404-DV for Devonshire Flt (until Sep 1967). 1966-aug-27 Deployment HMD Devonport Navy Days 1966 present at Plymouth Navy Days 19661967-aug-26 Deployment HMD Devonport Navy Days 1967 present at Plymouth Navy Days 19671967-nov Deployment part of Task Force 318 to cover the British withdrawal from Aden during Operation Magister. 1971-mar Aircraft assigned 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XS149 /403-DV for Devonshire Flt (until Apr 1974). 1974-apr-10 Aircraft Wessex HAS.3 XP105 /403-DV assigned to Devonshire Flt. 1974-jul Deployment Akrotiri Bay Partition of Cyprus 1975-dec Aircraft assigned 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XP137 /403-DV for Devonshire Flt (until c Apr 1976). 1976-sep Aircraft assigned 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XM844/403-DV for Ships Flt (until Dec 1976). 1976-dec-13 Aircraft mouth of St Georges Channel Accident lost 737 Sq Devonshire Flt Wessex HAS.3 XM844 overboard during a night take off near the mouth of St Georges Channel.1977-jun-25 Deployment Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen 1978-jul-30 Decommissioned 1978-sep-13 to Disposal List 1982 planned sale to Egypt collapsed. Her hangar was cannibalised for use in the repair to HMS Glamorgan , after Falklands damage. 1984-jul-16 Fate: sunk expended as a target. Sunk by Sea Eagle missile launched by a Sea Harrier from HMS Illustrious and Tigerfish torpedos from HM Submarine Splendid .
Operation White Horse re-inforced the Alouette IIs of 24 Flt at Atkinson Field with its Wessex, while 1310 Flt was deploying from RAF Odiham.
Akrotiri Bay 
Cammell Laird, 
