HMS Devonshire D02

County class - DDG - Guided-Missile Destroyer

IMO:
MMSI:
Flight Deck:	DV
Call Sign:	GHFW
Shipyard:	Cammell Laird

Events

History of HMS Devonshire D02

1959-mar-09	Laid down	Laid down as DLG01. Yard No. V.1284
1960-jun-16	Launched	Launched
1961-aug	Trials	Trials Conducted trials of minesweeping equipment fitted to 771 Sq Whirlwind HAR.5 XJ402.
1961-nov-13	Trials	Trials Wessex HAS.1 XM920 embarked for 10 days of trials
1962-mar	Aircraft	Aircraft assigned Wessex HAS.1 XM923/989-D for Ships Flt.
1962-nov-15	Commissioned	Commissioned
1964-mar	Aircraft	Aircraft Ships Flt Wessex HAS.1 (still XM923) brought under 829 Sq administration, shortly after unit reformed
1964-jul	Aircraft	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	Deployment 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.
1964-aug-01	Port Visit	Port Visit HMD Devonport Navy Days 1964 Ship open to visitors at Plymouth Navy Days 1964
1965-jul	Aircraft	Aircraft assigned 829 Sq Wessex HAS.1 XS864/404-DV for Devonshire Flt (until Sep 1967).
1966-aug-27	Deployment	Deployment HMD Devonport Navy Days 1966 present at Plymouth Navy Days 1966
1967-aug-26	Deployment	Deployment HMD Devonport Navy Days 1967 present at Plymouth Navy Days 1967
1967-nov	Deployment	Deployment part of Task Force 318 to cover the British withdrawal from Aden during Operation Magister.
1971-mar	Aircraft	Aircraft assigned 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XS149/403-DV for Devonshire Flt (until Apr 1974).
1974-apr-10	Aircraft	Aircraft Wessex HAS.3 XP105/403-DV assigned to Devonshire Flt.
1974-jul	Deployment	Deployment Akrotiri Bay Partition of Cyprus part of Task Force to Eastern Mediterranean during Cyprus emergency
1975-dec	Aircraft	Aircraft assigned 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XP137/403-DV for Devonshire Flt (until c Apr 1976).
1976-sep	Aircraft	Aircraft assigned 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XM844/403-DV for Ships Flt (until Dec 1976).
1976-dec-13	Aircraft	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	Deployment Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, off Mother Bank
1978-jul-30	Decommissioned	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	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.