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HMS Hampshire (D06)

UK Royal Navy

1963-1976

County class

DDG · Guided-Missile Destroyer

Flight Deck:HA
Call Sign:GHFX
Shipyard:John Brown

Timeline

DateEvent
Mar 26, 1959 Laid down as DLG02
Mar 16, 1961 Launched
Mar 1963 Aircraft assigned Wessex HAS.1 XP156/902-HA as Hampshire Flt, 829 Sq recoded /472-HA by Jan 1964, recoded /402-HA by Apr 1965, until c May 1967
Mar 15, 1963 Commissioned
May 18, 1967 Deployment depart HMNB Portsmouth for NW Atlantic and Candian East Coast deployment, returning 4 Jul 1967.
Nov 1967 Deployment YE off Aden In Gulf of Aden as part of Operation Magister, supporting the British withdrawl from Aden. TF 945
Dec 1967 Aircraft assigned Wessex HAS.1 XP159 as 829 Sq Hampshire Flt/404-HA by Dec 1967, until c Feb 1968
Mar 1968 Aircraft assigned Wessex HAS.1 XS875 as 829 Sq Hampshire Flt/402-HA by Mar 1968, until c Oct 1969
Jan 24, 1969 Deployment depart HMNB Portsmouth for 3 month South American deployment via Panama Canal, returning 25 Apr 1969.
Feb 21, 1969 Port Visit PE SIMA Callao 4 day visit to Callao, Peru, departing 25 Feb Callao
Jul 26, 1969 Deployment Torbay Present at Ships of the Western Fleet review in Torbay, flying the flag of Flag Officer Flotillas Western Fleet. Fleet Review: Ships of the Western Fleet
Jun 1973 Aircraft assigned Wessex HAS.3 XS153 as 737 Sq Hampshire Flt/402-HA by Jun 1973, until c Jun 1975
Jul 1974 Deployment CY Akrotiri Bay part of Task Force to Eastern Mediterranean during Cyprus emergency Partition of Cyprus
Aug 1975 Aircraft assigned Wessex HAS.3 XP142 as 737 Sq Hampshire Flt/402-HA by Aug 1975, until c Mar 1976
Mar 1976 Port Visit Tower Bridge Upper visited London for final time, alongside HMS Belfast
Apr 1976 Decommissioned
Apr 1979 Fate: scrapped Briton Ferry sold for scrap, to Briton Ferry Breakers Yard