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| 1955-jun-24 | Ordered | | along with HMS Londonderry | |
| 1956-nov-6 | Laid down | | | |
| 1957-dec-9 | Launched | | | |
| 1960-apr-23 | Commissioned | | into 20th Frigate Squadron, replacing HMS Undine. | |
| 1960-may | Homeport | | Londonderry, NI | |
| 1962-mar-21 | Deployment | | in collision with Turkish submarine Gur while under NATO exercise in western Mediterranean. | |
| 1964-jul-16 | Deployment | | departed UK for West Indies Guardship deployment, relieving HMS Tartar, returning 11 Jun 1965 | |
| 1965-nov-27 | Deployment | | Stood off Cayman Brac as part of Hurricane season support | |
| 1966-jul | Refit | | Ready for Wasp  Sea Cat until 1968 at HMD Rosyth to fit Seacat, upgrade electronics and equip for Wasp operations | |
| 1968-aug | Aircraft | | assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XS527/462 as Ships Flt until c Oct 1970 | |
| 1969-mar-19 | Deployment | |  Operation Sheepskin ordered to Anguilla, after collecting parts of 2 PARA flown from the UK to the Caribbean. Operated in company with HMS Minerva. | |
| 1970-mar | Deployment |  | Mozambique Channel Beira Patrol Beira off Mozambique Channel, enforcing UN sanctions. | |
| 1970-apr-17 | Deployment | | Apollo 13 splashdown tertiary Apollo 13 recovery Apollo XIII splashdown recovery to waters south of Rio de Janeiro as standby for tertiary splashdown site for Apollo XIII recovery | |
| 1971-jan | Aircraft | | assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XS565/462-RO as Ships Flt until c Nov 1971. | |
| 1972-feb | Aircraft | | assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XT779/462-RO as Ships Flt until at least Jul 1976 | |
| 1975-jul-22 | Deployment | | departed UK as escort for HMS Glamorgan, flagship of global Task Group 317.3, accompanied by HMS Ajax, HMS Berwick, HMS Plymouth. Support provided by RFA Gold Rover, RFA Tarbatness and RFA Tidespring. Returned 14 Apr 1976 | |
| 1977-mar-29 | Aircraft | | off Anvil Point Accident 703 NAS Wasp HAS.1 XS531/504 ditched and sank while attempting to land on, in English Channel. | |
| 1977-jun-25 | Deployment | | Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review (8th Frigate Squadron), off Lee anchorage | |
| 1978 | Refit | | major refit until 1980 | |
| 1980-apr | Aircraft | | assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XT431/462 as Ships Flt until c Aug 1981. | |
| 1981-mar-2 | Deployment | | Armilla Patrol deployed to Mediterranean and Persian Gulf with HMS Newcastle, RFA Fort Grange and RFA Olna. Relieved HMS Apollo, on arrival. Returned to HMNB Rosyth by end of Jul. | |
| 1983-oct-25 | Port Visit | | arrived in Singapore as part of Orient Express and remained until late Nov. | |
| 1984-sep-11 | Refit | | life extension refit at Rosyth for 6 months. | |
| 1986-jun | Deployment | | departed HMNB Rosyth for South Atlantic to relieve HMS Hermione. Flight commander was Lt G M Zambellas, later to become First Sea Lord (2013-2016). | |
| 1987 | Refit | | 8 month refit, to equip for use in Dartmouth Training Squadron | |
| 1988-mar-13 | Decommissioned | | | |
| 1988-jun | Fate: scrapped | | sold and scrapped in Santander, Spain | |
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Yarrow, Scotstoun 
