Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Jun 24, 1955 | along with HMS Londonderry |
| Nov 6, 1956 | |
| Dec 9, 1957 | |
| Apr 23, 1960 | into 20th Frigate Squadron, replacing HMS Undine. |
| May 1960 | Londonderry, NI |
| Mar 21, 1962 | in collision with Turkish submarine Gur while under NATO exercise in western Mediterranean. |
| Jul 16, 1964 | departed UK for West Indies Guardship deployment, relieving HMS Tartar, returning 11 Jun 1965 |
| Nov 27, 1965 | Stood off Cayman Brac as part of Hurricane season support |
| Jul 1966 | until 1968 at HMD Rosyth to fit Seacat, upgrade electronics and equip for Wasp operations Ready for Wasp Sea Cat |
| Aug 1968 | assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XS527/462 as Ships Flt until c Oct 1970 |
| Mar 19, 1969 | ordered to Anguilla, after collecting parts of 2 PARA flown from the UK to the Caribbean. Operated in company with HMS Minerva. Operation Sheepskin |
| Mar 1970 | Mozambique Channel Beira off Mozambique Channel, enforcing UN sanctions. Beira Patrol |
| Apr 17, 1970 | Apollo 13 splashdown tertiary to waters south of Rio de Janeiro as standby for tertiary splashdown site for Apollo XIII recovery Apollo 13 recovery Apollo XIII splashdown recovery |
| Jan 1971 | assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XS565/462-RO as Ships Flt until c Nov 1971. |
| Feb 1972 | assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XT779/462-RO as Ships Flt until at least Jul 1976 |
| Jul 22, 1975 | 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 |
| Mar 29, 1977 | off Anvil Point 703 NAS Wasp HAS.1 XS531/504 ditched and sank while attempting to land on, in English Channel. Accident |
| Jun 25, 1977 | Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review (8th Frigate Squadron), off Lee anchorage Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen |
| 1978 | major refit until 1980 |
| Apr 1980 | assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XT431/462 as Ships Flt until c Aug 1981. |
| Mar 2, 1981 | 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. Armilla Patrol |
| Oct 25, 1983 | arrived in Singapore as part of Orient Express and remained until late Nov. |
| Sep 11, 1984 | life extension refit at Rosyth for 6 months. |
| Jun 1986 | 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 | 8 month refit, to equip for use in Dartmouth Training Squadron |
| Mar 13, 1988 | |
| Jun 1988 | sold and scrapped in Santander, Spain |