---Filter--- Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Fate: sunk Refit Deployment Homeport Aircraft 1957-nov-29 Laid down 1959-mar-23 Launched 1960-mar-26 Commissioned aka The Duck 1961-jun Deployment Kuwait Operation Vantage 1961-sep-2 Deployment Aden Harbour Aden escorted HMS Victorious from Aden to Singapore, in company with RFA Olna (A216) and RFA Reliant 1961-dec Refit until Jul 1962 at HMD Devonport for refit 1962-jul Homeport Londonderry, NI Londonderry new base Londonderry, NI1965-jul-13 in collision with HMS Tiptoe, SE of Portland during an anti-submarine exercise, damaging her underside. 1965-aug HMD Devonport Navy Days 1965 present at Plymouth Navy Days 1965, in repair1966 Refit Ready for Wasp Sea Cat HMD Portsmouth to fit Seacat, upgrade electronics and equip for Wasp operations1968-apr Aircraft embarked 829 NAS Wasp XS533 / 456 as Ships Flt. 1968-nov-15 Aircraft Lyme Bay Accident Wasp XS533 829 NAS Yarmouth Flt / 456 ditched in Lyme Bay. Wreck recovered.1968-dec Deployment Mozambique Channel Beira Beira Patrol 1968-dec Aircraft Dec 1968 assigned 829 NAS Wasp XS564 / 456 as Ships Flt until c Feb 1969 1969-feb Aircraft Feb 1969 assigned Wasp HAS.1 XV624 / 456 as Ships Flt until c Dec 1970. 1969-jul Deployment Mozambique Channel Beira Beira Patrol 1970-apr Deployment Mozambique Channel Beira Beira Patrol 1970-apr-14 Deployment Apollo 13 splashdown secondary Apollo 13 recovery Apollo XIII splashdown recovery 1971 Homeport HMD Rosyth Rosyth new base HMNB Rosyth1971-apr Aircraft Assigned 829 NAS Wasp XT442 / 456 as Ships Flt, until Jan 1973. 1973-feb Deployment Gibraltar as Gibraltar guard ship, with Wasp XS544 / 456 embarked1974-aug Refit HMD Rosyth Rosyth until May 1975 at HMD Rosyth for refit.1976-aug-26 Aircraft Accident Ships Flt Wasp XS544 / 456 crashed into Firth of Forth during a families day for ships company.1976-sep Aircraft assigned 829 NAS Wasp XS529 / 456 as Ships Flt until c Nov 1978, once refit was underway. 1978 Refit Rosyth until Jan 1981 at HMD Rosyth for refit, re-joining the Fleet in Jun 1981.1978-mar Deployment Portsall Rocks Environmental ordered to accident site of Amoco Cadiz , which had run aground on 16 Mar, to assist in cleanup operations. Relieved by HMS Nubian .1981-jan Aircraft Jan 1981 re-assigned Wasp HAS.1 XV624 / 456 as Ships Flt until c Jul 1982. 1982-may-8 Deployment Operation Corporate HMS Sheffield out of the Total Exclusion Zone but in deteriorating weather, the tow parted on 10 May. 1982-may-21 Deployment Operation Corporate HMS Ardent in Falkland Sound. 1982-jun-18 Deployment South Thule Operation Keyhole HMS Endurance and supported by RFA Olmeda , recovered South Thule.1982-nov-22 In collision with HMS Minerva off Portland. 1985-jun Aircraft Assigned 829 NAS Wasp XT779 / 456 as Ships Flt, until Aug 1985 1986-feb Aircraft Assigned 829 NAS Wasp XT793 / 456 as Ships Flt, until May 1986. 1986-apr-24 Decommissioned 1987-jun-16 Fate: sunk Sunk Sunk as a fleet target by HMS Manchester in the North Atlantic.
Operation Vantage off Kuwait, to deter Iraqi intentions
Aden Harbour Aden escorted HMS Victorious from Aden to Singapore, in company with RFA Olna (A216) and RFA Reliant
Sea Cat until Sep 1968 at HMD Portsmouth to fit Seacat, upgrade electronics and equip for Wasp operations
Apollo 13 splashdown secondary Apollo 13 recovery 
Portsall Rocks Environmental ordered to accident site of Amoco Cadiz, which had run aground on 16 Mar, to assist in cleanup operations. Relieved by HMS Nubian.
John Brown, Clydebank 
