---Filter--- Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Fate: sunk Refit Deployment Homeport Aircraft 1957-nov-29 Laid down Laid down 1959-mar-23 Launched Launched 1960-mar-26 Commissioned Commissioned aka The Duck 1961-jun Deployment Deployment Operation Vantage off Kuwait, to deter Iraqi intentions 1961-sep-02 Deployment Deployment Aden Harbour escorted HMS Victorious from Aden to Singapore, in company with RFA Olna (A216) and RFA Reliant 1961-dec Refit Refit until Jul 1962 at HMD Devonport for refit 1962-jul Homeport Homeport Londonderry, NI new base Londonderry, NI 1965-jul-13 1965-aug HMD Devonport present at Plymouth Navy Days 1965, in repair 1966 Refit Refit Sea Cat until Sep 1968 at HMD Portsmouth to fit Seacat, upgrade electronics and equip for Wasp operations 1968-apr Aircraft Aircraft embarked 829 NAS Wasp XS533 / 456 as Ships Flt. 1968-nov-15 Aircraft Aircraft Lyme Bay Wasp XS533 829 NAS Yarmouth Flt / 456 ditched in Lyme Bay. Wreck recovered. 1968-dec Deployment Deployment Mozambique Channel Beira Patrol in Mozambique Channel, enforcing UN sanctions. 1968-dec Aircraft Aircraft Dec 1968 assigned 829 NAS Wasp XS564 / 456 as Ships Flt until c Feb 1969 1969-feb Aircraft Aircraft Feb 1969 assigned Wasp HAS.1 XV624 / 456 as Ships Flt until c Dec 1970. 1969-jul Deployment Deployment Mozambique Channel Beira Patrol in Mozambique Channel, enforcing UN sanctions. 1970-apr Deployment Deployment Mozambique Channel Beira Patrol in Mozambique Channel, enforcing UN sanctions. 1970-apr-14 Deployment Deployment Apollo 13 splashdown secondary Apollo XIII splashdown recovery to waters off Mauritius as standby for secondary splashdown site for Apollo XIII recovery 1970-nov-02 Deployment Deployment Grand Harbour / il-Port il-Kbir / Valletta Exercise Lime Jug departed Valletta on 29 Oct for Lime Jug , in company with HMS Ark Royal . ENDEX on 15 Nov. 1971 Homeport Homeport HMD Rosyth new base HMNB Rosyth 1971-apr Aircraft Aircraft Assigned 829 NAS Wasp XT442 / 456 as Ships Flt, until Jan 1973. 1973-feb Deployment Deployment as Gibraltar guard ship, with Wasp XS544 / 456 embarked 1974-aug Refit Refit HMD Rosyth until May 1975 at HMD Rosyth for refit. 1976-aug-26 Aircraft Aircraft Ships Flt Wasp XS544 / 456 crashed into Firth of Forth during a families day for ships company. 1976-sep Aircraft Aircraft assigned 829 NAS Wasp XS529 / 456 as Ships Flt until c Nov 1978, once refit was underway. 1978 Refit Refit until Jan 1981 at HMD Rosyth for refit, re-joining the Fleet in Jun 1981. 1978-mar Deployment Deployment Portsall Rocks 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 Aircraft Jan 1981 re-assigned Wasp HAS.1 XV624 / 456 as Ships Flt until c Jul 1982. 1982-may-08 Deployment Deployment Operation Corporate ordered to tow the seriously damaged HMS Sheffield out of the Total Exclusion Zone but in deteriorating weather, the tow parted on 10 May. 1982-may-21 Deployment Deployment Operation Corporate Assisted survivors of HMS Ardent in Falkland Sound. 1982-jun-18 Deployment Deployment South Thule Operation Keyhole in company with HMS Endurance and supported by RFA Olmeda , recovered South Thule. 1982-nov-22 Deployment Deployment In collision with HMS Minerva off Portland. 1985-jun Aircraft Aircraft Assigned 829 NAS Wasp XT779 / 456 as Ships Flt, until Aug 1985 1986-feb Aircraft Aircraft Assigned 829 NAS Wasp XT793 / 456 as Ships Flt, until May 1986. 1986-apr-24 Decommissioned Decommissioned 1987-jun-16 Fate: sunk Fate: sunk Sunk as a fleet target by HMS Manchester in the North Atlantic.
Aden Harbour Aden escorted HMS Victorious from Aden to Singapore, in company with RFA Olna (A216) and RFA Reliant
Grand Harbour / il-Port il-Kbir / Valletta Exercise Lime Jug Exercise Lime Jug departed Valletta on 29 Oct for Lime Jug, in company with HMS Ark Royal. ENDEX on 15 Nov.
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.
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