HMS Glamorgan D19

County class - DDG - Guided-Missile Destroyer

IMO:
MMSI:
Flight Deck:	GL
Call Sign:	GKBH
Shipyard:	Vickers-Armstrong

Events

History of HMS Glamorgan D19

1962-sep-13	Laid down	Laid down Yard No 176
1964-jul-09	Launched	Launched
1966-oct-11	Commissioned	Commissioned
1967-apr-22	Port Visit	Port Visit until 27 Apr to Cardiff.
1967-jul	Aircraft	Aircraft 829 Sq Wessex HAS.1 XM874/400-GL assigned to Glamorgan Flt, until c 1970
1968-sep-20	Deployment	Deployment Exercise Exercise Coral Sands participated in Exercise Coral Sands, until 13 Oct
1969-jul-26	Deployment	Deployment Torbay Fleet Review: Ships of the Western Fleet Present at Ships of the Western Fleet review in Torbay, flying the flag of Flag Officer Submarines.
1970-aug-29	Port Visit	Port Visit HMD Devonport Navy Days 1970 Ship open to visitors at Plymouth Navy Days 1970.
1971-oct	Aircraft	Aircraft 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XM919/400-GL assigned to Glamorgan Flt, until c Nov 1973
1971-dec	Deployment	Deployment Bermuda Dockyard to Bermuda, in company with HMS Phoebe in support of UK-US heads of government summit
1974-may	Aircraft	Aircraft 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XM871/400-GL assigned to Glamorgan Flt, until 21 Aug 1975
1975-jul-22	Deployment	Deployment departed UK as flagship of global Task Group 317.3, escorted by elements of the 8th Frigate Squadron HMS Ajax, HMS Berwick, HMS Plymouth and HMS Rothesay. Support provided by RFA Gold Rover, RFA Tarbatness and RFA Tidespring. Returned 14 Apr 1976
1975-aug-21	Aircraft	Aircraft Red Sea Accident Wessex HAS.3 XM871 w/o 21 Aug 1975 with 737 Sq/400-GL when it crashed into the Red Sea, operating from HMS Glamorgan, and sank during failed recovery attempt.
1975-sep	Aircraft	Aircraft 737 Sq Wessex HAS.3 XM328/400-GL assigned to Glamorgan Flt (joined ship in Singapore, after loss of XM871) Sep 1975 until c Mar 1978
1977-feb	Deployment	Deployment Departed HMNB Portsmouth for 4 month Mediterranean deployment, returning 25 May 1977.
1977-jun-25	Deployment	Deployment Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, off Ryde Sand
1978	Refit	Refit Refit until early 1981
1981-may	Aircraft	Aircraft Wessex HAS.3 XM837 of 737 Sq assigned to Glamorgan Flt / 400-GL
1982-apr	Deployment	Deployment Operation Corporate Despatched as part of the Falklands recovery task force.
1982-jun-12	Aircraft	Aircraft South Atlantic (GL) HMS Glamorgan Exocet hit Damaged by land-launched MM38 Exocet 16.5 nm NE of Lively Island, after supporting 3 Commando Brigade in battle for Two Sisters peaks. Warhead entered hangar, killing 14 and destroyed embarked Wessex HAS.3 XM837/400-GL of 737 Sq.
1982-jul	Refit	Refit until 1983 to repair Exocet damage from the Falklands campaign, including a replacement hangar from HMS Devonshire and fitted for Lynx operation.
1982-oct	Aircraft	Aircraft assigned 815 Sq Lynx HAS.2 XZ695 as / 400-GL by late Oct 1982, until c Mar 1983
1983-mar	Aircraft	Aircraft 815 Sq Lynx HAS.2 XZ240/400-GL assigned to Glamorgan Flt, until c May 1984
1983-nov-18	Deployment	Deployment off Lebanon Operation Offcut ordered to stand off Beirut as advanced units for support of British forces and civilians in Lebanon. Relieved by HMS Fearless on 28 Nov.
1984-dec	Aircraft	Aircraft Ships Flt transferred to HMS Boxer.
1986-apr	Aircraft	Aircraft assigned 815 Sq Lynx HAS.2 XZ734 as / 400-GL by Apr 1986, short term, until c Aug 1986
1986-aug-18	Decommissioned	Decommissioned
1986-oct-03	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered to Chile as Almirante Latorre (14)
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1998-dec-31	Decommissioned	Decommissioned Decommissioned from Chilean Navy and placed into Reserve
2004	Fate: sunk	Fate: sunk tow snapped on journey to be scrapped