HMS Brighton F106

Type 12 Rothesay class - FF - Frigate

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History of HMS Brighton F106

1957-jul-23	Laid down	Laid down
1959-oct-30	Launched	Launched
1961-sep-28	Commissioned	Commissioned
1962		Deployment - 12 months in the Far East.
1962-jul		visit to Brighton sussex
1967-may	Deployment	Deployment off Aden, as escort for HMS Victorious.
1967-jun	Deployment	Deployment assigned to Eastern Task Force off Aden, guarding interests during Middle East Six Day War
1967-oct	Deployment	Deployment Gibraltar Harbour 1st warship to take up Gibraltar Guardship duties
1968-aug	Refit	Refit HMD Chatham Ready for Wasp Sea Cat until 1971 at HMD Chatham to fit Seacat, upgrade electronics and equip for Wasp operations
1971-sep	Aircraft	Aircraft Wasp HAS.1 XT779 as 829 Sq Brighton Flt / 461-BR until c Jan 1972
1974-jul	Deployment	Deployment Akrotiri Bay Partition of Cyprus part of Task Force escort to Eastern Mediterranean during Cyprus emergency
1975-apr	Aircraft	Aircraft Wasp HAS.1 XT415 as 829 Sq Brighton Flt initially as /461-BR (c Mar 1976) then as /452-BR until c Jul 1981
1977		silver jubilee close inspection of ships photo will reveal a plastic bucket up the mast, it did not go un-noticed.
1977-jun-25	Deployment	Deployment Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review (6th Frigate Squadron), off Browndown
1979-aug	Aircraft	Aircraft with Wasp XT415 on Plymouth Navy day
1983	Decommissioned	Decommissioned
1985-sep	Fate: scrapped	Fate: scrapped sold for scrap on River Medway, Kent

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