1961 to 1984    

F108 HMS Londonderry

UK Royal Navy





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Flight Deck: LD
Call Sign: MXRV
Shipyard: J Samuel White





  Events


History of UK HMS Londonderry F108

1955-jun-24OrderedOrdered along with HMS Rothesay
1956-nov-15Laid downLaid down
1958-may-20LaunchedLaunched
1960-jul-20 Commissioning date, at Cowes, IoW
1961-oct-18CommissionedCommissioned
1961-novDeploymentDeployment to British Honduras for post-Hurricane Hattie humanitarian support, with HMS Vidal and HMS Troubridge. Returned to UK May 1962.
1961-novDeploymentDeployment BM Bermuda Dockyard WIGS West Indies Guardship during 1961/62
1963DeploymentDeployment West Indies Guardship during 1963/64
1969RefitRefit Ready for Wasp Sea Cat until 1970 at HMD Rosyth to fit Seacat, upgrade electronics and equip for Wasp operations
1969HomeportHomeport HMD Chatham HMNB Chatham
1969-novAircraftAircraft assigned 829 NAS Wasp HAS.1 XV637 as Londonderry Flt/447-LD until 9 Dec.
1970-marAircraftAircraft assigned 829 NAS Wasp HAS.1 XT428 as Londonderry Flt/447, until c Aug 1975
1974-janDeploymentDeployment departed UK as escort to HMS Fife, Flagship of Task Group 317.1 for 9 month Indian Ocean and Australia group deployment in company with HMS Apollo, HMS Argonaut, HMS Ariadne and HMS Danae, supported by RFA Tarbatness. Returned to HMNB Devonport on 4 Oct.
1975-novRefitRefit HMD Rosyth until 11 Oct 1979 at HMD Rosyth as trials ship for ASWE. Armaments and hangar removed, flight deck remodelled and two masts added aft..
1979HomeportHomeport HMNB Portsmouth HMNB Portsmouth
1984-mar-29DecommissionedDecommissioned
1989-junFate: sunkFate: sunk expended as fleet target



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  Specifications


Type 12 Rothesay class
235crew
2144light (tn)
2577full load (tn)
112.70length (m)
12.50beam (m)
5.20draught (m)
30max speed (knots)

1Missile Launcher Sea Cat

2Naval Gun single 20 mm
2Chaff and decoys Corvus chaff launcher

1Naval Radar navigation radar Type 978
1Naval Radar surface and low level air search radar Type 993

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  Builder


UK J Samuel White, East Cowes




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