1961 to 1984 |
| Flight Deck: | LD | | Call Sign: | MXRV |
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| | | | | 1955-jun-24 | Ordered | | along with HMS Rothesay | | | 1956-nov-15 | Laid down | | | | | 1958-may-20 | Launched | | | | | 1960-jul-20 | | | Commissioning date, at Cowes, IoW | | | 1961-oct-18 | Commissioned | | | | | 1961-nov | Deployment | | to British Honduras for post-Hurricane Hattie humanitarian support, with HMS Vidal and HMS Troubridge. Returned to UK May 1962. | | | 1961-nov | Deployment |  |  Bermuda Dockyard WIGS West Indies Guardship during 1961/62 | | | 1963 | Deployment | | West Indies Guardship during 1963/64 | | | 1969 | Refit | | Ready for Wasp  Sea Cat until 1970 at HMD Rosyth to fit Seacat, upgrade electronics and equip for Wasp operations | | | 1969 | Homeport | | HMD Chatham HMNB Chatham | | | 1969-nov | Aircraft | | assigned 829 NAS Wasp HAS.1 XV637 as Londonderry Flt/447-LD until 9 Dec. | | | 1970-mar | Aircraft | | assigned 829 NAS Wasp HAS.1 XT428 as Londonderry Flt/447, until c Aug 1975 | | | 1974-jan | Deployment | | 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-nov | Refit | | 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.. | | | 1979 | Homeport | | HMNB Portsmouth HMNB Portsmouth | | | 1984-mar-29 | Decommissioned | | | | | 1989-jun | Fate: sunk | | expended as fleet target | | |
The Max option implies only aircraft of this model onboard
 J Samuel White, East Cowes
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