Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Nov 23, 1957 | Swan Hunter (Wallsend) Yard No. 1887 |
| Dec 15, 1959 | |
| Jul 25, 1961 | |
| Dec 5, 1961 | in collision with RFA Tideflow in Lyme Bay. Accident |
| 1966 | Mozambique Channel Deployed on Beira Patrol, during the oil blockade of Rhodesia Beira Patrol |
| May 27, 1966 | commenced 4 day visit to Falmouth and returned to HMNB Devonport on 31 May 1966. |
| Oct 10, 1966 | departed HMNB Devonport for a 10 month Far East deployment, returning on 25 Aug 1967. |
| Aug 26, 1967 | HMD Devonport present at Plymouth Navy Days 1967 Navy Days 1967 |
| Oct 30, 1967 | departed HMNB Devonport for a 2 month Mediterranean and Eastern Atlantic deployment, returning on 3 Dec 1967. |
| Jan 13, 1968 | departed HMNB Devonport for a 3 month Caribbean deployment, returning on 29 March 1968. |
| Apr 27, 1968 | departed HMNB Devonport for a 2 month Mediterranean deployment, returning on 23 June 1968. |
| Aug 2, 1968 | Refit at HMD Portsmouth to plate over forward Limbo tubes and install a flight deck, hangar and other Wasp Ships Flight support facilities. Completed by Dec 1970 Ready for Wasp |
| Nov 1971 | the last vessel of RN to deploy for 12 months to the far east. Was plane guard for HMS Eagle to cover withdrawal from the Arabian Gulf 1971. Spent Christmas 1971 at Mombasa. Oversaw the handover of Singapore dockyard to the Sambawang shipping company, HMS Terror (Royal Navy barracks) was renamed for the ANZUK handover. |
| Sep 17, 1974 | departed HMNB Devonport to join Task Group 317.2 for Far East deployment, joining with HMS Achilles, HMS Diomede, HMS Falmouth, HMS Leander, HMS Lowestoft, RFA Green Rover, RFA Olna and RFA Stromness, returned Jun 1975. |
| Oct 14, 1974 |  Simon Town Naval Dockyard Visited Simonstown en route Far East deployment, in company with other ships from Task Group 317.2, until 21 Oct. |
| Nov 1974 |  Victoria Harbour developed a serious fire amidships in Indian Ocean while on Task Group 317.2 deployment and made Hong Kong for extensive repairs, under her own steam. |
| Jul 1975 | 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XS542 assigned as /441-FM by Jul 1975 to Feb 1977 |
| May 6, 1976 | rammed Icelandic cutter Tyr during Third Cod War. Collision |
| 1977 | Wasp flight formed 1977 XV639 youngest RN wasp |
| May 1978 | Baltic deployment |
| Dec 1978 | allocated 829 NAS Wasp HAS.1 XV639 as /441 Falmouth Flt until c Mar 1980. Although other Wasps continued to be allocated to other Ships Flts, this was the last ship allocation, of the final UK Wasp produced. |
| May 8, 1979 | departed HMNB Portsmouth as escort to HMS Norfolk, Flagship of Task Group 317.8 for 7 month Indian Ocean and Far East group deployment in company with HMS Achilles and HMS Arethusa, supported by RFA Black Rover, RFA Olmeda and RFA Regent. This group joined with the Devonport group of HMS Arrow and HMS Dido, returned to Portsmouth 14 Dec 1979. |
| Mar 1980 | Falmouth Docks final visit to Falmouth before entering Reserve in Dec 1980 |
| Apr 1982 | 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XS568 assigned as /441-FM by Apr 1982 to 30 Sep 1982. Ditched and recovered by HMS Falmouth off Belize 30 Sep 1982. Accident |
| Apr 22, 1982 | recommissioned from disposal list |
| May 1983 | On station off Falklands |
| Jul 1983 | 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XT786 assigned as /441-FM by Jul 1983 to 7 Nov 1984 |
| Mar 1984 | departed HMNB Portsmouth for 5 month Far East deployment, returned 17 Aug. |
| Nov 1984 | |
| Nov 7, 1984 | Damage to cabin roof equipment and rotor head on deck, off N of Scotland 7 Nov 1984. Airlifted off. Accident |
| 1988 | sold for scrap in Spain |