RFA Olwen (A122)
1965-1999
Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Feb 4, 1963 | |
| Jul 11, 1963 | at Hawthorn Leslie, before it joined the Swan Hunter group. |
| Jul 10, 1964 | as RFA Olynthus |
| Jun 21, 1965 | |
| Aug 1965 | HMD Devonport present at Plymouth Navy Days 1965, as RFA Olynthus Navy Days 1965 |
| 1966 | while in support of HMS Victorious 1966/67 Far East deployment, received detached 814 NAS Wessex HAS.1 XM845 / 274-V as Olynthus Flt. |
| Jul 11, 1967 | renamed RFA Olwen |
| Nov 1970 |  Bhola Island to Bay of Bengal to assist in Bhola Cyclone relief efforts Operation Burlap |
| Jul 1974 |  Akrotiri Bay part of Task Force support to Eastern Mediterranean during Cyprus emergency Partition of Cyprus |
| Jun 25, 1977 | Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, off Bramble anchorage Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen |
| Nov 25, 1977 |  South Atlantic stood back from the Falklands in support of HMS Phoebe and HMS Alacrity. 819 NAS Sea King embarked. Operation Journeyman |
| May 1981 | accompanied by HMS Glasgow and HM Submarine Superb, shadowed Kirov task group in the northern Atlantic. |
| Jun 17, 1982 | South Atlantic departed HMNB Portsmouth for South Atlantic, in company with HMS Birmingham, HMS Southampton, HMS Apollo and HMS Bacchante to support patrols of the post-war Falklands TEZ. |
| Nov 1983 |  Georgetown Departed UK for Ascension Island with 845 NAS Wessex HU.5 XT455 / YU embarked. |
| Sep 26, 1988 |  HMAS Kuttabul to Sydney for Australian Bi-centennial Fleet Review Fleet Review: Australia Bi-centennial Naval Salute |
| Jan 1993 | Adriatic Sea operated with 2 Sea King HAS.6 of 820 NAS (including ZG819 / 018), in support of HMS Ark Royal off Bosnia, with RFA Fort Grange, until Jul 1993. UNPROFOR |
| 1996 | in Adriatic sea IFOR (implementation force) |
| 1999 | |
| Feb 2001 | Departed Portsmouth Harbour, originally for scrapping in Turkey. |
| May 2001 | renamed Kea |
| Jul 2001 |  Alang at Alang, India Breakers Yard |