RFA Olna (A123)
1966-2000
Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Jul 2, 1964 | at Hawthorn Leslie, before it joined the Swan Hunter group. |
| Jul 28, 1965 | |
| Apr 1, 1966 | |
| Aug 27, 1966 | HMD Devonport present at Plymouth Navy Days 1966 Navy Days 1966 |
| Nov 1967 | part of Task Force 318 to cover the British withdrawal from Aden during Operation Magister. |
| Sep 20, 1968 | participated in Exercise Coral Sands, until 13 Oct. Exercise Exercise Coral Sands |
| Jul 1974 |  Akrotiri Bay supported evacuations during partition of Cyprus Partition of Cyprus |
| Sep 17, 1974 | departed HMNB Portsmouth to support Task Group 317.2 for Far East deployment, joining with HMS Achilles, HMS Diomede, HMS Falmouth, HMS Leander, HMS Lowestoft, RFA Green Rover, HMS Blake and RFA Stromness, returned Jun 1975. |
| Oct 14, 1974 | Visited Simonstown en route Far East deployment, in company with other ships from TG 317.2, until 21 Oct. Task Group 317.2 |
| Mar 1981 | deployed on Armilla Patrol with HMS Rothesay, HMS Newcastle and RFA Fort Grange. Armilla Patrol |
| Feb 1982 | Persian Gulf Deployed HMNB Portsmouth to Persian Gulf with Wessex HU.5 XS507 coded 314.ON named "buzby" of 772 Squadron embarked; In company with HMS Cardiff and HMS Amazon; Contaminated fuel tanks required ship to return to UK for cleaning; On the way back to the UK anchored off Gib waiting for SS Uganda to depart as converted hospital ship for Operation Corporate. XS507 Wessex HU.5 carried out first deck landing on SS Uganda whilst RFA Olna did refuelling trials with the Uganda; Olna returned to UK whilst Uganda sailed South; Arrived UK Apr82 Persian Gulf Patrol |
| May 10, 1982 | Spithead Departed from Spithead anchorage for South Atlantic with 848 Squadron B Flt embarked, leaving the theatre on 31 Aug 1982 in company with HMS Invincible. South Atlantic Operation Corporate |
| May 27, 1983 |  off Natal recovered ditched Wasp HAS.1 XV638 of 829 Sq Achilles Flt from sea, 50nm NE of Tibau do Sul, Brazil. off Tibau do Sul |
| Apr 18, 1990 | departed Portsmouth for 10 week western North Atlantic deployment supporting TG 318.1, with HMS Ark Royal (flagship), HMS Glasgow, HMS Brave, HMS Cumberland and RFA Fort Grange. Task Group 318.1 |
| Dec 18, 1991 | Off Islay gave aid to rescued mariners from the Kartli and used by Rescue helicopters to disembark survivors temporarily, as they returned to scene of search to recover more. Rescue support Rescue from fishing ship <em>Kartli</em> |
| Oct 1994 | deployed to Adriatic Sea until Jul 1995 to support NATO operations around Bosnia-Herzegovina in the former Republic of Yugoslavia. |
| Jan 1997 | departed UK in support of Far East deployment, returned end of Aug. Ocean Wave 97 deployment |
| May 4, 1998 | until 28 Aug 1998 |
| 2000 | |
| 2001 |