1974 to 2001    

A138 HMS Herald

UK Royal Navy





A138 HMS Herald

IMO:
MMSI:
Flight Deck: HR
Call Sign: GQIM
Shipyard: Robb Caledon (Leith)





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History of UK HMS Herald A138

1972-nov-09Laid downLaid down
1973-oct-04LaunchedLaunched
1974-oct-31 Ship No 512 built at Leith shipyards of Henry Robb (Robb Caledon) for more info see www.leithshipyards.com
1974-nov-22CommissionedCommissioned
1977-jun-25DeploymentDeployment Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, off Spitsand
1979-julAircraftAircraft assigned 829 NAS Wasp HAS.1 XT794 as 010 Flt / 325 until Apr 1984
1981-octDeploymentDeployment departed UK for 7 month survey mission to Middle East waters
1982-apr-15RefitRefit HMD Portsmouth medical facilities enhanced at Portsmouth, for maritime ambulance role in South Atlantic. Completed 23 Apr.
1982-apr-24DeploymentDeployment South Atlantic Operation Corporate Departed HMNB Portsmouth to South Atlantic for CASEVAC operations, leaving theatre 30 Jun 1982
1987RefitRefit HMD Devonport 1987-1988 Flight deck strengthening for Lynx operations
1990-augDeploymentDeployment departed HMNB Devonport for eastern Mediterranean as support vessel for 2nd MCM Squadron, as build up for Operation Desert Storm began. Later moved into the Gulf around Bahrein.
1997-janDeploymentDeployment Task Group 327.01 Ocean Wave 97 deployment departed UK for Far East deployment, returned end of Aug.
1998 Penant number changed to H138
2001DecommissionedDecommissioned
2001-julFate: transferedFate: transfered sold to an Irish Survey company and renamed Somerville
2004-jun-18Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped IN Alang Shipbreakers Scrapping began at Alang.



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