---Filter--- Ordered Launched Commissioned Port Visit Refit Deployment Aircraft 1971-nov Ordered 1973-oct-30 Launched Yard No 60 1974-aug-23 Commissioned 1974-sep Deployment Akrotiri Bay Partition of Cyprus 1979-may-8 Deployment departed HMNB Portsmouth supporting HMS Norfolk , Flagship of Task Group 317.8 for a 6.5 month Indian Ocean and Far East group deployment in company with HMS Achilles , HMS Arethusa , HMS Falmouth , RFA Olmeda and RFA Regent . This group joined with the Devonport group of HMS Arrow and HMS Dido , returned to Portsmouth on 14 Dec 1978. 1984-jul-26 Aircraft Accident 829 Sq Active Flt Wasp HAS.1 XT779 /322-AV damaged while landing on deck, during a storm off Belize.1986-aug Deployment Armilla Patrol HMS Illustrious in the Mediterranean while Illustrious made for the Suez Canal. Black Rover supporting the Armilla Patrol at the time. 1998-oct Deployment Operation Tellar 1999-feb-15 Refit until 20 May 1999 2001-feb Deployment as Atlantic Patrol Tanker South - APT(S) - until Nov 2001, serving off Sierra Leone and the Falklands 2002-mar Refit at HMD Portsmouth, until Jun 2002. 2008-mar Deployment South Atlantic Atlantic Patrol Task (South) RFA Gold Rover . On task c Apr 2008 to mid Apr 2009. Returned to Devonport 6 May 2009.2009-feb-18 Port Visit Arsenal de Marinha Ilha das Cobras visited Rio de Janeiro for 4 days, in company with HMS Manchester and departed on 22 Feb.2009-jun-8 Refit Cammell Laird 2010-apr Deployment South Atlantic Atlantic Patrol Task (South) HMS Gloucester , HMS York , HMS Edinburgh and HMS Clyde during the period. Relieved in Ascension Is by RFA Gold Rover and returned to Portland Harbour 27 Sep 2011.2011-apr-2 Port Visit Mare Harbour 2011-oct-25 Deployment Staff College Sea Days 2011 2013-may-31 Port Visit at Anchorage Delta inside Plymouth Breakwater 2013-jul Port Visit off King Edward Point 2014-jun-22 Port Visit Mare Harbour 2014-aug-11 Port Visit Walvis Bay 2014-nov-3 Refit arrived Cammell Laird Birkenhead for refit, after de-storing at Glen Mallen. Departed 25 Jan 2015. 2015-mar-17 Deployment Exercise Browndown Battle II Staff College Sea Days 2015 2015-apr-11 Deployment North Western Approaches Exercise Joint Warrior 15-1 2015-may-31 Port Visit Anchorage Delta 2015-jul-26 Deployment Portland Harbour Final voyage ? departed Portland for Birkenhead. Returned under tow 13 Mar 2017.2017-mar-22 Fareham Creek Rotten Row moved from Portsmouth to Fareham Creek. Await disposal
Akrotiri Bay 
Partition of Cyprus played part in assisting with evacuations toward end of the operation
Arsenal de Marinha Ilha das Cobras visited Rio de Janeiro for 4 days, in company with HMS Manchester and departed on 22 Feb.
Walvis Bay to Walvis Bay, until 15 Aug
moored in Plymouth Sound. Departed 1 Jun.
Swan Hunter, Wallsend 
