RFA Black Rover (A273)
AO · Support Ship
| IMO: | 7329338 |
| MMSI: | 232427000 |
| Flight Deck: | BV |
| Call Sign: | GREU |
| Shipyard: | Swan Hunter (Neptune) |
Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Nov 1971 | |
| Oct 30, 1973 | Swan Hunter (Neptune) Yard No 60. |
| Aug 23, 1974 | |
| Sep 1974 |  Akrotiri Bay played part in assisting with evacuations toward end of the operation Partition of Cyprus |
| May 8, 1979 | 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. |
| Jul 26, 1984 | 829 Sq Active Flt Wasp HAS.1 XT779 /322-AV damaged while landing on deck, during a storm off Belize. Accident |
| Aug 1986 | exercised with HMS Illustrious in the Mediterranean while Illustrious made for the Suez Canal. Black Rover supporting the Armilla Patrol at the time. Armilla Patrol |
| May 1997 |  off Plymouth, MS In Caribbean, assisting in evacuations from Montserrat with HMS Liverpool until Aug. Operation Caxton Operation Caxton |
| Oct 1998 | Sailed from Puerto Rico to participate in Hurricane reilef operations off central America Operation Tellar |
| Feb 15, 1999 | until 20 May 1999 |
| Feb 2001 | as Atlantic Patrol Tanker South - APT(S) - until Nov 2001, serving off Sierra Leone and the Falklands |
| Mar 2002 | at HMD Portsmouth, until Jun 2002. |
| Mar 2008 |  South Atlantic Departed UK as Atlantic Tanker (South) in support of APT(S) mission, relieving RFA Gold Rover. On task c Apr 2008 to mid Apr 2009. Returned to Devonport 6 May 2009. Atlantic Patrol Task (South) |
| Feb 18, 2009 |  Arsenal de Marinha visited Rio de Janeiro for 4 days, in company with HMS Manchester and departed on 22 Feb. Ilha das Cobras |
| Jun 8, 2009 | Cammell Laird entered Cammell Laird at Birkenhead for refit, until Jan 2010 |
| Apr 2010 | South Atlantic deployed to South Atlantic as support tanker. Variously supported 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. Atlantic Patrol Task (South) |
| Apr 2, 2011 | Mare Harbour visited East Cove, departed 15 Apr. |
| Oct 25, 2011 | Demonstrated Replenishment at Sea (RAS) techniques in the Solent. Staff College Sea Days 2011 |
| May 31, 2013 | at Anchorage Delta inside Plymouth Breakwater |
| Jul 2013 | off King Edward Point 4 day visit off Grytviken, South Georgia |
| Jun 22, 2014 | Mare Harbour at East Cove Military Port |
| Aug 11, 2014 |  Walvis Bay to Walvis Bay, until 15 Aug |
| Nov 3, 2014 | arrived Cammell Laird Birkenhead for refit, after de-storing at Glen Mallen. Departed 25 Jan 2015. |
| Mar 17, 2015 | supported 2015 Sea Days Exercise Browndown Battle II Staff College Sea Days 2015 |
| Apr 11, 2015 | North Western Approaches participated in JW 15-1, off NW Scotland Exercise Joint Warrior 15-1 |
| May 31, 2015 | Anchorage Delta 📷 moored in Plymouth Sound. Departed 1 Jun. |
| Jul 26, 2015 | Portland Harbour departed Portland for Birkenhead. Returned under tow 13 Mar 2017. Final voyage ? |
| Mar 22, 2017 | Fareham Creek moved from Portsmouth to Fareham Creek. Await disposal Rotten Row |
| Aug 11, 2019 |  Aliaga Sold for scrap in Turkey. Departed Portsmouth under tow to Aliaga. Shipbreakers |