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RFA Regent (A486)

UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary

1967-1993

Support ShipRegent class

AO · Support Ship

Flight Deck:RG
Call Sign:GRMH
Shipyard:Harland and Wolff

Timeline

DateEvent
Jan 24, 1963 Ordered
Sep 4, 1964 Laid down Yard No. 1658
Mar 9, 1966 Launched
Mar 1967 Aircraft assigned 707 Sq Wessex HU.5 XT480 / 468-RG as Ships Flight, based at RNAS Culdrose (until May 1972) when not embarked, then at RNAS Yeovilton. assigned to 707 Squadron
Jun 6, 1967 Commissioned
Aug 26, 1967 Deployment HMD Devonport present at Plymouth Navy Days 1967 Navy Days 1967
Oct 6, 1967 Aircraft Wessex HU.5 XS499 embarked for c 10 days arctic trials
Sep 20, 1968 Deployment participated in Exercise Coral Sands, until 13 Oct. Exercise Exercise Coral Sands
Oct 16, 1968 Port Visit visited Hobart, following Exercise Coral Sands, until 22 Oct. Hobart, Tasmania
Jun 8, 1973 Deployment departed HMNB Portsmouth as support for HMS Tiger, Flagship for Far East group deployment of Task Group 317.1, in company with RFA Tidespring. The group was escorted by HMS Dido, HMS Hermione and HMS Rhyl, until it returned to the UK on 21 Dec 1973.
Jul 1974 Deployment CY Akrotiri Bay part of Task Force support to Eastern Mediterranean during Cyprus emergency Partition of Cyprus
Sep 5, 1977 Deployment Departed HMNB Portsmouth for 7.5 month group deployment (TG 317.6) to Australia and Far East, supporting HMS Tiger and in company with HMS Rhyl, RFA Grey Rover, RFA Tarbatness and RFA Tidepool. Returned 20 Apr 1978.
May 8, 1979 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 Black Rover and RFA Olmeda. This group joined with the Devonport group of HMS Arrow and HMS Dido, returned to Portsmouth on 14 Dec 1978.
Apr 17, 1982 Deployment Portland Harbour Departed Portland Harbour, via Plymouth for South Atlantic with 848 Squadron A Flt (XS486/WW & XT756/WM) embarked (on 19 Apr), leaving theatre on 24 Aug and returning to Rosyth on 15 Sep 1982. Operation Corporate
Jan 10, 1991 Deployment departed HMNB Portsmouth in support of HMS Ark Royal leading TG 323.2 to eastern Mediterranean. Task Group 323.2
Oct 1992 Struck Removed from service and laid up in Devonport
1993 Decommissioned
Jan 21, 1993 Fate: transfered Sailed from Devonport under new name Shahzadelal for India
Feb 19, 1993 Fate: scrapped IN Alang Arrived at Alang, to be scrapped Breakers Yard