Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Jan 24, 1963 | |
| Sep 4, 1964 | Yard No. 1658 |
| Mar 9, 1966 | |
| Mar 1967 | 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 | |
| Aug 26, 1967 | HMD Devonport present at Plymouth Navy Days 1967 Navy Days 1967 |
| Oct 6, 1967 | Wessex HU.5 XS499 embarked for c 10 days arctic trials |
| Sep 20, 1968 | participated in Exercise Coral Sands, until 13 Oct. Exercise Exercise Coral Sands |
| Oct 16, 1968 | visited Hobart, following Exercise Coral Sands, until 22 Oct. Hobart, Tasmania |
| Jun 8, 1973 | 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 | Akrotiri Bay part of Task Force support to Eastern Mediterranean during Cyprus emergency Partition of Cyprus |
| Sep 5, 1977 | 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 | 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 | 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 | departed HMNB Portsmouth in support of HMS Ark Royal leading TG 323.2 to eastern Mediterranean. Task Group 323.2 |
| Oct 1992 | Removed from service and laid up in Devonport |
| 1993 | |
| Jan 21, 1993 | Sailed from Devonport under new name Shahzadelal for India |
| Feb 19, 1993 | Alang Arrived at Alang, to be scrapped Breakers Yard |