RFA Resource A480

Regent class - AO - Support Ship

Events

History of RFA Resource A480

1963-jan-24	Ordered	Ordered
1964-jul-19	Laid down	Laid down
1966-feb-11	Launched	Launched
1967-may-16	Commissioned	Commissioned
1969-jul-26	Deployment	Deployment Torbay Fleet Review: Ships of the Western Fleet Present at Ships of the Western Fleet review in Torbay.
1970-nov-19	Deployment	Deployment Bhola Island Operation Burlap to Bay of Bengal to assist in Bhola Cyclone relief efforts
1977-jun-25	Deployment	Deployment Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review.
1977-nov-25	Deployment	Deployment South Atlantic Operation Journeyman stood back from the Falklands in support of HMS Phoebe and HMS Alacrity. 772 NAS Wessex embarked.
1982-apr-06	Deployment	Deployment HMD Rosyth Operation Corporate Departed HMNB Rosyth for South Atlantic with 845 Squadron A Flt embarked, leaving theatre on 27 Jun 1982.
1991		Placed in reserve at Rosyth
1993	Deployment	Deployment Adriatic Sea UNPROFOR Reactivated in 1993 in support of UNPROFOR in the Adriatic area.
1994	Refit	Refit
1995	Deployment	Deployment Adriatic Sea UNPROFOR Returned to Splyt in Croatia and remained deployed until withdrawn from service in May 1997.
1997	Decommissioned	Decommissioned
1997-aug-20	Fate: scrapped	Fate: scrapped Alang Breakers Yard Arrived in India for scrapping