DeploymentOcean Wave 97 deployment departed HMNB Devonport in support of Far East and Australasian deployment with Task Group 327.01, returning to HMNB Portsmouth on 27 Aug.
Deployment departed HMNB Devonport for planned Mediterranean, Arabian Gulf and Indian Ocean deployment. Diverted to join Sierra Leone operations in May 2000.
2000-jan
Deployment
DeploymentMozambique ChannelBeira Peninsula departed UK for Arabian Gulf deployment with a detachment of 820 NAS embarked, but was diverted to Beira peninsula (Mozambique) for flood relief work.
2000-may-07
Deployment
DeploymentFreetown PortSierra LeoneOperation Palliser detached from Bay of Biscay to support Operation Palliser off Sierra Leone, returning via Canary Islands to Plymouth on 26 Jun.
2001-may-06
Refit
Refit refit at Tyneside, until 3 Aug
2001-nov-28
Deployment
Deployment departed Devonport for Mediterranean and Indian Ocean deployment, returned 13 Jun 2002
2003-mar-10
Refit
Refit arrived at Greenock on the Clyde for c. 6 month refit. Departed 4 Sep.
2006-mar-23
Deployment
Deployment departed Portland for exercise off Southern Norway. Embarked 824 NAS detachment following day. Returned to Portland 6 Apr.
2007-may
Aircraft
Aircraft embarked 820 NAS Merlin HM.1 ZH850/12 and ZH858/14.
2008-jun
Refit
Refit refit at Birkenhead with Northwestern Shiprepairers and Shipbuilders Ltd until c Nov 2008
2009-jun-09
Deployment
Deployment departed HMNB Devonport for 4 month deployment as Atlantic Patrol Tanker (North), 815 NAS Lynx HMA.8SRU ZD261/352 Fort George Flt embarked. Returned to Scotland 23 Oct.
2009-jul-15
Port Visit
Port Visit visit to Montserrat, until 20 Jul
2009-sep-07
Port Visit
Port VisitPort of Spain visit to Trinidad, until 10 Sep.
2010-may
Deployment
DeploymentExercise Auriga 2010 Participated in Joint exercise in Western Atlantic. Returned to Crombie 16 Aug 2010.
Sunny Point Military Ocean Terminal Collision collided with tug assisting its docking at Brunswick, NC.
Fremantle Harbour Ocean Wave 97 deployment visited Fremantle for 6 days, departed 21 Jul
Freetown Port Sierra Leone Operation Palliser detached from Bay of Biscay to support Operation Palliser off Sierra Leone, returning via Canary Islands to Plymouth on 26 Jun.
Bedford Basin Fleet Review Fleet Review: 100th anniversary of Canadian Navy visited Halifax, Nova Scotia for 7 days, including the International Fleet Review.
Aliaga Shipbreakers departed Merseyside under tow for Layal breakers yard, Turkey. Arrived 5 Mar.