L · Landing Ship/Platform Dock
| Flight Deck: | LN |
| Call Sign: | GMIR |
| Shipyard: | Kvaerner (Govan) |
Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| 1961 | |
| Mar 1962 | Shipyard was known as Fairfield at the time, Yard No 818 |
| Jun 25, 1963 | |
| Jan 16, 1964 | |
| May 1965 |  Aden Harbour Deployed to Aden, carrying nine Wessex HC.2 for the newly forming 78 Squadron. |
| Oct 1966 |  Kuching Docks embarked 14 Flight at Kuching and transferred the unit to Singapore. |
| Feb 1967 | Deployed on exercise to Hong Kong from Singapore with HMS Fearless, HMS Loch Fada, HMS Chichester. HMS Albion embarked Royal Marines from 3 CDO BGE Transport and composite troop and others |
| Feb 1971 | ordered to Temeresh area of Pahang state in Malaysia for flood relief operations, with Royal Marines and 847 NAS Wessex HU.5 embarked. |
| Feb 19, 1977 | Collided with Algerian vessel near mouth of Southampton Water |
| Mar 21, 1979 |  Grand Harbour / il-Port il-Kbir / Valletta Embarked Salerno Company, 41 Commando Royal Marines on 29 Mar as almost the final act of the British withdrawal from Malta. RFA Sir Lancelot departed Valetta harbour on 30 Mar. |
| Apr 6, 1982 | Departed SMC Marchwood for South Atlantic with a flight of 3CBAS Gazelles embarked. Damaged in air attack on 24 May and repaired locally, leaving theatre 26 Jul 1982. Operation Corporate |
| Jun 1989 | sold commercially to South Africa |