1967 to 1982 |
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| | | | | 1965-feb | Laid down | | | | | 1966-apr-19 | Launched | | | | | 1966-dec-17 | Commissioned | | | | | 1967-nov | Deployment | | part of Task Force 318 to cover the British withdrawal from Aden during Operation Magister. | | | 1968-sep | Deployment |  |  Sembawang naval base Coral Sands  Exercise Coral Sands Departed Singapore with Scouts of 2 Flight and 2 Scout from 7 Flight embarked. | | | 1970-jan | Deployment | |  Hong Kong Port Scout AH.1 Departed Terendak, Malaysia for Hong Kong with ex 7 Flight Scout AH.1 for the recently re-established 656 Squadron at Sek Kong. | | | 1970-nov-19 | Deployment | |  Bhola Island Operation Burlap to Bay of Bengal, with 3 Commando Brigade RM embarked, to assist in cyclone relief efforts | | | 1982-apr-6 | Deployment | | South Atlantic Operation Corporate Departed HMNB Devonport for South Atlantic with C Flight of 3CBAS Gazelle AH.1 (XX402/G, XX411/X, XX412/Y) embarked. | | | 1982-jun | Decommissioned | | | | | 1982-jun-26 | Fate: sunk | | badly damaged on 8 Jun 1982 and subsequently sunk by HMS Onyx (S21) as a war grave. | | |
| from Round Table class | | | 65 | crew | | 340 | troops | | 3270 | light (tn) | | 5550 | full load (tn) | | 125.60 | length (m) | | 19.60 | beam (m) | | 4.30 | draught (m) | | 8000 | range (nm) | | 17 | max speed (knots) | | 9520 | power (shp) | | | | | 2 | Naval Engine diesel | |
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Alexander Stephen, 
