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HMS Protector (A146)

HMS Protector

UK Royal Navy

1936-1968

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Support ShipProtector class

AO · Support Ship

Flight Deck:PR
Call Sign:GXVN
Shipyard:Yarrow

Timeline

DateEvent
Aug 1935 Laid down as a Net Layer
Aug 1936 Launched
Dec 30, 1936 Commissioned
Jun 15, 1953 Deployment as part of Home Fleet - Plymouth Fleet Review: Coronation Review of the Fleet
1954 Refit HMD Devonport until 1955 at HMD Devonport from Net Layer to Ice Patrol Ship with flight deck and essentially a re-inforced canvass hangar. Ice Patrol refit
Jul 1955 Aircraft 701 Squadron P Flight formed with 2x Whirlwind HAR.1 for use during Antarctic summer deployments.
Sep 1955 Aircraft short term allocated Whirlwind HAR.3 XJ399 to P Flt, until mid Oct 1955.
Sep 1955 Aircraft allocated Whirlwind HAR.1 XA866/910 until c Sep 1956, when recoded /990 until c Apr 1957
Oct 5, 1956 Deployment departed HMNB Portsmouth for second Antarctic summer deployment as Survey Support and South Atlantic Guardship, arriving on station 9 Nov. 701 NAS P Flt Whirlwinds HAR.1 XA866/990 and XA870/991, embarked.
Jul 1957 allocated Whirlwind HAR.1 XA868 /990
Aug 1958 Aircraft allocated 701 Sq P Flt Whirlwind HAR.1 XA862 until c Aug 1959
May 1959 Aircraft returned to HMNB Portsmouth after Antarctic duties, with Ships Flt Whirlwind HAR.1 XA869/991 plus one other (likely XA862), embarked.
Jul 1960 Aircraft allocated Whirlwind HAR.1 XA862 until c Sep 1960
Aug 1961 Aircraft allocated Whirlwind HAR.1 XA867/940 until crashed and w/o, on Greenwich Island Dec 1961.
Oct 1961 Aircraft to Protector Flt again, as XA866/920, until damaged off Montevideo in Feb 1965 by XA868/940.
Dec 14, 1961 Aircraft Whirlwind HAR.1 XA867/940 crashed during landing in Discovery Bay, Antarctica. Accident
Sep 28, 1964 Deployment departed HMNB Portsmouth for Antarctic summer deployment. On station in Jan 1965, near the South Orkney Isles with Ships Flt Whirlwind HAR.1 XA866/920 embarked. Returned 14 May 1965.
Jan 1965 Deployment AQ Signy Station H anchored off BAS Signy station, to set up Hi-Fix triangulation equipment on the island Survey
Feb 2, 1965 Port Visit UY Montevideo arrived at Montevideo for 7 day visit, departed on 9 Feb 1965
Apr 1, 1965 Deployment CL Valparaiso NB Arrived in Valparaiso to assist after the 28 March M7.4 earthquake at a depth of 70km beneath La Ligua,c 90km to the north east and brought down the dam at El Cobré, flooding the village with mud. Departed 7 Apr. Earthquake Relief
Apr 27, 1965 Port Visit JM Kingston Bay Visit Kingston, after previously passing through the Panama Canal. Departed 30 Apr. Visit
Jul 1966 Aircraft short term allocation of Whirlwind HAR.9 XL899 to Protector Flt, until mid Oct 1966
Jun 1967 Aircraft short term allocated Whirlwind HAR.9 XL839 to Protector Flt, until mid Sep 1967.
May 3, 1968 Decommissioned
Jun 27, 1968 Replaced in service as Ice Patrol Ship by HMS Endurance.
Feb 10, 1970 Fate: scrapped Inverkeithing sold for scrap - subsequently to Inverkeithing Wards Breakers Yard

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