BAE Presidente Eloy Alfaro FM01

Exocet Leander class - FF - Frigate

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See Also:	FF Condell class FM01

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History of HMS Penelope F127

1959	Ordered	Ordered as Type 61 Cathedral Class HMS Coventry
1961-mar-14	Laid down	Laid down Yard No 165
1962-aug-17	Launched	Launched
1963-oct-31	Commissioned	Commissioned with deck letters PE
1964-jan-16	Aircraft	Aircraft assigned 700W Sq Wasp XS534/184-PE and transferred as XS534/454-PE when 829 Sq formed in Mar 1964, until Oct 1966
1964-aug-01	Deployment	Deployment HMD Devonport Navy Days 1964 present at Plymouth Navy Days 1964
1965-aug	Deployment	Deployment HMD Devonport Navy Days 1965 present at Plymouth Navy Days 1965
1966-nov	Refit	Refit Sea Wolf refit for Seawolf trials
1967-jun-23	Trials	Trials became Seawolf trials ship
1971-aug-28	Port Visit	Port Visit HMD Devonport Navy Days 1971 Ship open to visitors at Plymouth Navy Days 1971.
1978-jan	Refit	Refit MM38 Exocet single launcher Conversion to Exocet and Lynx operations began, completed Jan 1981, deck letters PN
1982-jan	Aircraft	Aircraft assigned 815 Sq Lynx HAS.2 XZ730 / 454-PN, until 3 Apr 1982, when it was transferred to HMS Minerva
1982-apr-24	Aircraft	Aircraft assigned 815 Sq Lynx HAS.2 XZ691 / (454) until c Jul 1982
1982-may-10	Deployment	Deployment Operation Corporate Departed HMNB Devonport for South Atlantic as part of Bristol Group, leaving theatre on 23 Aug 1982.
1985-jul	Deployment	Deployment Deployed to South Atlantic patrol with HMS Amazon. Visits to South Georgia and Falkland Islands ports. Nov 85: Relieved by HM ships Danae and Avenger. Visits to St Vincent and Antigua on return leg back to UK, arriving at Devonport just prior to Christmas 1985.
1986-jan		into reserve, until Sep 1986
1988	Deployment	Deployment Accident during Ex Teamwork 88, collided with HMCS Provider sustaining damage on port side
1991-apr	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered to Ecuador as Presidente Eloy Alfaro
History of BAE Presidente Eloy Alfaro FM01
1991-may-25	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered ex UK RN HMS Penelope (F127)
2008-mar-19	Decommissioned	Decommissioned