Events |
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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 ![]() | |||||||
1965-aug | Deployment | Deployment ![]() | |||||||
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 ![]() | |||||||
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 | |||||||
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1991-may-25 | Fate: transfered | Fate: transfered ex UK RN HMS Penelope (F127) | |||||||
2008-mar-19 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned |
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