DDG · Guided-Missile Destroyer
| IMO: | 4907086 |
| MMSI: | 234595000 |
| Flight Deck: | GC |
| Call Sign: | GBBF |
| Shipyard: | Vosper Thornycroft |
Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Mar 27, 1979 | |
| Oct 29, 1979 | |
| Nov 2, 1982 | |
| Jul 1985 | assigned Lynx HAS.2 XZ722 as 216 Flt / 410-GC by Jul 1985 to work up, until c Sep 1986 |
| Sep 11, 1985 | |
| Jul 1990 | assigned 829 Sq Lynx HAS.3GM XZ720 as /410-GC, until c Apr 1991 |
| Sep 1990 | Persian Gulf Deployed to reinforce Armilla Patrol after Kuwaiti annexation by Iraq. Joined by HMS Cardiff and HMS Brazen as part of TG 321.1, relieving HMS Battleaxe, HMS Jupiter and HMS York. HMS Gloucester was relieved by HMS Exeter, leaving theatre on 25 Feb and returned to HMNB Portsmouth on 25 Mar 1991. Task Group 321.1 Armilla Patrol |
| Feb 25, 1991 | fired Sea Dart to down an Iraqi Seersucker missile, bearing down on USS Missouri (BB-63), the first validated operational missile-on-missile engagement, whilst on Armilla Patrol. |
| Nov 1992 | While deployed to the Adriatic to support NATO operations in Bosnia and as escort for RFA Argus, made the first visit to Albania since 1938. |
| Jan 1997 | departed UK for Far East deployment, returned end of Aug. Task Group 327.01 Ocean Wave 97 deployment |
| Jun 1997 |  Napier Port visited Napier Ocean Wave 97 deployment |
| Jan 1999 | assigned 815 Sq 217 Flt Lynx HAS.3GMS ZD253 as /410-GC, until c Jan 2001 |
| Mar 2001 | departed HMNB Portsmouth for 7 month East Africa, Indian Ocean and Far East deployment, returned Oct 2001 |
| Jul 25, 2001 |  Port Louis visited Mauritius, in company with FS Floreal for environmental and habitat protection work, until 30 Jul |
| 2004 |  South Atlantic departed HMNB Portsmouth for Atlantic Patrol Task (South) deployment. Operated around Falkland Islands between Dec 2004 and Mar 2005, relieving HMS Iron Duke and herself relieved by HMS Portland in Mar 2005. Atlantic Patrol Task (South) |
| Mar 29, 2006 | departed HMNB Portsmouth, as escort to HMS Illustrious (leading the Aquila 06 deployment to the Persian Gulf), and supported by RFA Brambleleaf, RFA Diligence and RFA Fort Victoria. Illustrious and Gloucester were detached in mid Jul and ordered back to Beirut, Lebanon. |
| Apr 11, 2006 |  Grand Harbour / il-Port il-Kbir / Valletta visit to Malta |
| Jul 2006 |  off Lebanon assisted in evacuation of British nationals from Beirut, during Israel-Lebanon war Operation Highbrow |
| Oct 4, 2008 | North Western Approaches participated in bi-annual multi-national exercise off Scottish coast, until 17 Oct Exercise Joint Warrior 08-2 |
| Jun 11, 2009 | South Atlantic Departed HMNB Portsmouth for APT(S) duty, relieving HMS Manchester on station c Jul until relived in turn by HMS York in Nov 2009. Returned to UK 21 Dec 2009. Atlantic Patrol Task (South) |
| Aug 20, 2010 | South Atlantic left HMNB Portsmouth for 7 month deployment as APT(S) supported by RFA Black Rover, relieving HMS Portland and returning to UK on 11 Mar 2011. Atlantic Patrol Task (South) |
| Nov 29, 2010 | present at ExpoNaval 2010 in Valparaiso, Chile, for a fortnight s visit |
| May 24, 2011 | Returned to Portsmouth for final time, flying her decommissioning pennant. |
| Jun 30, 2011 | Decommissioned at HMNB Portsmouth |
| Sep 22, 2015 |  Aliaga departed Portsmouth, for scrapping in Turkey Shipbreakers |