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HMS Sheffield (D80)

UK Royal Navy

1975-1982

Timeline

DateEvent
Jan 15, 1970 Laid down
Jun 10, 1971 Launched by HM Queen Elizabeth II.
Feb 16, 1975 Commissioned
Dec 1976 Aircraft Wasp HAS.1 XT441 / 337 as Ships Flt assigned to 829 Squadron
Jun 25, 1977 Deployment Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review), off Gosport Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen
Feb 3, 1979 Aircraft Ships Flt Wasp XT441/337 ditched in sea off Gibraltar following engine fire and tail severed. Wreck recovered to UK. Accident assigned to 829 Squadron
Jun 1979 Refit until Nov 1980.
Apr 2, 1982 Deployment Ordered to South Atlantic from exercise with 815 Squadron 213 Flt (XZ725/337-SD) embarked to join Advanced Group. Exchanged Lynx for XZ721 with HMS Brilliant 22 Apr 1982. Operation Corporate
May 1982 Decommissioned
May 10, 1982 Fate: sunk struck by Exocet missle on 4 May 1982 in South Atlantic and later sank while under tow Operation Corporate

See also

BuiltShipClass
1988 F96 HMS Sheffield Type 22 (Batch 2) Boxer class