DDG · Guided-Missile Destroyer
| Flight Deck: | SD |
| Call Sign: | GNUD |
| Shipyard: | BAE Systems (Vickers) |
Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Jan 15, 1970 | |
| Jun 10, 1971 | by HM Queen Elizabeth II. |
| Feb 16, 1975 | |
| Dec 1976 | Wasp HAS.1 XT441 / 337 as Ships Flt assigned to 829 Squadron |
| Jun 25, 1977 | Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review), off Gosport Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen |
| Feb 3, 1979 | 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 | until Nov 1980. |
| Apr 2, 1982 | 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 | |
| May 10, 1982 | struck by Exocet missle on 4 May 1982 in South Atlantic and later sank while under tow Operation Corporate |
See also
| Built | Ship | Class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | F96 | HMS Sheffield | Type 22 (Batch 2) Boxer class |