1975 to 1982    

D80 HMS Sheffield

UK Royal Navy





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Flight Deck: SD
Call Sign: GNUD
Shipyard: BAE Systems (Vickers)
See Also: FF Type 22 (Batch 2) Boxer class F96





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History of UK HMS Sheffield D80

1970-jan-15Laid downLaid down
1971-jun-10LaunchedLaunched by HM Queen Elizabeth II.
1975-feb-16CommissionedCommissioned
1976-decAircraftAircraft assigned to 829 Squadron
Wasp HAS.1 XT441 / 337 as Ships Flt
1977-jun-25DeploymentDeployment Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review), off Gosport
1979-feb-03AircraftAircraft Accident assigned to 829 Squadron
Ships Flt Wasp XT441/337 ditched in sea off Gibraltar following engine fire and tail severed. Wreck recovered to UK.
1979-junRefitRefit until Nov 1980.
1982-apr-02DeploymentDeployment Operation Corporate 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.
1982-mayDecommissionedDecommissioned
1982-may-10Fate: sunkFate: sunk Operation Corporate struck by Exocet missle on 4 May 1982 in South Atlantic and later sank while under tow



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