---- united kingdom ---- Aircraft Carrier ............ Audacious class Aircraft Carrier ............ Centaur class Aircraft Carrier ............ Colossus class Aircraft Carrier ............ Courageous class Aircraft Carrier ............ Illustrious class Aircraft Carrier ............ Implacable class Aircraft Carrier ............ Improved Centaur class Aircraft Carrier ............ Majestic class Aircraft Carrier ............ Modified Centaur class Aircraft Carrier ............ Nairana class Aircraft Carrier V STOL ............ Invincible class Aircraft Carrier V STOL ............ Queen Elizabeth class Helicopter Carrier ............ Argus class Helicopter Carrier ............ Engadine class Helicopter Carrier ............ Lofoten class Helicopter Carrier ............ Tiger conversion class Cruiser ............ Crown Colony class Cruiser ............ Fiji class Cruiser ............ Tiger class Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ County class Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ Type 42 (Batch 1 and 2) class Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ Type 42 (Batch 3) Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ Type 45 Daring class Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ Type 82 Bristol class Destroyer ............ Daring class Destroyer ............ Later Battle class Guided-Missile Frigate ............ Type 26 City class Frigate ............ Broad Beam Leander class Frigate ............ Exocet Leander class Frigate ............ Ikara Leander class Frigate ............ Leander (mod) class Frigate ............ Leander class Frigate ............ River (RN Group II) class Frigate ............ Seawolf Leander class Frigate ............ Towed Array Exocet Leander class Frigate ............ Type 12 Rothesay class Frigate ............ Type 15 class Frigate ............ Type 21 Amazon class Frigate ............ Type 22 (Batch 1) Broadsword class Frigate ............ Type 22 (Batch 2) Boxer class Frigate ............ Type 22 (Batch 3) Cornwall class Frigate ............ Type 23 Duke class Frigate ............ Type 26 class Frigate ............ Type 31 Inspiration class Frigate ............ Type 61 Salisbury class Frigate ............ Type 81 Tribal class Corvette ............ Castle class patrol vessel Corvette ............ Modified River class Corvette ............ Port of Spain class Corvette ............ River (Batch 2) class Corvette ............ River class Corvette ............ Triton class Assault Carrier ............ Ocean class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ Albion class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ Bay class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ Fearless class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ LST(3) class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ Round Table class Support Ship ............ Abdiel class Support Ship ............ Castle class Support Ship ............ Challenger class Support Ship ............ Early Tide class Support Ship ............ Echo class Support Ship ............ Endurance (1967) Support Ship ............ Fort I class (1978) Support Ship ............ Fort II class (1992) Support Ship ............ Galatea class Support Ship ............ Hecla class Support Ship ............ Improved Tide class Support Ship ............ Ness class Support Ship ............ OL class Support Ship ............ Patricia class Support Ship ............ Point class Support Ship ............ Protector (2011) class Support Ship ............ Protector class Support Ship ............ Regent class Support Ship ............ Retainer class Support Ship ............ Rover class Support Ship ............ RRS Ernest Shackleton Support Ship ............ RRS Sir David Attenborough Support Ship ............ Scott class Support Ship ............ Somersby class Support Ship ............ Tide class Support Ship ............ Triumph class Support Ship ............ Vidal class Support Ship ............ Wave class Icebreakers ............ Polar Circle class Others ............ OSV Northern River ------------- Also used ------------- CA ... Support Ship ........... Canadian Fort class SE ... Support Ship ........... Diligence class RO ... Support Ship ........... MRSO (1) class PL ... Support Ship ........... Reliant class (1983) --More-- ---- Type 42 (Batch 1 and 2) class ---- Royal Navy ----- D80 HMS Sheffield Royal Navy ----- D86 HMS Birmingham Royal Navy ----- D87 HMS Newcastle Royal Navy ----- D88 HMS Glasgow Royal Navy ----- D89 HMS Exeter Royal Navy ----- D90 HMS Southampton Royal Navy ----- D91 HMS Nottingham Royal Navy ----- D92 HMS Liverpool Royal Navy ----- D108 HMS Cardiff Royal Navy ----- D118 HMS Coventry --More--
1976 to 1999 D86 HMS Birmingham
IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: BM Call Sign: GQEN Shipyard: Cammell Laird
---Filter--- Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Fate: scrapped Port Visit Refit Deployment Trials Aircraft 1972-mar-28 Laid down Laid down Yard No. V.1358 1973-jul-30 Launched Launched 1976-dec-03 Commissioned Commissioned 1977-feb Trials Trials Undertook first of type Lynx HAS.2 deck landing trials with 700(L) IFTU . 1977-jun-25 Deployment Deployment Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Guardship for Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, off Ryde Sand 1977-aug Aircraft Aircraft assigned Lynx HAS.2 XZ232 /333-BM by Aug 1977 until at least Sep 1979. 1978-jun Deployment Deployment departed HMNB Portsmouth as a late joiner to HMS Blake , the Flagship of Task Group 317.7, for a 6 month Caribbean, Atlantic and Pacific group deployment. Returned to Portsmouth 12 Dec 1978. 1981-mar Refit Refit Refit until c Mar 1982. Post refit trials shortened. 1982-jun-18 Deployment Deployment South Atlantic departed HMNB Portsmouth for South Atlantic in company with HMS Southampton , to relieve ships from Operation Corporate . Returned 17 Oct. 1985 Refit Refit at Rosyth, amongst other things to fit for Lynx HAS.3, returned to Portsmouth 1988. Preparing for refit, 200 Flt Lynx ZD259 transferred to HMS Ambuscade . 1987-oct Aircraft Aircraft 815 Sq 241 Flt Lynx HAS.3 detached to RFA TIdespring until Dec 1987. 1988-sep Aircraft Aircraft assigned 815 Sq Lynx HAS.3 ZD256 /333-BM until c Mar 1989 1990-jul Deployment Deployment whilst on West Indies Guardship deployment, sent to Trinidad with RFA Oakleaf, as island government was under threat 1991 1991-sep Armilla Patrol Departed Portsmouth for Armilla Patrol of Gulf region 1997-mar-14 Deployment Deployment off Durrës Operation Helvin stood off Durrës to support evacuation of British citizens until relieved on station by HMS Exeter . 1997-jun-23 Deployment Deployment ordered to the Albanian coast, subsequently relieved by HMS Exeter . 1998-aug Port Visit Port Visit Portsmouth on board Lynx ZD264 1998-aug-28 Deployment Deployment HMNB Portsmouth International Festival of Sea Participated in IFoS 1998. 1999-may Port Visit Port Visit Grand Harbour / il-Port il-Kbir / Valletta visited Malta 1999-dec-31 Decommissioned Decommissioned at HMNB Portsmouth and steamed to HMD Devonport in Jan 2000 to be stripped of useful equipment. 2000-oct-20 Fate: scrapped Fate: scrapped Santander Port sold and subsequently towed to Santander, Spain for scrapping
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off Durrës Operation Helvin stood off Durrës to support evacuation of British citizens until relieved on station by HMS Exeter.
Grand Harbour / il-Port il-Kbir / Valletta Valetta visited Malta
Santander Port Breakers Yard sold and subsequently towed to Santander, Spain for scrapping