---Filter--- Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Fate: scrapped Port Visit Refit Deployment Trials Aircraft 1972-mar-28 Laid down Yard No. V.1358 1973-jul-30 Launched 1976-dec-3 Commissioned 1977-feb Trials Undertook first of type Lynx HAS.2 deck landing trials with 700(L) IFTU . 1977-jun-25 Deployment Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen 1977-aug Aircraft assigned Lynx HAS.2 XZ232 /333-BM by Aug 1977 until at least Sep 1979. 1978-jun 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 until c Mar 1982. Post refit trials shortened. 1982-jun-18 Deployment South Atlantic HMS Southampton , to relieve ships from Operation Corporate . Returned 17 Oct.1985 Refit at Rosyth, amongst other things to fit for Lynx HAS.3, returned to Portsmouth 1988. Preparing for refit, 200 Flt Lynx transferred to HMS Ambuscade . 1987-oct Aircraft 815 Sq 241 Flt Lynx HAS.3 detached to RFA TIdespring until Dec 1987. 1988-sep Aircraft assigned 815 Sq Lynx HAS.3 ZD256 /333-BM until c Mar 1989 1990-jul Deployment Trinidad whilst on West Indies Guardship deployment, sent to Trinidad with RFA Oakleaf, as island government was under threat1991 Adriatic for Op Sharp Guard interdiction of shipping believed to be supplying Serbia 1991-sep Armilla Patrol 1997-mar-14 Deployment off Durrës Operation Helvin HMS Exeter .1997-jun-23 Deployment ordered to the Albanian coast, subsequently relieved by HMS Exeter . 1998-aug Port Visit Portsmouth on board Lynx ZD264 1998-aug-28 Deployment HMNB Portsmouth International Festival of Sea 1999-may Port Visit Grand Harbour / il-Port il-Kbir / Valletta Valetta visited Malta1999-dec-31 Decommissioned at HMNB Portsmouth and steamed to HMD Devonport in Jan 2000 to be stripped of useful equipment. 2000-oct-20 Fate: scrapped Santander Port Breakers Yard sold and subsequently towed to Santander, Spain for scrapping
Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Guardship for Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, off Ryde Sand
off Durrës 
Grand Harbour / il-Port il-Kbir / Valletta Valetta visited Malta
Santander Port Breakers Yard sold and subsequently towed to Santander, Spain for scrapping
Cammell Laird, 
