HMS Glasgow (D88)

1977-2005

Flight Deck:	GW
Call Sign:	GQIJ
Shipyard:	Swan Hunter (Neptune)

Type 42 (Batch 1 and 2) class

Timeline

Date	Event
Nov 1971	Ordered
Mar 7, 1974	Laid down	Swan Hunter (Neptune) Yard No. 62
Apr 14, 1976	Launched
Sep 23, 1976		Major fire broke out while being fitted out with builders
May 25, 1977	Commissioned	with the icon of St Mungo, Patron Saint of Glasgow as Ships Crest
Mar 8, 1979		put back to sea after repairs from major fire while with builders.
Jun 1979	Aircraft	allocated Lynx HAS.2 XZ254/344-GW for Ships Flt until Apr 1981
Aug 8, 1980	Deployment	to St Lucia for disaster relief operations following Hurricane Allen
Apr 1981	Aircraft	allocated Lynx HAS.2 XZ732/344-GW for Ships Flt until Apr 1982
May 1981	Deployment	supported by RFA Olwen and HM Submarine Superb, shadowed Kirov task group in the northern Atlantic.
Apr 2, 1982	Deployment	Ordered to South Atlantic from Exercise Springtrain to join CV Battle Group, suffering bomb damage on 12 May and leaving theatre on 27 May 1982. Operation Corporate
Apr 17, 1982	Aircraft	allocated Lynx HAS.2 XZ247/344 for Ships Flt until May 1982
May 12, 1982	Deployment	hit by 1000lb bomb, which passed through the hull without exploding. Operation Corporate
May 25, 1982	Aircraft	allocated Lynx HAS.2 XZ696/344-GW for Ships Flt until Jun 1982
Sep 1982	Aircraft	allocated Lynx HAS.2 XZ694/344-GW for Ships Flt until Dec 1982
Mar 12, 1984	Deployment	departed HMNB Portsmouth for a 5 month and Indian Ocean deployment, returned on 18 Aug
Sep 1986	Aircraft	allocated Lynx HAS.3 XZ696/344-GW for Ships Flt until Mar 1988
Mar 1987	Deployment	sent to Zeebrugge, to assist with the capsized ferry, Herald of Free Enterprise
Mar 31, 1987	Deployment	departed HMNB Rosyth for 5 month North Atlantic and Caribbean deployment, returned on 28 Aug
Sep 1988	Aircraft	allocated Lynx HAS.3S XZ240/344-GW for Ships Flt until Mar 1991
Apr 1990	Deployment	left for western North Atlantic deployment as part of TG 318.1, escorting HMS Ark Royal (flagship), HMS Brave and HMS Cumberland, supported by RFA Fort Grange and RFA Olna. Returned to HMNB Devonport on 28 Jun. Task Group 318.1
Mar 1991	Aircraft	allocated Lynx HAS.3 XZ232/344-GW for Ships Flt until Oct 1991
Jun 13, 1991	Deployment	departed HMNB Portsmouth for 5 month Far East deployment, returned to HMNB Rosyth on 22 Nov
Nov 1991	Refit	at HMD Rosyth, until mid Feb 1992
Jan 1992	Aircraft	allocated Lynx HAS.3 XZ726/344-GW for Ships Flt until Sep 1992
Sep 1992	Aircraft	allocated Lynx HAS.3 XZ235/344-GW for Ships Flt until Nov 1992
Nov 1992	Aircraft	allocated Lynx HAS.3 XZ250/344-GW for Ships Flt until Jul 1993
Jul 1993	Aircraft	allocated Lynx HAS.3S XZ721/344-GW for Ships Flt until Mar 1994
Nov 1993	Deployment	deployed to Gulf and Middle East and returned to HMNB Portsmouth in Mar 1994
May 1994	Aircraft	allocated Lynx HAS.3 ZD268/344-GW for Ships Flt until Dec 1995
Jun 21, 1994	Port Visit	3 day visit to the Baltic Sea port of Baltyisk, departed 24 Jun
Sep 10, 1994	Port Visit	visit to Cherbourg
Oct 16, 1994	Port Visit	6 day visit to St Petersburg as Royal Escort for HMY Britannia
Jan 1996	Aircraft	allocated Lynx HAS.2 XZ727/344-GW for Ships Flt until Jul 1996
Feb 29, 1996	Deployment	50nm NW of Isle of Lewis Ships Flt Lynx transferred medical staff to a Russian Victor III class submarine, operating c 50 nm NW of Isle of Lewis to assess illness of a Russian crewman. Medical assistance
May 1998	Aircraft	allocated Lynx HAS.3S ZD255/344-GW for Ships Flt until Feb 2000
Sep 18, 1999	Deployment	Savu Sea departed Darwin, Aus as part of an Australian and New Zealand fleet (INTERFET), to assist international peacekeeping forces in East Timor until 30 Sep, and returned to HMNB Portsmouth on 11 Nov. East Timor Operation Langar
Sep 18, 1999	Deployment	left Darwin as part of an international peace keeping force, for East Timor.
Sep 19, 1999	Deployment	Dili Harbour allocated to Australian-led INTERFET mission to East Timor. British operations were conducted under Operation Langar until 15 Dec. INTERFET
Feb 2000	Aircraft	allocated Lynx HAS.3S ZD254/344-GW for Ships Flt until Oct 2000
Oct 2000	Aircraft	allocated Lynx HAS.3GMS XZ733/344-GW for Ships Flt until Sep 2001
2001	Deployment	South Atlantic Atlantic Patrol Task (South), deployed around Falkland Islands between Feb 2001 and Jul 2001, relieving HMS Iron Duke and herself relieved by HMS Edinburgh. Atlantic Patrol Task (South)
Aug 24, 2001	Port Visit	HMNB Portsmouth Present at IFoS Portsmouth. IFoS 2001 International Festival of Sea 2001
Sep 5, 2003	Port Visit	Yorkhill Quay visited Glasgow for 9 days
Nov 3, 2003	Deployment	South Atlantic departed HMNB Portsmouth for Atlantic Patrol Task (South) deployment. Operated around Falkland Islands between Nov 2003 and Apr 2004, relieving HMS Lancaster and herself relieved by HMS Cardiff. Returned 7 May 2004. Atlantic Patrol Task (South)
Dec 11, 2003	Port Visit	Luanda Bay first visit to Angola by a RN Warship for a decade, in company with RFA Gold Rover Port
Oct 11, 2004	Port Visit	7 day visit to Glasgow, prior to decommissioning
Feb 1, 2005	Decommissioned
Jul 2006		Fareham Creek by Jul 2006 was laid up in Fareham Creek
Jan 7, 2009	Fate: scrapped	Aliaga left Portsmouth, under tow to Turkey, for scrapping Shipbreakers

Built		Ship	Class
	F88	HMS Glasgow	Type 26 class
		HMS Glasgow	Type 26 City class

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