Major fire broke out while being fitted out with builders
1977-may-25
Commissioned
Commissioned with the icon of St Mungo, Patron Saint of Glasgow as Ships Crest
1979-mar-08
put back to sea after repairs from major fire while with builders.
1979-jun
Aircraft
Aircraft allocated Lynx HAS.2 XZ254/344-GW for Ships Flt until Apr 1981
1980-aug-08
Deployment
Deployment to St Lucia for disaster relief operations following Hurricane Allen
1981-apr
Aircraft
Aircraft allocated Lynx HAS.2 XZ732/344-GW for Ships Flt until Apr 1982
1981-may
Deployment
Deployment supported by RFA Olwen and HM Submarine Superb, shadowed Kirov task group in the northern Atlantic.
1982-apr-02
Deployment
DeploymentOperation Corporate 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.
1982-apr-17
Aircraft
Aircraft allocated Lynx HAS.2 XZ247/344 for Ships Flt until May 1982
1982-may-12
Deployment
DeploymentOperation Corporate hit by 1000lb bomb, which passed through the hull without exploding.
1982-may-25
Aircraft
Aircraft allocated Lynx HAS.2 XZ696/344-GW for Ships Flt until Jun 1982
1982-sep
Aircraft
Aircraft allocated Lynx HAS.2 XZ694/344-GW for Ships Flt until Dec 1982
1984-mar-12
Deployment
Deployment departed HMNB Portsmouth for a 5 month and Indian Ocean deployment, returned on 18 Aug
1986-sep
Aircraft
Aircraft allocated Lynx HAS.3 XZ696/344-GW for Ships Flt until Mar 1988
1987-mar
Deployment
Deployment sent to Zeebrugge, to assist with the capsized ferry, Herald of Free Enterprise
1987-mar-31
Deployment
Deployment departed HMNB Rosyth for 5 month North Atlantic and Caribbean deployment, returned on 28 Aug
1988-sep
Aircraft
Aircraft allocated Lynx HAS.3S XZ240/344-GW for Ships Flt until Mar 1991
1990-apr
Deployment
DeploymentTask Group 318.1 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.
1991-mar
Aircraft
Aircraft allocated Lynx HAS.3 XZ232/344-GW for Ships Flt until Oct 1991
1991-jun-13
Deployment
Deployment departed HMNB Portsmouth for 5 month Far East deployment, returned to HMNB Rosyth on 22 Nov
1991-nov
Refit
Refit at HMD Rosyth, until mid Feb 1992
1992-jan
Aircraft
Aircraft allocated Lynx HAS.3 XZ726/344-GW for Ships Flt until Sep 1992
1992-sep
Aircraft
Aircraft allocated Lynx HAS.3 XZ235/344-GW for Ships Flt until Nov 1992
1992-nov
Aircraft
Aircraft allocated Lynx HAS.3 XZ250/344-GW for Ships Flt until Jul 1993
1993-jul
Aircraft
Aircraft allocated Lynx HAS.3S XZ721/344-GW for Ships Flt until Mar 1994
1993-nov
Deployment
Deployment deployed to Gulf and Middle East and returned to HMNB Portsmouth in Mar 1994
1994-may
Aircraft
Aircraft allocated Lynx HAS.3 ZD268/344-GW for Ships Flt until Dec 1995
1994-jun-21
Port Visit
Port Visit 3 day visit to the Baltic Sea port of Baltyisk, departed 24 Jun
1994-sep-10
Port Visit
Port Visit visit to Cherbourg
1994-oct-16
Port Visit
Port Visit 6 day visit to St Petersburg as Royal Escort for HMY Britannia
1996-jan
Aircraft
Aircraft allocated Lynx HAS.2 XZ727/344-GW for Ships Flt until Jul 1996
1996-feb-29
Deployment
Deployment50nm NW of Isle of LewisMedical assistance 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.
1998-may
Aircraft
Aircraft allocated Lynx HAS.3S ZD255/344-GW for Ships Flt until Feb 2000
1999-sep-18
Deployment
DeploymentSavu SeaEast TimorOperation Langar 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.
1999-sep-18
Deployment
Deployment left Darwin as part of an international peace keeping force, for East Timor.
2000-feb
Aircraft
Aircraft allocated Lynx HAS.3S ZD254/344-GW for Ships Flt until Oct 2000
2000-oct
Aircraft
Aircraft allocated Lynx HAS.3GMS XZ733/344-GW for Ships Flt until Sep 2001
DeploymentSouth AtlanticAtlantic Patrol Task (South) 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.
2003-dec-11
Port Visit
Port VisitLuanda BayPort first visit to Angola by a RN Warship for a decade, in company with RFA Gold Rover
2004-oct-11
Port Visit
Port Visit 7 day visit to Glasgow, prior to decommissioning
2005-feb-01
Decommissioned
Decommissioned
2006-jul
Fareham Creek by Jul 2006 was laid up in Fareham Creek
2009-jan-07
Fate: scrapped
Fate: scrappedAliagaShipbreakers left Portsmouth, under tow to Turkey, for scrapping