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D92 HMS Liverpool

UK Royal Navy





D92 HMS Liverpool

IMO: 4907062
MMSI: 234610000
Flight Deck: LP
Call Sign: GZIS
Shipyard: Cammell Laird





  Events


History of UK HMS Liverpool D92

1977-may-27OrderedOrdered
1978-jul-05Laid downLaid down as Batch 2 Type 42, Yard No. V.1374
1980-sep-25LaunchedLaunched Cammell Laird Birkenhead
1982-jul-09CommissionedCommissioned aka Crazy Red Chicken
1982-sepAircraftAircraft 815 Sq Lynx HAS.2 XZ245 assigned as /332-LP until c Aug 1983
1982-nov-08DeploymentDeployment South Atlantic Departed HMNB Portsmouth for South Atlantic, left theatre 28 Mar 1983.
1988-marAircraftAircraft 829 Sq Lynx HAS.3 ZD251 assigned as /332-LP until c Oct 1988
1997-mayDeploymentDeployment MS off Plymouth, MS Operation Caxton Operation Caxton In Caribbean, assisting in evacuations from Montserrat with RFA Black Rover until Aug.
1998-aug-28DeploymentDeployment HMNB Portsmouth International Festival of Sea Participated in IFoS 1998, Portsmouth on board Lynx XZ727
2001-janRefitRefit at Rosyth Dockyard, for c 18 months, emerging May 2002
2003-jan-17DeploymentDeployment Operation Telic to support combat operations in Iraq, completing 19 Apr 2003.
2003-apr-19DeploymentDeployment SG Sembawang naval base departed Persian Gulf supported by RFA Grey Rover for Singapore and mid deployment maintenance before exercising with the Singapore Navy. Returned to the UK on 7 Aug.
2005-febDeploymentDeployment deployed as APT(N) in the Caribbean, as part of Task Group 326.01 with RFA Wave Knight in support.
2006-janDeploymentDeployment APT(S) departed HMNB Portsmouth for 7 month South Atlantic deployment, returned Jul 2006.
2006-decRefitRefit 6 month refit including work on communications systems and the 4.5" gun, ending May 2007
2007-sep-08Port VisitPort Visit visit to Liverpool
2009-janRefitRefit c 12 month refit, emerging 2010
2010-may-10DeploymentDeployment Exercise Auriga 2010 departed HMNB Portsmouth for exercise in W Atlantic. returned to UK Aug 2010.
2010-jun-28Port VisitPort Visit CA Bedford Basin Fleet Review: 100th anniversary of Canadian Navy visited Halifax for MARLANT Fleet Review
2010-octAircraftAircraft 815 NAS Lynx HMA.8 XZ731 assigned with 217 Flt to HMS Liverpool until decommissioning.
2011-mar-29DeploymentDeployment LY Libyan coast Gulf of Sirte Operation Unified Protector Deployed to Libya with 815 NAS 217 Flt Lynx embarked, as part of Operation Unified Protector to relieve HMS Cumberland and enforce embargo around Gulf of Sirte, returning to HMNB Portsmouth on 7 Nov 2011, after being relieved by HMS York.
2011-jun-05Port VisitPort Visit MT Grand Harbour / il-Port il-Kbir / Valletta Operation Unified Protector entered Malta during break from Libyan coast operations, until 11 Jun
2011-sep-11Port VisitPort Visit MT Grand Harbour / il-Port il-Kbir / Valletta visited Malta during Operation Unified Protector deployment.
2012-jan-26Port VisitPort Visit West India Dock (TQ) West India Docks visit to West India Docks, London until 30 Jan, for final time before decommissioning. 815 NAS Lynx HMA.8 XZ731/323 aboard.
2012-feb-24Port VisitPort Visit King George V Dock to Glasgow for 4 day visit on the Clyde prior to decommissioning, departing on 27 Feb
2012-feb-29Port VisitPort Visit final visit to Merseyside and her namesake city before decommissioning, departed 4 Mar.
2012-mar-30DecommissionedDecommissioned at South Railway Jetty, HMNB Portsmouth. Ships bell has been preserved at Our Lady and St Nicholas sailors church in Chapel Street, Liverpool.
2013-apr Fareham Creek by Apr 2013 was laid up in Fareham Creek
2014-oct-22Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped TR Aliaga Shipbreakers departed Portsmouth under tow (by M/S Pantodynamos) for scrapping at Layal Ship Recycling, Turkey



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  Specifications


Type 42 (Batch 1 and 2) class
3560light (tn)
4350full load (tn)
125length (m)
14beam (m)
5.80draught (m)
4000range (nm)
29max speed (knots)
50000power (shp)

2Naval Engine gas turbine - Rolls Royce Olympus
2Naval Engine gas turbine - Rolls Royce Tyne
2Naval Engine propulsion system: COGOG

1Missile Launcher Sea Dart

4Chaff and decoys Seagnat

1Naval Radar air search radar Type 965
2Naval Radar fire direction radar Type 909
1Naval Radar navigation radar Type 1006
1Naval Radar surface and low level air search radar Type 996
1Sonar hull mounted sonar Type 2050

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