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HMS Beaver (F93)

UK Royal Navy

1984-1999

Type 22 (Batch 2) Boxer class

FF · Frigate

Flight Deck:VB
Call Sign:GBBL
Shipyard:Yarrow

Timeline

DateEvent
Apr 25, 1979 Ordered
Jun 20, 1980 Laid down
May 8, 1982 Launched
Jul 1984 Aircraft assigned 815 Sq Lynx HAS.3 ZD256/374-VB until c Sep1984
Sep 1984 Aircraft assigned 815 Sq Lynx HAS.3 ZD268 /375-VB until c Feb1986
Dec 13, 1984 Commissioned
Oct 7, 1985 Deployment South West Approaches Beaver Flt Lynx ZD268 winched two injured crewmen from mv Reefer Dolphin in Bay of Biscay and flew them to Treliske Hospital, Truro, refueling aboard HMNLS Banckert en route. Rescue
Feb 1986 Aircraft 815 Sq Lynx HAS.2 XZ239 /375-VB assigned, until c Sep 1987
Mar 1986 Aircraft 815 Sq Lynx HAS.2 XZ691/374-VB assigned, until c Feb 1988
Mar 1988 Aircraft assigned 815 Sq Lynx HAS.3 XZ244/374-VB until c Oct 1988
Oct 1988 Aircraft assigned 815 Sq Lynx HAS.3 XZ719 /374-VB until c Jun 1989
Jul 1989 Aircraft assigned 815 Sq Lynx HAS.3GM ZD256/374-VB until c Mar 1990
Oct 1989 Deployment Persian Gulf On station in Persian Gulf / Straits of Hormuz during Armilla Patrol assignment. Armilla Patrol
Aug 1991 Aircraft assigned 815 Sq Lynx HAS.3 XZ726 /374-VB until c Jan 1992
1995 Deployment Deployed to Adriatic 95/96 in support of Op Sharp Guard. Operation Sharp Guard
Jan 1997 Deployment departed UK for Far East deployment, returned end of Aug. Task Group 327.01 Ocean Wave 97 deployment
Apr 24, 1997 Aircraft Wasp NZ3907 on board
Jun 1997 Port Visit VN Ho Chi Minh City first visit of a Royal Navy warship to Republic of Vietnam. Ocean Wave 97 deployment
May 1, 1999 Decommissioned
Feb 2001 Fate: scrapped sold for scrap