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| Flight Deck: | SD |
| Call Sign: | GDKF |
| Shipyard: | Swan Hunter (Neptune) |
| See Also: | DDG Type 42 (Batch 1 and 2) class D80 |
Events |
History of | |||||||||
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| 1982-jul-02 | Ordered | Ordered | |||||||
| 1984-mar-29 | Laid down | Laid down Swan Hunter (Neptune) originally to be named HMS Bruiser, Yard No 123 | |||||||
| 1986-mar-26 | Launched | Launched | |||||||
| 1987-aug | Trials | Trials contractors speed trials. | |||||||
| 1988-jul-26 | Commissioned | Commissioned | |||||||
| 1991-jan-10 | Deployment | Deployment Task Group 323.2 departed HMNB Portsmouth, in company with HMS Ark Royal as part of TG 323.2 for the eastern Mediterranean, to operate with US 6th Fleet for the defence of western flank of forces during Desert Shield/Storm and the supporting Armilla Patrol. | |||||||
| 1991-sep | Aircraft | Aircraft assigned 815 Sq Lynx HAS.3 ZD256/352-SD until c May 1992 | |||||||
| 1996-aug | Deployment | Deployment Task Group TG 333.01 departed from HMNB Portsmouth at end Aug 1996 escorting HMS Invincible and in company with RFA Fort Grange for exercises in Mediterranean and Persian Gulf (from Nov) before returning to Portsmouth in Dec. | |||||||
| 1998-jun | Deployment | Deployment West Indies Guardship departed HMNB Devonport for 6 month WIGS deployment | |||||||
| 1998-oct | Deployment | Deployment | |||||||
| 2002-nov-15 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned | |||||||
| 2003-apr | Fate: transfered | Fate: transfered to Chile as Almirante Williams | |||||||
History of | |||||||||
| 2003-sep-05 | Commissioned | Commissioned at HMNB Devonport (UK), ex UK RN HMS Sheffield (F96) | |||||||
| 2018-dec-02 | Deployment | Deployment | |||||||
| 2018-dec-04 | Deployment | Deployment | |||||||
| 2022-sep | Port Visit | Port Visit | |||||||
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