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| 1982-dec-14 | Ordered | | | |
| 1984-mar-29 | Laid down |  | Swan Hunter (Wallsend) at Wallsend, Yard No 124. Originally to be named HMS Boadicea. | |
| 1986-apr-8 | Launched | | | |
| 1988-oct-14 | Commissioned | | | |
| 1988-dec | Aircraft | | 829 Sq Lynx HAS.2 XZ696 assigned as Coventry Flt/336-CV, until c Jun 1989 | |
| 1990-may | Deployment | |  Operation Desert Shield/Storm Gulf War with Sea King XZ571/136 embarked | |
| 1991-mar | Aircraft | | 829 Sq Lynx HAS.2 XZ229 assigned as Coventry Flt/336-CV, until c Oct 1991 | |
| 1992-jul | Aircraft | | 829 Sq Lynx HAS.3GMS XZ230 assigned as Coventry Flt/336-CV, until c Apr 1995 | |
| 1997-jun | Deployment | | ordered to Albania coast, primarily to provide protection for election observers | |
| 1998-oct-19 | Aircraft | | HMD Devonport arrived at HMNB Devonport with Lynx HAS.3S XZ724 / 336-CV ranged on the flight deck. | |
| 1999-may | Aircraft | | 815 Sq Lynx HMA.8 ZF562 assigned as Coventry Flt/336-CV, until c Feb 2000 | |
| 1999-aug-6 | Port Visit | |  Copenhagen Holmen STANAVFORLANT visited Copenhagen with 815 NAS Lynx HMA.8 ZF562/336-CV embarked | |
| 2001-jul | Deployment | | Six month deployment for Caribbean patrol | |
| 2001-dec | Decommissioned | | | |
| 2003-jan-14 | Fate: transfered | | to Fortele Navale Romane as Regele Ferdinand | |
History of  Regele Ferdinand class F221 Regele Ferdinand |
| 2004-sep-9 | Commissioned | | ex UK RN HMS Coventry (F98) | |
| 2011-apr | Deployment | | off Libya Operation Unified Protector deployed from Constanța for NATO embargo enforcement, off Libya. | |
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Swan Hunter (Wallsend), Wallsend 
