RefitHarland and WolffRefit purchased by UK and into 11 month refit for Antarctic support operations and installation of a flight deck in Belfast until Oct 1968.
1968-jun-27
Commissioned
Commissioned by Royal Navy as Antarctic Support & Ice Patrol ship. Also known as the Red Plum.
1974-jun-03
Refit
Refit Refit at HMD Portsmouth, until 9 Sep 1974. Both Endurance Flight Whirlwind HAR.9s were disembarked at HMS Daedalus for the duration, re-embarking on 20 Sep.
1974-oct-03
Deployment
Deployment departed HMNB Portsmouth for 5 month deployment to the Antarctic, to be based locally at Port Stanley. Returned to Portsmouth on 20 Mar 1975.
1974-oct-13
Port Visit
Port Visit visited Dakar for 4 days, en route South Atlantic, departing 16 Oct.
1975-feb-19
Port Visit
Port Visit visit to Buenos Aires, until 24 Feb on northbound leg of deployment.
1976-oct
Deployment
Deployment departed HMNB Portsmouth for 7 month Antarctic support deployment. Returned to Portsmouth 23 May 1977.
1978
Refit
RefitHMD Chatham satellite communications systems added during refit at Chatham.
1981-oct-13
Deployment
Deployment Departed HMNB Portsmouth for South Atlantic patrol.
1981-dec-13
Deployment
DeploymentSt Andrews BayAccident while operating from the ship Endurance Flt Wasp HAS.1 XT418/435-E, rolled over following beach landing just to the west of the ships positon off South Georgia.
1982-mar-21
Deployment
DeploymentOperation Corporate ordered from her South Atlantic patrol station to South Georgia 21 Mar 1982, leaving theatre on 23 Jul, returning to Chatham on 20 Aug 1982.
1982-apr-14
Deployment
DeploymentGrytvikenOperation Paraquat Joined HMS Antrim, HMS Plymouth and RFA Tidespring for recovery of South Georgia.
1982-jun-17
Aircraft
Aircraft embarked 848 Sq A Flt Wessex HU.5 XS486/WW from RFA Regent in preparation for Operation Keyhole. Returned to RFA Regent on 24 Jun.
Bermuda Dockyard Visited Bermuda