Firefighting Ships Flt Lynx winched a firefighting team aboard mv World Hitachi Zosen off Mauritania and supplied them with foam drums from RFA Grey Rover.
1993-apr
Aircraft
Lynx HAS.3GMS XZ229 assigned as 815 NAS Campbeltown Flt / 338-CT, until c Nov 1995
2001-may-24
Port Visit
Visit to St. Petersburg, Russia until 28 May 2001
2001-aug-31
Port Visit
Visit to Archangel, Russia for 60th anniversary celebrations of the first WWII Arctic Convoys. In company with Russian warships Zadorniy and Alexander Otrakovski.
2004-jun-15
Port Visit
visit to affiliated town of Campbeltown in Scotland, until 18 Jun 2004.
2005-mar
Aircraft
Lynx HMA.8 ZF560 assigned as 815 NAS Campbeltown Flt / 338-CT, until c Feb 2006
2 day visit to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for Royal Saudi Naval Forces liaison.
2007-jun-4
Baltic SeaBALTOPS 07 participated with BALTOPS 07. on board Lynx from 815Squadron serial/code unknown
2007-nov
Deployment
to Arabian Gulf for 7 month deployment, returning May 2008.
2008-jul-25
Port Visit
HMNB PortsmouthMeet Your Navy 2008 At HMNB Portsmouth, 25-27 Jul for Meet Your Navy 2008
2008-sep
Port Visit
Saint-NazaireDock visit to St Nazaire, France, to pay respects for the WWII Operation Chariot, conducted by a previous HMS Campbeltown, which destroyed the Dock Gates on 28 Mar 1942.
2008-oct
Refit
HMD RosythRefitMk.8 Mod 1 4.5 inch to Rosyth for a substantial refit by Babcock International. As well as a Sea Wolf missile system mid life update, a new Mk 8 Mod 1 main gun and Type 22 SEL, a major structural survey led to further unexpected work, delaying the completion of the refit until 20 Jan 2010.
2010-apr-30
Port Visit
Three day visit to St Marys, Isles of Scilly, as guardship for the 2010 World Gig Racing championship.
2010-oct-29
Port Visit
visit to Holyhead, Angelsey until 2 Nov 2010
2011-mar-3
Port Visit
Pier HeadCruise Liner Terminal visited Merseyside for the last time before decommissioning, departed 7 Mar.
2011-apr-7
Decommissioned
at HMNB Devonport, in advance of her planned out of service date, following the Oct 2010 Defence Review. In 2004, planned decommissioning date had been 2017.
2013-apr
Fareham Creek by Apr 2013 was laid up in Fareham Creek
2013-jul-27
Fate: scrapped
AliagaShipbreakers sold for scrap to Layal, Turkey. Departed Portsmouth 15 Oct 2013, under tow and arrived Aliaga on 29 Oct 2013. Disposal complete by 14 Mar 2014.