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HMS Campbeltown (F86)

HMS Campbeltown

UK Royal Navy

1989-2011

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Type 22 (Batch 3) Cornwall class

FF · Frigate

IMO:4907139
Flight Deck:CT
Call Sign:GABK
Shipyard:Cammell Laird

Timeline

DateEvent
Dec 4, 1985 Laid down Yard No. V.1378
Oct 7, 1987 Launched
May 27, 1989 Commissioned
Jul 28, 1989 Deployment HMD Devonport present at Plymouth Navy Days 1989 Navy Days 1989
Oct 1989 Aircraft Lynx HAS.3 ZD265 assigned as Campbeltown Flt / 338-CT, until c Oct 1992 226 Flt assigned to 815 Squadron
Apr 1992 FK South Atlantic Deployed to South Atlantic as duty frigate. Atlantic Patrol Task (South)
Apr 18, 1992 Deployment Ships Flt Lynx winched a firefighting team aboard mv World Hitachi Zosen off Mauritania and supplied them with foam drums from RFA Grey Rover. Firefighting
Apr 1993 Aircraft Lynx HAS.3GMS XZ229 assigned as 815 NAS Campbeltown Flt / 338-CT, until c Nov 1995
May 24, 2001 Port Visit Visit to St. Petersburg, Russia until 28 May 2001
Aug 31, 2001 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.
Jun 2003 Aircraft assigned 815 NAS Lynx HMA.8 ZF563 as /338-CT until Apr 2004 210 Flt
Jun 15, 2004 Port Visit visit to affiliated town of Campbeltown in Scotland, until 18 Jun 2004.
Mar 2005 Aircraft Lynx HMA.8 ZF560 assigned as 815 NAS Campbeltown Flt / 338-CT, until c Feb 2006
Jul 11, 2005 Deployment Persian Gulf Persian Gulf deployment until mid Dec 2005 Operation Telic
Jan 21, 2007 Port Visit SA Jeddah Naval Base 2 day visit to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for Royal Saudi Naval Forces liaison.
Jun 4, 2007 Baltic Sea participated with BALTOPS 07. on board Lynx from 815Squadron serial/code unknown BALTOPS 07
Nov 2007 Deployment to Arabian Gulf for 7 month deployment, returning May 2008.
Jul 25, 2008 Port Visit HMNB Portsmouth At HMNB Portsmouth, 25-27 Jul for Meet Your Navy 2008 Meet Your Navy 2008
Sep 2008 Port Visit FR Saint-Nazaire 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. Dock
Oct 2008 Refit HMD Rosyth 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. Refit Mk.8 Mod 1 4.5 inch
Apr 30, 2010 Port Visit Three day visit to St Marys, Isles of Scilly, as guardship for the 2010 World Gig Racing championship.
Oct 29, 2010 Port Visit visit to Holyhead, Angelsey until 2 Nov 2010
Mar 3, 2011 Port Visit Pier Head visited Merseyside for the last time before decommissioning, departed 7 Mar. Cruise Liner Terminal
Apr 7, 2011 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.
Apr 2013 Fareham Creek by Apr 2013 was laid up in Fareham Creek
Jul 27, 2013 Fate: scrapped TR Aliaga 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. Shipbreakers